Dubai: Luxury Desert Fortress Dinner, Camel Ride & Live Shows

Overview

Available languages

Arabic

English

5 hours

Mobile ticket

Embark on a thrilling desert adventure with a luxurious twist. Your journey begins with hotel pickup in Dubai, followed by an adrenaline-pumping dune bashing experience through towering sand dunes. Enjoy optional sandboarding before heading to the stunning Sahara Desert Fortress, an opulent venue inspired by traditional Arabian architecture.

Be welcomed with Arabic hospitality and indulge in a lavish buffet featuring international and local cuisine. Experience mesmerizing live performances, including belly dancing, fire shows, and traditional music. Immerse yourself in authentic cultural activities like camel riding, falconry, and henna painting.

Sip on unlimited soft drinks as you relax under the starlit desert sky. With 5-star hospitality, a unique fortress setting, and the widest variety of entertainment, this desert safari is truly one of a kind. End the night with a warm farewell before returning to your hotel in comfort. An unforgettable Arabian experience awaits!

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller

Specialized infant seats are available

Transportation options are wheelchair accessible

Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Is there alcohol available ? yes

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

What‘s Included

Camel Ride, Horse Ride and Falcon Display

Air-Conditioned Transfer with Experienced & Professional Driver

Artisanal Henna Hand Painting

Live Entertainment Shows Featuring Belly Dancing, Tanoura & Fire Show

Traditional Emirati Welcome to Dubai's only Desert Fortress

5-Star Dinner Banquet Including Soft Drinks, Coffee, Tea & Bottled Water

Shisha (available to purchase on the day)

Photo Souvenir (available to purchase on the day)

Alcoholic Beverages (available to purchase on the day)

Meeting and Pickup

Pickup points

Select a pickup point

What To Expect

Dubai

Your knowledgable and professional driver will pick you up in your chosen hotel location and take you on a comfortable air-conditioned scenic ride to the desert where you will find Sahara Desert Fortress surrounded by indigenous regional flora and fauna in a desert oasis landscape.

45 minutes • Admission Not Applicable

Arrive at Sahara, Dubai’s one-of-a-kind desert fortress, where you'll be welcomed with traditional Arabic coffee, fresh dates, and rose water hand-cleansing, all set against the aromatic backdrop of burning frankincense. At the desert fortress, you can enjoy an array of desert activities including a camel ride, exploring the grounds at your leisure, browsing the vibrant Arabian Souq, and having your hands adorned with henna by a local artisan. Don’t miss the interactive falcon display, where you’ll discover the cultural importance of these majestic birds up close. Savour a 5-star buffet-style banquet featuring a variety of regional and international dishes, including a live BBQ station grilling over hot coals. End your meal with decadent desserts and your choice of coffee or tea. As night falls, enjoy a captivating entertainment show with traditional dances such as belly dancing, Tanoura, Saidi, and a thrilling fire performance. Keep your camera ready. This is a night to remember.

4 hours • Admission Not Applicable

Options

Luxury Desert Fortress Dinner

Luxury Desert Fortress Dinner: 5-star buffet with BBQ stations and Arabian and International food. Unlimited soft drinks and bottled water are included.
Live Entertainment: Arabic shows and music, including belly dancing and Tanoura, henna painting, camel & horse rides, falcon display & fire show.
Return Hotel Transfer: Hotel pick-up and drop-off from any hotel in Dubai.
Pickup included

Fortress Dinner & Dune Bashing

Desert Safari: Dune Bashing in an air-conditioned 4x4 vehicle with a licensed English-speaking safari guide.
Luxury Desert Fortress Dinner: 5-star buffet with BBQ stations and Arabian and International food. Unlimited soft drinks and bottled water are included.
Live Entertainment: Arabic shows and music, including belly dancing and Tanoura, henna painting, camel & horse rides, falcon display & fire show.
Return Hotel Transfer: Hotel pick-up and drop-off from any hotel in Dubai.
Pickup included

Reviews

4.79

388 reviews

Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor

344

Discontent
roxyl521,
Nov 2, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
1.00
Overpriced and very clever The dinner of only slice of capocollo potatoes and salad in a lake of oil Covered my surprise of sweets for my husband bad desserts and I had asked no more than 10.00€ were too few to cost 15.00€ four sweets, the rest where was it? Parking 20.00€ more a shame We will not return
Too much up-selling!
Wisteria-bloom,
Nov 1, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00
The Fortress, entertainment and food was very good. However, there is far too much up-selling of goods and activities. We booked this trip because it was simple. We came away feeling exhausted from saying "no thank you" to everyone who approached us. It's a real spoiler.
Absolutely fab experience
Mattthedocoli,
Oct 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
10 out of 10! Fantastic time. Well organised from pick up to return. Was great to ride a camel. Buffet food was outstanding value and delicious. The evening entertainment especially the fire acts were awesome. Thoroughly recommend.
The trip was great and exciting. Dinner and entertainment at the resort were great.
Perfectandy,
Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Service staff driver great First drive a desert motorcycle ride; then cross a wildcar with sand; including resort dinner. The perfect trip. Highly recommend coming again next time.
Charming rip-off merchants, there is much better than this
markmW1183JS,
Sep 19, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
3.00
This is our second time doing this in two years so we have some creditability. Firstly, there are so many others doing the same experiece but much much better....so shop around. Reason for our adverage scores : the organisation and communication was super poor , the package was not as we ordered and we had to get upset to get it fixed...crammed in car with others etc. And, then this, 'Warning' at the stop off, you are ushered into a room packed with pushy, charming men pushing head dress...they charged the same price for our amazing hotel room with beautiful breakfast for what is essentially two large cheap tea towels and 2 x cheap head dress props from Amazon must only cost 30 UAE and charged 460 UAE....we feel so ripped off it's not funny.... Secondly, the camp site is fake, and just on the outskirts of the city (others have camps way out in the desert so you feel ourback, this one is 'goldcoast movie world, city close and this one is super fake, dressed up to be something it is not). The meal ok but wa such low grade, dressed up to be something special but was pretty poor for the $, and then the table wine... must be the cheapest wine $ can buy ( i mean, Aldi cheap) and they charge a premium like it is domthing special, really spit out aweful ( not the only one). To this end, sounds like a super windge, and it is but it unfortunately typified where Dubai's tourism is going, 'large, fake theatre, mass money generators'.... we were so disappointed, left feeling flat and totally ripped off...please shop around, our last one was so much better, more fun and not as fake...thanks for the listen
Brilliant night x
Cindy W,
Sep 6, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00
Fantastic night, exceeded expectations. The food was really nice and cooked well. The children loved the dancing and the fire display guy. Service was brilliant and they loved the camels and horses.
Wild ride, camel ride and Desert safari dinner with entertainment
F5113CRkaik,
Sep 5, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Wazeer, our driver, took us into the desert on Mr toads wild ride. Didn’t get motion sickness but he gave a warning and had barf bags ready. Had a fun time with nice scenery and the camel ride, dinner, and entertainment was nice. The setup allowed you to just chill or get into it as much as you like with the activities. Fire dancing and entire show was good. The tour will try to sell you stuff along the way like a gown, scarf, souvenirs or other misc. stuff. Good to ask if it’s included or how much it costs. They are all polite.
You have to try!
950in sf,
Aug 28, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We had a very good experience! They were all super friendly and our driver was amazing: Alam, I think that's what his name was.
Beautiful
assuntas284,
Aug 27, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
We did a tour really to leave speechless, all organized in detail, from the desert, the camel ride and finally a very good dinner... but we owe all this to our guide Ali who was a really exceptional person attentive to each of us throughout the trip
Great desert safari experience
vipulb402,
Aug 17, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00
Our experience of this desert safari was very gud. And everything has been taken care of in very special way.right from fooding to activities. Our host ASLAM was really very helpful,kind nd soft spoken.Would like to thank Aslam for this entire desert safari tour. I would like to appreciate his driving skills as well. our dune bashing was so smooth we enjoyed a lot.would like to recommend everyone to book this desert safari whenever you plan for dubai.