|
|
| Home > City Guide - Dubai - Excursions | ||
|
||
|
Excursions For a Half Day Dune bashing: An increasingly popular activity is dune bashing, which involves tourists being driven out into the surrounding desert sand dunes in a 4X4 and thrashing up and down the dunes. Visitors should not hire their own vehicles, as desert driving can be dangerous for the inexperienced. Arabian Adventures (tel: (04) 303 4888, website: www.arabian-adventures.com) and Alpha Tours (tel: (04) 294 9888; website: www.alphatoursdubai.com) both run regular tours and can combine dune bashing with desert dinners in recreated Bedouin camps. Prices start at Dh245, including dinner. Camel rides: Arabian Adventures (tel: (04) 303 4888; website: www.arabian-adventures.com) operates a ‘Rides and Slides’ tour combining camel rides with sand skiing. Rides on the original ‘ships of the desert’ offer a totally different perspective on Dubai’s desert landscapes. A half-hour journey in a traditional caravan introduces tourists to Dubai’s traditional way of life, before throwing them back into the 21st century with the exhilarating new sport of sand skiing. The half-day tour costs AED195, available Monday, Thursday and Saturday. For a Whole Day Hajar Mountains: The Hajar Mountains, located 100km (62 miles) from Dubai city, run along the border with Oman. Four-wheel-drive vehicles are the best way for visitors to explore the rugged mountainous terrain. Highlights are the wadis (rock pools), which offer the chance to cool off, and the hill town of Hatta, which has been recreated along traditional lines, in a mountain oasis. Arabian Adventures (tel: (04) 303 4888; website: www.arabian-adventures.com) and Alpha Tours (tel: (04) 294 9888; website: www.alphatoursdubai.com) both offer tours to this region, costing Dh320 and Dh285 respectively. |
||
