Top Dubai Half-day Tours

No trip to Dubai is complete without an exciting trip into the desert. Spend an evening riding quad bikes, sandboarding down the dunes, and riding a camel like a Bedouin during this evening experience. After you’ve worked up your appetite, sit down for a delicious barbecue dinner accompanied by live belly dancing and traditional tanoura shows at an Arabian desert camp.

Experience a desert safari on this excursion from Dubai. Traveling by comfortable 4x4, venture to a desert camp and after Arabic coffee and dates, take off on a thrilling quad bike ride across the sands. Enjoy a camel ride, see some sand art, get a henna tattoo, and finish with a starlit barbecue dinner back at the camp. As you feast on delicious Arabic dishes, watch a sequinned belly dancing show and hypnotic ‘tanoura’ performance, with dancers spinning in time to traditional Emirati music.

Take advantage of your morning on a half-day tour of the Arabian Desert with convenient round-trip transport from your Dubai hotel. In addition to navigating, your guide offers a range of activities for all ages, including dune bashing, sandboarding, and camel rides.

Discover the best of Dubai on a half-day Dubai sightseeing tour with an expert guide. Traveling by comfortable coach or minivan, take in Dubai’s top landmarks as you absorb the cosmopolitan atmosphere. Snap photos of the Burj Al-Arab, the sail-shaped hotel on its own artificial island; learn about local history at the Dubai Museum, ride an ‘abra’ water taxi across Dubai Creek, and much more. Sign off with a visit to the Deira Spice Souk and free time to explore the brilliant Gold Souk.

See the desert sunrise from the air on this hot air balloon ride in Dubai. Rise early, travel by air-conditioned minibus to the launch site, and glide over the billowing dunes of the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve with your pilot. Watch falcons fly up to 4,000 feet (1,219 meters) above Earth in a trained demonstration as the sun rises over the Hajar Mountains. Conclude with a gourmet breakfast back on the ground.

Take an off-road adventure through the red desert dunes of Al Lahbab, and then head to a Bedouin-style camp for cultural experiences and a barbecue dinner. Ride a camel, sandboard down the dunes or, for an extra charge, zip around the desert on a quad bike. As the sun sets over the camp, enjoy a belly dancing and ‘tanoura’ show while you eat. You can even dress up, try a shisha pipe or get a henna tattoo.

Fill a morning in Dubai’s desert with sports and pursuits on this half-day activity-based tour. While many desert safaris run in the afternoons and evenings and culminate in dinner under the stars, this breaks the mold with a morning of physical adventure. After a longer-than-standard dune bash, ride a camel, try sandboarding, take off on a quad bike, and watch a falconry display. Sodas and water, plus 4x4 hotel pickup and drop-off are included.

A pre-dawn start to your early morning adventure means plenty of time to be in the air for the sunrise. Float over the Hajar Mountains and spot the desert animals below. A falconry demonstration completes the incredible aerial experience. Once you land, travel to a private reserve for a sumptuous gourmet breakfast before getting into an open top vintage Land Rover to safari through the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve.

Eager to try camel riding Dubai-style? Then this morning desert experience packs in a Dubai camel ride, plus three other exciting activities. Travel into the desert bright and early in a 4x4 with an expert guide, and arrive at a traditional camel farm. Snap photos of the hump-backed herbivores and any baby camels in the herd, and take a camel ride over the sands. Cap your morning with a thrilling quad bike ride, and then, take to a sandboard to slip, slide, and skid down the dunes.

Adventure and culture lovers, this tour is for you. After a thrilling dune bashing ride in the desert, arrive at a bustling camp with live music, quad bikes camel rides, belly dancing, sandboarding, henna painting, and much more. Enjoy the activities until dinner (a lavish buffet with vegetarian options) is served. Hotel pickup and drop-off in Dubai or Sahara Center is included.

Spend an unforgettable evening in the Dubai Desert on this evening safari. Set out on a thrilling dune-bashing excursion through the dunes, watch the sunset over the desert, then visit a traditional Emirati Bedouin camp. Immerse yourself in local traditions as you enjoy a short camel ride through the desert, smoke a shisha, or receive a henna tattoo. End the night with a delicious BBQ dinner accompanied by Tanura and belly dancing shows.

A desert expedition is a Dubai must-do, and this experience is a step up from many similar tours, with a larger camp, more activities, and table service at dinner. Journey into the desert by 4x4, enjoy a dune bash, and visit the Royal Adventure camp for activities, dinner, and entertainment. Ride a camel, go sand boarding, dress in Arabic robes, and more; and enjoy dinner served at your table in a reserved area.

Prebook to secure a place on a sunrise hot air balloon ride in Dubai. Then, on the day, be transported into the desert, board your shared, piloted balloon, and absorb the views and watch for wildlife as you float over the dunes and the sun illuminates the sands. Your trip includes breakfast, a photo, and flight certificate. Book for a Tuesday for a live violinist to play on board.

Zoom across the sands on a quad bike and enjoy a barbecue dinner on this afternoon trip from Dubai. Travel into the desert by 4x4, board a quad bike and take an adrenalin-racing ride. Bump over rugged terrain, zip over dunes and stop to shoot photos of a radiant desert sunset. Then, after a camel ride, head for a beautiful, torchlit desert camp. Here, enjoy some traditional desert activities, and savor a delicious barbecue dinner as you watch glittering belly dancers and ‘tanoura’ artists whirl across the sands.

Spend an unforgettable evening in the Dubai Desert on this evening desert safari. Head to a traditional camp in the heart of the desert, where you can enjoy activities including camel rides and sandboarding, try henna painting and sheesha, and watch the sunset on a thrilling dune-bashing safari. Finish the night with a delicious BBQ buffet dinner, accompanied by seven different live shows, including Tanura, belly dancing, and a fire show.