2-Day Dubai Desert Safari & Dhow Cruise Dinner Combo
A Pair of Nights, A Pair of Dinners: Desert and Creek on Your Schedule
This 2-day combo tour in Dubai pairs a 6-hour desert safari with a 2-hour dhow cruise dinner on Dubai Creek, spread across two separate days so you can choose the order. Day one takes you off-road for dune bashing, camel rides, henna painting and a buffet dinner under the stars with live entertainment at a Bedouin camp. Day two brings you aboard a traditional dhow boat for a second buffet dinner and evening on the water. Hotel pickup and drop-off are included both days.
Step-by-step itinerary
Day 1: Desert Safari and Arabian Night
- Enjoy dune bashing adventure
- Stop for photos and falcons
- Experience panoramic sunset view
- Visit authentic Arabic camp
- Receive traditional Arabic welcome
- Ride camel around desert sands
- Get henna painting or smoke shisha
- Wear traditional costumes for photos
- Take photo with falcon
- Enjoy buffet dinner under stars
- Watch Tanoura, belly dance, and fire shows
Day 2: Dhow Cruise Dinner on Creek
- Hotel pick-up for dhow cruise
- Board traditional Arabic dhow boat
- Be seated and assisted by waiter
- Enjoy buffet dinner with diverse menu
- Relax with background music
What’s included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off on a shared basis both days.
- the 6-hour desert safari with dune bashing, camel ride, henna painting, shisha, traditional costume photos and falcon photo.
- the 2-hour dhow cruise on Dubai Creek.
- two buffet dinners, one each evening.
- live entertainment including Tanoura dance, belly dance and fire shows on the desert evening.
Times
- Every day 14:00
Before you book
Operated by Saifco Travel and Tourism
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The experience
The two experiences work because they split across days instead of cramming into one exhausting run. The desert safari runs 6 hours and centers on what happens after sunset: you head off-road with a driver-guide to tackle the dunes, stop for photos and falcons, then settle into a Bedouin encampment where you can ride a camel, get henna painted, try a shisha pipe, wear traditional dress for photos or pose with a falcon. A buffet dinner arrives under the stars, followed by Tanoura dance, belly dance and fire shows. The dhow cruise takes 2 hours the next day, boarding a traditional wooden boat on Dubai Creek where a waiter seats you at a table and a buffet menu unfolds: beef, fish, chicken, five salads, four sides and five desserts, plus seafood soup.
Hotel pickup and drop-off run on a shared basis both days, so you're collected from your hotel and returned there after each tour. The itinerary is flexible. You can do the desert safari first or the dhow cruise first, depending on what fits your schedule and what the operator has available. A live guide speaks English, Hindi or Pashto, so the commentary and instructions travel with you in your language. The two dinners mean two separate evenings of food and entertainment rather than one long day, which matters if you want to rest between them or split the experiences across different parts of your trip.
During Ramadan and on dry days designated by Dubai authorities, live entertainment and alcohol drinks are not served, per government guidelines. Infants sit on an adult's lap. The tour runs on a shared basis, though you can arrange a private transfer and VIP service by calling the operator in advance. This is not a continuous 8-hour day: the 6 hours and 2 hours are genuinely separate, each with its own pickup and dinner.
Is this one for you?Pick this combo if you want both desert and creek experiences in one booking, and prefer two separate evenings over a single packed day.
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Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English, Hindi and Pashto.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Child (3 to 10 years); Infant (under 3): free.
What happens during the desert safari part of this tour?
The 6-hour desert safari includes off-road dune bashing with a driver-guide, a camel ride around the desert sands, henna painting, shisha smoking, traditional costume photos and a falcon photo opportunity at a Bedouin encampment. Dinner is a buffet served under the stars, followed by Tanoura dance, belly dance and fire shows.
Can I choose which day to do the desert safari and which day to do the dhow cruise?
Yes. The two tours are separate and can be interchanged based on your preference and the operator's availability, so you decide the order across the two days.
What's included in the dhow cruise dinner?
The 2-hour dhow cruise on Dubai Creek includes a seat at a table on a traditional wooden boat and a buffet dinner with one beef dish, one fish dish, one chicken dish, four sides, five salads, five desserts and seafood soup, plus background music during the meal.
Is hotel pickup included both days?
Yes. Hotel pickup and drop-off on a shared basis are included for both the desert safari and the dhow cruise, so you're collected from your hotel before each tour and returned after it ends.
2-Day Dubai Desert Safari & Dhow Cruise Dinner Combo
2d · EN +2 · at your hotel
from AED 373 per person
≈ US$ 99 in your currency
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