Safari + camel
A Dubai desert safari camel ride is a sequence, not a single event. The 4WD collects you, drives out to the Lahbab red dunes, drops its tyre pressure and spends the afternoon on the sand; the camels come near the camp, and the evening ends with food and a show. Twenty listings on this site run that day in different orders and at different lengths, from $27 to $305. This page sets out what each part of the afternoon actually is, so you can tell a four-hour run apart from a seven-hour evening before you pay.
Quick answer
The short answer. The Dubai desert safari camel ride we would book is $69. Seven hours, the red dunes, a camel ride and three buffets at Al Khayma Camp with live bread and BBQ stations, rated 4.9 across 30,728 reviews. If you would rather be back in the city by dinner, $30 is the same dunes as a private four-hour run and the lowest fare we quote. And if the camel is the reason for the trip rather than one stop in it, $79 is the listing built the other way round.
The basics
Read five of these listings side by side and the same seven items keep appearing: hotel pickup, the drive out, dune bashing in a 4WD, sandboarding, the camels, a camp with food, and a show. What changes between them is how many of those seven are in the fare and how long you stay for.
The drive. An hour or so each way, and it sits inside the listed length. That is the single biggest reason a four-hour trip feels shorter on the sand than the number suggests. Pickup is named on most pages — $30 collects from Dubai, Sharjah and Ajman — while others list it as an option you add.
The dunes. The Dubai desert safari dune bashing camel ride order is almost always the same: the 4WD work first, while the light is still high, then the quieter items. $45 is unusually specific and names 45 minutes of dune bashing in its own description.
The camels. A short led loop near the camp or the camel farm. None of these listings publishes its length in minutes, so we will not guess at one. $30 names a visit to the camel farm as its own item, which is the clearest description any of these pages gives.
The camp. Only the long listings reach it properly. $69 serves Emirati, Moroccan and Arabian buffets at Al Khayma Camp; $30 and $30 add cultural shows, and $30 names a live Tanoura spinning dance.
Every trip, current fare
The camel-led trek first, then the safaris that stay for dinner, then the ones built around machines, and the balloon at the end. Cost per hour divides the fare by the listed length — the fairest way to compare a one-hour buggy run with a seven-hour evening.
| Tour | Length | Price | What is included | Cost per hour | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai: Sunset Camel Trek, Al Khayma Camp, Stargazing & BBQThe camel trek itself | 6 hours | $79 | A camel trek at sunset, a Bedouin camp, stargazing and a BBQ dinner | $13.17 | 4.8 · 2,630 |
| Dubai: Premium Safari, Camel Ride & Al Khayma Camp 3-BuffetsOur top pick — three buffets | 7 hours | $69 | Red dune safari, a camel ride and three buffets at Al Khayma Camp | $9.86 | 4.9 · 30,728 |
| Dubai: Safari, Quad Bike, Camel Ride, and Buffet DinnerSeven hours, buffet dinner | 7 hours | $46 | Dune bashing, sandboarding, optional camel and quad, buffet dinner | $6.57 | 4.9 · 33,555 |
| Dubai: Self-Drive Quad Bike Desert Safari with Al Khayma BBQYou drive the quad | 7 hours | $59 | A quad bike you drive yourself, a camel ride and the Al Khayma BBQ | $8.43 | 4.9 · 10,404 |
| Dubai: Desert Safari, Dune Buggy, Sandboarding, Camels & BBQBuggy and camels, 7 hours | 7 hours | $69 | Dune buggy, quad biking, sandboarding, camels and a BBQ dinner | $9.86 | 4.9 · 1,933 |
| Dubai Desert Safari - Premium BBQ Dinner, Camel Ride & ShowsPremium dinner and shows | 7 hours | $55 | Dune bashing, sandboarding, a camel ride, shows and a buffet dinner | $7.86 | 4.9 · 1,074 |
| Dubai: Desert Safari Camel Riding, Sandboarding & BBQ DinnerLowest fare on the site | 7 hours | $27 | Dune bashing, sandboarding, a camel safari, BBQ and entertainment | $3.86 | 4.8 · 1,029 |
| Dubai: Desert Safari, Camel Ride, Quad Bike & BBQ DinnerLive Tanoura show, BBQ | 4 - 7 hours | $30 | Dune bashing, quad biking, a camel ride, a live show and BBQ dinner | $7.50 | 4.9 · 18,185 |
| Dubai: Desert Safari, Camel Ride, BBQ Dinner & Live ShowCultural show and dinner | 4 hours | $30 | Dune bashing, sandboarding, a camel ride, a cultural show and dinner | $7.50 | 4.9 · 5,807 |
| Dubai: Red Dune Safari, Quad Bike, Camel Ride, BBQ DinnerRed Dunes and a camel farm | 4 hours | $30 | A 4WD crossing of the Red Dunes, sandboarding, a camel ride and a camel farm | $7.50 | 4.9 · 32,718 |
| Dubai: Evening Desert Safari with Camel Ride & StargazingEvening safari, stargazing | 4 hours | $35 | An evening drive, sandboarding, a camel ride and stargazing | $8.75 | 4.8 · 2,080 |
| Dubai: Desert Safari, Quad Bike, Camel Ride & Al Khayma CampMost reviewed — 71,790 | 4 hours | $30 | Dune bashing, a camel ride, sandboarding, falcons and quad biking | $7.50 | 4.9 · 71,790 |
| Dubai: Desert Safari, Quad Bike, Camel Ride and SandboardingOur fare from — private Lahbab | 4 hours | $30 | A private Lahbab safari with dune bashing, camel riding and sandboarding | $7.50 | 4.9 · 44,864 |
| Dubai: Half-Day Desert Safari, Camel Ride, ATV & Dune BuggyBestseller, four hours | 4 hours | $30 | Dune bashing, quad, buggy, sandboarding, a camel ride and refreshments | $7.50 | 4.9 · 19,585 |
| Dubai Desert Safari - Camel Ride, Sandboarding & 30 Min Quad30 minutes of quad biking | 4 hours | $45 | 45 minutes of dune bashing, sandboarding and a camel ride | $11.25 | 4.8 · 12,700 |
| Dubai: Desert Safari, Camel Ride, Sandboarding, Dune BuggyBuggy as an add-on | 4 hours | $41 | Dune bashing, sandboarding, a camel ride and an optional buggy | $10.25 | 4.9 · 4,334 |
| Dubai: Adventure Quad Bike Safari, Camel Ride & RefreshmentQuad trails and refreshments | 4 hours | $55 | A quad bike ride, sandboarding, a camel ride and refreshments | $13.75 | 4.9 · 3,183 |
| Dubai: Dune Buggy Desert Safari, Camel Ride & SandboardingOne hour, buggy first | 1 hour | $95 | A 1000cc buggy across the red dunes and a camel ride | $95.00 | 4.9 · 661 |
| Dubai: Buggy Dune Bashing, Sandboarding, Camel Ride & ShowRated 5.0, 1h 30m | 1h 30m | $91 | A 1000cc buggy, sandboarding, a camel ride and a show | $60.67 | 5 · 1,516 |
| Dubai: Sunrise Balloon Flight with Camel Ride & BreakfastSunrise balloon and breakfast | 5 hours | $305 | A sunrise balloon flight, a camel ride, falcons and breakfast | $61.00 | 4.8 · 437 |
The day
A Dubai desert safari camel ride runs in the order below — that is what the listing descriptions describe between them. Times are relative, because your pickup point sets the clock.
| Part of the day | What happens | Which listings name it |
|---|---|---|
| Pickupfrom your hotel | A 4WD or a shared minibus collects you and drives south-east out of the city | $30, $30 and $35 say Pickup included |
| The dunesthe loud part | Tyres down, then dune bashing, sandboarding and, on many trips, a quad bike | $45 names 45 minutes of it; $30 adds a buggy |
| The camelsthe calm part | A led loop near the camp or the camel farm, with time to photograph it | Named on all twenty listings; $30 visits the camel farm |
| Sunsetthe hour people book for | The dunes turn from ochre to deep red and the heat drops away | $46 sells the sunset as part of the day |
| The camp7-hour listings only | Buffet or BBQ dinner, henna, falcon photographs, shows and stargazing | $69 serves three buffets; $30 adds a Tanoura dance |
The verdict
Twenty listings, and the honest differences between one Dubai desert safari camel ride and the next come down to four questions: how long, how loud, whether dinner is included, and whether you want the vehicle to yourself.
For most people, take $69. It is a Dubai desert safari with camel ride, three buffets and a full evening at Al Khayma Camp, and its 30,728 reviews at 4.9 are the strongest evidence on this site. Seven hours is a commitment, but it is the version where the desert stops being a stop on an itinerary.
For the lowest fare, take $30. A private Lahbab safari, four hours, dune bashing, camel riding, sandboarding and an optional quad, with 44,864 reviews at 4.9. Private at this fare is the part people miss.
For the busiest, most-tested listing, take $30. 71,790 reviews is a larger sample than most cities can offer for any tour at all. Dune bashing, a camel ride, sandboarding, falcon encounters and quad biking, with an upgrade to Al Khayma Camp and the BBQ if you want the night as well.
For an evening that ends with the sky, take $35. A small-group Dubai safari camel ride evening with Arabic tea and dates, sandboarding, wildlife spotting and stargazing, rated 4.8 across 2,080 reviews.
For the camel itself, take $79. Six hours built around the trek, with a Bedouin camp, henna, falcon photographs, a telescope and a BBQ. It is the answer to the complaint that the animal gets ten minutes of a four-hour day.
Book direct
Our top pick with three buffets, the most-reviewed listing on the site, the fare we quote from, the stargazing evening, the live-show dinner and the camel-led trek.
★ 4.9 · 30,728 reviews
★ 4.9 · 71,790 reviews
★ 4.9 · 44,864 reviews
★ 4.8 · 2,080 reviews
★ 4.9 · 18,185 reviews
★ 4.8 · 2,630 reviews
The variables
Answer these four and your Dubai desert safari camel ride shortlist writes itself.
Length
Four hours is dunes and camels. Seven keeps you for dinner and the show. $30 is listed as 4 - 7 hours because the dinner is the option you choose.
Machines
$59 gives you a quad you drive yourself; $95 is a 1000cc buggy in a single hour; $79 has none of it.
Dinner
Meal included is printed on $69, $30, $69 and others. Where it is absent, the camp evening is not part of what you booked.
The vehicle
$30 is listed as private; $35 and $69 are small group; several others offer a private option on top.
The variants
The sunset one. A Dubai desert safari camel ride sunset departure is simply the afternoon slot: you reach the dunes with two or three hours of light left and the camp evening follows. $46 names the sunset in its own description, and $79 builds the trek around it.
The morning one. The same Dubai desert safari camel ride runs early too: a Dubai morning safari with camel ride is the same ground in cooler air and harder light, and it gives you the evening back for the city. $45 lists morning and afternoon slots on the same booking, so the choice is yours at checkout rather than a different listing.
With children. A Dubai desert safari kids camel ride works best on the listings with an air-conditioned tent and a shorter clock; $30 has both. Age limits for quad bikes and buggies are printed on each listing page, and they differ between operators.
For two. A Dubai desert safari sunset couple camel ride is usually the private option rather than a separate product: $30 is listed as a private safari outright, and $55 offers private table service at the camp dinner.
Without the animal. If you want a Dubai desert safari without camel ride included, the honest route is a listing that treats it as optional — $46 describes its camel and quad rides as optional — or a machine-led trip such as $91, which is 1h 30m of buggy driving and carries a 5.0 rating.
Comparisons
What the camel ride in Dubai desert safari listings has in common, and what it does not.
Lahbab, spelled Lehbab on some pages, carries nearly every Dubai desert safari camel ride on this site. The camel desert safari Dubai tours on this site largely share the same sand; the difference is the camp and the clock.
A led loop near the camp on nineteen of the twenty listings. Only $79 changes its scale.
Compare $30 with $69. The dunes are similar; the buffets, the shows and the hours at the camp are not.
A listing with pickup included at $30 can work out better than a lower fare that leaves you arranging a car to the edge of the desert.
71,790 on $30 and 44,864 on $30. When numbers are that big, a 4.9 average is a solid thing to lean on.
Checklist
One minute on the listing page settles most of what people ask about a Dubai desert safari camel ride afterwards.
Four hours, seven hours, or the 4 - 7 hours option on $30. An hour each way lives inside those numbers.
It is a printed line on the listing. Where it is missing, the camp dinner is not part of the fare.
Two different lines with two different prices. $30 says included; several others say available.
This changes the day more than most people expect on a trip where you spend two hours in a vehicle.
Shown across the listings gathered here, and worth keeping on a desert plan.
Our pick is $69 — seven hours, the red dunes and three buffets at Al Khayma Camp, rated 4.9 across 30,728 reviews.
See what each part costs→Common questions
From $30 for a private four-hour Lahbab safari. Our pick is $69 for the seven-hour version with three buffets, and the highest fare here is $305 for the balloon morning.
Four hours for the afternoon version and seven for the one that stays at the camp. $95 is the short outlier at one hour, and it is buggy-led.
Yes — the afternoon departures reach the dunes before sunset and carry on to the camp. $46 names the sunset, and $79 is built around it.
$30, with 71,790 reviews at 4.9. It covers dune bashing, a camel ride, sandboarding, falcon encounters and quad biking, with an upgrade for the camp and dinner.
Yes. $45 offers morning or afternoon slots on the same booking, and the morning air is the cooler half of the day in summer.
On many listings yes. $30, $30 and $35 print Pickup included; others print Pickup available, which means it is arranged as an extra.
Go deeper
Where the camels actually are, and what the ride is like.
At sunsetThe hour everyone wants, and which trips reach the dunes in time.
At sunriseThe quiet, cool half of the day, and the balloon that goes with it.
What it costsTwenty trips line by line, and what actually moves the price.
With kidsAges, laps and which safaris work with small children.
What to wearClothes, shoes and the scarf question, by season.
Dubai: Premium Safari, Camel Ride & Al Khayma Camp 3-Buffets
★ 4.9 · 30,728 reviews · Free cancellation 24 h