Dubai: Desert Conservation Drive with Breakfast at Al Maha Resort
Overview
Available languages
5 hours
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Go on a Wildlife Drive and discover the fauna and flora of the Dubai desert on this fascinating conservation tour from Dubai. Traveling in a luxury Land Rover Defender with a professional safari guide, roam the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve to seek out everything from Arabian oryx, gazelles and desert monitors to rare indigenous flora. Learn about the fragile ecosystem; how the Bedouins used desert plants for cooking and medicine; and seize the opportunity to photograph what you see. Go to a spectacular desert lake that is a bird sanctuary. Then, relax and enjoy the magical landscape over breakfast at the famous Al Maha Desert Resort.
Additional Info
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Minimum age is 8 years
Please note: Guides in the following languages (Arabic, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, Italian) are upon request and availability.
A minimum of two guests is required to operate this experience
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What‘s Included
Breakfast at the Al Maha desert resort
Professional guide
National Park fees
Hotel pickup and drop-off in luxury Land Rover Defender
Nature Safari inside the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
Gratuities
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
What To Expect
Pick up in a Land Rover Defender from Dubai hotels between 6:30am-7:00am.
Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve
Arrive at the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve to put on your Sheila/Ghutra (traditional headscarf). There are photo opportunities with the fleet of vintage Land Rovers.
Options
Private Car
private car: Enjoy a more exclusive journey, from beginning to the end, with your dedicated Conservation Guide when booking your own car.
Pickup included
Shared car
shared car: Memories are made to be shared – Embark on this journey with fellow travellers in the same vehicle.
Pickup included
Reviews
191 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Don't miss it!
Bev and Mark,
Nov 26, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00What a fantastic way to finish our holiday! We booked a trip fairly last minute as we wanted to see something other than the city during a stopover in Dubai on our return from the Far East. We chose the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve & Breakfast at Al Maha. We were collected from the hotel by Taetin in our Land Rover Defender and driven to Platinum Heritages reception area in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve where we received scarves and water bottles. We then spent some time driving around the reserve and were lucky to see mainly oryx with their magnificent horns, and also mountain gazelle and their larger cousin sand gazelle. After the drive we were taken to the very luxurious Al Maha Desert Resort to enjoy breakfast on a terrace over looking the reserve. Overall, the trip lasted around 5 1/2 hours. Everything exceeded expectations, especially Taetin. A polite, interesting and interested guide who really made our trip - we thoroughly enjoyed our conversation with him. It's definitely worth seeing the desert and its wildlife. Platinum Heritage may be a little more expensive than some of the operators, but it was worth every penny, and will well definitely use them again should we return to Dubai.
Magical Arabian Desert Exerirnce!
Jacqueline L,
Nov 12, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00An early morning start with pick-up in an air conditioned vehicle with a very experienced, knowledgeable, professional & friendly guide. Our guy Jay was an absolute star! Breakfast at Al Maha resort catered to a Vegan diet & the food, staff, atmosphere was second to none. If you prefer a more relaxed, easy-paced desert experience over the usual "Dune Bashing/Sand Boarding/Camel riding, I would encourage anyone to experience the REAL wild, untamed beauty of the Arabian desert in this extraordinary & very special place. This tour was the highlight of our 2 night stopover in Dubai.
Great ride! Very...
Pascale L,
Aug 1, 2025
- Review from Viator
4.00Great ride! Very interesting and we enjoyed as much lunch as information and sight of animals including Arabian Oryx. Only downside...we were informed less than 24 hours before our tour (after the refund deadline) that we would have an English speaking guide while we had paid for a French speaking tour....
Great trip
Andy S,
Jul 15, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Noman our guide was excellent, really friendly, very informative and knowledgable. Enjoyed the trip and hearing about the conservation efforts ongoing. Al Maha breakfast superb, the staff were very welcoming and attentive.
A must try in Dubai
mvn2023,
Jun 10, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Leonis was great! The whole staff were so welcoming, nice and funny. The safari experience was incredible and the food was divine!
Absolutely incredible!
Alice B,
May 9, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We had the best time in the Reserve. Our guide Lourenço was amazing and made sure we had the best experience. He explained everything about the Reserve and took many pictures. The landscapes were stunning and the breakfast incredibly good. We would absolutely do it again!!
Fascinating tour with...
Ben M,
Apr 26, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Fascinating tour with very knowledgeable guide. Breakfast and desert setting was amazing, definitely worth the early start and exploring outside of the city!
An experience to live
magalou,
Apr 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Unique and exclusive experience. The combination of guided tour of the reserve and breakfast at the Al Maha Hotel is exceptional. Supplier Platinum Heritage is very good. Hamza our guide was perfect!
An incredible experience into the desert!
christianbN5697OX,
Apr 14, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00A really nice adventure to the desert. Our guide Mutti was the best. He shared so much of his knowledge and gave me enough time to photograph local wildlife. If you are looking for something special, this is an absolute worthwhile trip!
Fabulous from start to finish
ghallowell,
Apr 12, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00It all started badly as I had put the wrong hotel in for pick-up and only realised 20mins before I was due to be picked up. Company answered what’s app message straight away and I was picked up early. Oscar was knowledgeable and charming. It was great to see the camel track, stables and ranch as we drove by. Desert experience was wonderful and we saw a selection of animals with time to take photographs. Breakfast was to die for! All round I would highly recommend this and will be doing another trip with them when I return to Dubai.
From AED 695.00
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