Dubai safari: A royal tour of the desert

Dubai is a land where the desert sands and teal-hued seas meet. There are deserts, beaches, and mountains and a great culture to be explored. This is a city is a place where different cultures converge. It is a picture-perfect city in the world and its soaring heat and technological innovation make it the most interesting city.

Dubai Desert Safari is a popular activity among tourists where they go on a safari in the desert. Take a tour of the white sandy desert through organized trips that take you deep into the desert on a thrilling ride on an ATV or 4WD, camels or horses. This is one place where speed thrills and doesn’t kill. Dune bashing is adrenalin packed activity in Dubai safari. Stop at a desert camp to enjoy some local tradition and culture.

Enjoy the Arabian barbecue while viewing the beautiful sunsets in the desert and also witness some traditional dances of the Bedouins like belly dancing and the famous Tanoura. Also indulge in temporary tattoos from henna. All desert packages are included in most of the Dubai tour packages.

Dubai City: An out of the world experience

When it comes to Dubai City the best way to experience and tour the city is from the top of the double Decker bus. These organized bus tours take you through a detailed tour starting from the older city area of Deira and Bur. Modern Dubai is located along the coastline of Jebel Ali. All these tour buses have a tour guide who is quite humorous and will also give you a detailed description of the various places and also reveal some fascinating facts about Dubai. This is also a part of Dubai tour packages.

Explore your Dubai in a different way

Another way to tour the city is by taking an aerial view from a chopper. The aerial trip is also worth your money because it gives you a real perspective of how Dubai has transformed over the years. It is dramatic and mesmerizing to get a bird’s eye view of Dubai. Aerial tours can be taken on a chopper, planes, or hot air balloons. You can get the real view of the palm islands on this tour. This is optional feature in your Dubai tour packages.

Another way to view modern Dubai is from the top of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. This building is a modern architectural marvel. The high rises of Dubai are worth seeing from the top because every building is unique and different in architectural style. Also view Dubai’s skyline and the still waters of the Arabian Gulf. These are some of the Dubai safari’s that you can opt for.

There is more to Dubai - the magical city

That is not all to Dubai. Take a cruise of leisure along the Gulf coastline and have a relaxed drink while absorbing the several activities conducted by the cruise. Dubai Creek area is also an interesting point to visit. Take a tour of Dubai Creek by renting a water taxi called the dhow or an abra in the local dialect. The trip is economically prices, so you don’t have to worry. You can either rent an abra for yourself or choose to travel with the locals.

Dubai is well organized and you can navigate through the city by yourself very easily. However a guided tour which is already offered to you by Dubai tour packages is much easier. You can see the best that Dubai has to offer. The tours also are segregated as per your interests, like shopping tours, food tours, mosque tours and Dubai safari.

Other places to visit and more exploration in store

There are many attractions on the outskirts of Dubai too. Take a day excursion to places like Hatta Mountains for example. You can also take a day trip to Abu Dhabi and Sharjah if you like and visit the museums and souks. You can include such activities in your Dubai tour packages.

Conclusion

A Dubai safari tops the list of every traveler because a day trip of the desert of Dubai is fun, exhilarating and mesmerizing. Dubai’s various adventures can be experienced throughout the year at any time. The sense of adventure actually begins when the black tarmac is replaced by the white desert sands. Dubai as a city has transformed tremendously over the years and it did not just pop out of the ground. The oil-rich state had the money to invest in the most modern technology.

Dubai has the glimmer and glitz, modern culture, night life, fast paced life and calm deserts and mountains and seas. It has a rich heritage and culture that dates back to the Bronze age. The word ‘impossible does not apply to Dubai because they have made every imaginable thing in this world possible. They overcame every hurdle in their path, including water shortage. So Dubai is an environmental wonder of the world.