10 Sep 2024
We had a truly fantastic time! We were looking for a private, kid-friendly tour that was suitable for our family of 5, with 3 kids aged 10, 8 and 2 and this was perfect. Safs was very proactive in communicating with us as soon as the booking was made and also checked in with us closer to the tour date. Our guide, Jaafar was very helpful and accommodating throughout the trip. He explained the itinerary along the way - 1st pitstop was to deflate the tyres for dune bashing, so you can check out the small shop, cafe or wait at the air-conditioned waiting room while he does that. The toilets at this pitstop were clean and well maintained too. 2nd part - off to the desert dunes and final stop is at the campsite before heading back. The tour package is as advertised and more - dune bashing, sand boarding, camel riding and ending the evening at a premium campsite for dinner and a variety of entertaining performances. We left our hotel (in Downtown Dubai) around 3 pm and got home by 10 pm. Location is just under an hour from Downtown Dubai, closer to Sharjah. Some tips: Aim to be at the dunes by 4.15 pm before more of the other tour cars arrive and also to allow some time to do other activities (at an additional fee and operated by other companies) within the area e.g. quad bike riding . Overall, highly recommended and would definitely want to return in future!