Your holiday in Dubai will be incomplete without a desert safari, including a BBQ dinner.
These meticulously designed desert safari tours in Dubai offer thrilling off-road adventures and delicious local and international cuisine.
Visiting a Bedouin-style campsite, indulging in activities like smoking from a shisha pipe, getting a henna tattoo, and finally trying out the Arabic cuisine makes for a memorable day.
This article lists the best desert safari in Dubai with a barbecue dinner.
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What to expect at the BBQ dinner
Everybody gets comfortable low-table sitting around the stage in the center of the Bedouin-style camp.
The dinner with BBQ has vegetarian and non-vegetarian options, and it is a buffet service.
If you have any specific needs, the chefs at the venue also cater to them.
Unlimited soft drinks, coffee, and tea are available throughout your stay at the campsite.
The barbecue dinner is paired with live cultural entertainment such as belly dance, Tanura dance, and the Fire Show.
Guests particularly love the romantic experience of dining under the stars.
Cost of safaris with BBQ dinner
The cheapest BBQ dinner safari costs AED 187 ($50), while the most popular safari is priced at AED 390 ($106) for all guests 12 years and above.
The overnight safari with dinner and breakfast, which is a VIP experience, costs AED 600 ($163) for all guests 12 years and above.
When it comes to desert safaris, you get what you pay for, so it is not a good idea to try and save money.
| Dinner safaris | Cost |
|---|---|
| Desert Safari with BBQ at Al Khayma Camp | AED 390 ($106) |
| Premium Dune Safari, Camel Riding, BBQ | AED 225 ($61) |
| Red Dune Safari, Camel Ride, Barbecue dinner | AED 187 ($50) |
| Overnight safari camp with dinner | AED 600 ($163) |
Menu of BBQ dinner
When you book a desert safari in Dubai with a barbecue dinner, you get a lavish spread with Continental, Arabic, and Indian dishes.
The spread includes warm appetizers such as Spring Rolls, Falafel, Chicken Shawarma, and cold appetizers such as Tabbouleh, Fattoush, Baba Ganoush, Mutabbal, etc.
The main course has many options with items such as lentil soup (dal), pasta, macaroni, noodles, steam rice, fried rice, baked potatoes, chicken sausages, curries, etc.
From the grill, you get items such as lamb kabab, chicken drum stick, chicken tikka, chicken wings, shish taouk, fish grilled, etc.
The BBQ dinner also includes traditional Arabic Bread, Lebanese bread, and Indian Rotis.
The dessert menu includes cut fruits, numerous muffins, cakes, puddings, and local sweets.
Bar at the safari
The desert safari’s campsite bar is fully equipped and offers all famous international brands for the patrons.
During the holy month of Ramadan, the bar doesn’t serve alcoholic beverages.
However, guests can still enjoy the barbecue dinner and non-alcoholic drinks when the bar closes down during Ramadan.
During such dry days, as per the guidelines of DTCM, even belly dance and music entertainment get paused.
Inclusions of BBQ desert safari
Morning desert safaris are customized for extreme adventure and usually last only four hours.
Evening desert safaris last six to eight hours and include a BBQ dinner, which is why evening safaris are costlier than morning safaris.
Depending on the Dubai barbecue dinner safari you book, you will experience some or all of the below activities –
- Dune Bashing
- Quad Biking
- Sand Boarding
- Camel Riding
- Watching Sunrise
- Watching Sunset
- Photos wearing Arabic costume
- Photos with Falcon
- Henna Painting
- Shisha Smoking
- Belly Dance
- Tanoura Dance
Best safaris with BBQ dinner
Many desert safaris starting from Dubai offer an elaborate barbecue dinner, making it difficult for tourists to decide.
That’s why we have selected four of the most highly rated BBQ dinner safaris below.
Each tour is designed to give you the best Arabian desert experience and make your Dubai holiday memorable.
Desert Safari with BBQ at Al Khayma Camp
Rating: 4.9/5
Duration: Seven hours
Starting time: 2 pm
Pick up: Available from all hotels or apartments in Dubai, Sharjah, and Ajman, as well as the cruise port (Port Rashid).
Type of tour: Small Group
Tour Operator: OceanAir Travel
A 4×4 Land Cruiser picks you up and drives you to the desert, after which you enjoy the adrenalin rush of a quad bike ride and dune bashing.
For an extra kick of adrenalin, you can also try out sandboarding.
You then visit Al Khayma Camp and have some Arabic coffee, sweets, and dates as part of the traditional welcome.
At the camp, you go on a camel ride, smoke Shisha, do Henna painting, meet the resident falcon expert, etc.
The buffet barbecue dinner begins at sunset, and you get to eat while enjoying traditional dances.
After dinner, you relax for a bit and then board your vehicle for a drop back at your hotel.
Cost of desert safari
Adult ticket (12+ years): AED 390 ($106)
Child ticket (3 to 11 years): AED 320 ($87)
Premium Dune Safari, Camel Riding, BBQ
Rating: 4.9/5
Duration: Seven hours
Starting time: 2.30 pm
Pick up: Available from all hotels or locations within Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, and the Port Rashid Cruise Terminal.
Type of tour: Small Group
Tour Operator: Ammar Tours
This tour is an opportunity to explore the Dubai desert in the best ways possible.
You will experience dune bashing, sandboarding, camel ride, etc., and then enjoy the brilliant desert sunset.
You also get to take in the traditional Bedouin camp experience with a BBQ dinner, classic Tanura show, and belly dancing performance.
You will savor the rich flavors of local food at a BBQ dinner with Arabic coffee, fresh dates, falafel, and shawarma.
Cost of safari: AED 225 ($61)
Red Dune Safari, Camel Ride, Barbecue dinner
Rating: 4.8/5
Duration: Seven hours
Starting time: 3.30 pm
Pick up: Available from all hotels or locations within Dubai city and Port Rashid cruise terminal
Type of tour: Small Group
Tour Operator: Dream Journey Tourism
This outstanding desert safari in Dubai starts at 3.30 pm.
You drive to the unforgiving Lahbab desert for some dune bashing and then try out sandboarding.
All the guests then witness the splendid Dubai sunset from the highest dune.
At the Bedouin-style camp, you get closer to the locals by riding a camel, smoking a Shisha pipe, trying the Henna tattoo, dressing up in Arabic costumes, etc., followed by belly dance, Tanoura show, and a barbecue dinner.
Desert Safari price: AED 187 ($50)
Overnight safari camp with dinner
The overnight desert safari in Dubai is a superior experience and a great way to enjoy the sights and sounds of Arabian Desert night.
The experience starts at 2.30 pm when you get picked up in an SUV and driven to Lahbab desert, 60 minutes from Dubai.
You experience desert delights like dune bashing, camel riding, a barbecue dinner & dance shows and above all, stay overnight in a Bedouin tent at Al Khayma camp.
After dinner, everybody gets a chance to sit together and chat and share stories.
Your tent will have a Nawar bed (Bedouin style bed), pillows, blankets, restroom, and shower.
You go on a sunrise camel trek and have an Arabian breakfast the following day before getting dropped back at your hotel.
Cost of VIP overnight safari
Adult ticket (12+ years): AED 600 ($163)
Child ticket (3 to 11 years): AED 500 ($136)
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