Dubai Safari: entertainment of the day
Since Dubai appeared on the world map as a tourist and financial center, the government of Dubai has been making many efforts to make visitors’ stay in this area memorable. One of the most popular tourist activities in Dubai is the famous Dubai Desert Safari. There was a time when Dubai had millions of tourists every year, but times have changed and now tourist traffic is reduced due to the Wuhan virus, but the few who come can still savor the desert safari.
The desert safari is similar to any other safari like a forest or a natural park. The only difference is that it is a desert cruise. The desert is made of sand that rises in small mounds called dunes. These keep changing with the direction of the wind. Additionally, desert storms are also common when the sand is churning and visibility drops to zero. Getting caught in a desert storm can be a chilling experience.
Therefore, the desert safari must have a special type of vehicle that must be able to move on the sand. Only a 4WD vehicle can accomplish this purpose. The most used vehicle is the Toyota Land Cruiser 4×4 on these desert safaris. The vehicle is spacious and with the air conditioning on it does not heat up in the hot desert where the daytime temperature rises to 50 ° C. The safaris are suspended during the hot months of May and June. The best time is winter when the temperature is low and you can really enjoy the desert, belly dancing and food.
Booking a Safari is easy and there are many outlets at the hotels where you will be staying. There are two types of safaris. First of all, there is the Daytime Safari that picks you up at your hotel and drops you back at midnight. There is also the Night Safari that takes you to a Bedouin village where you spend the night in air-conditioned tents and return the next night.
The Safari starts from the moment you are picked up from the hotel. After collection, all vehicles are assembled at a meeting point. Remember that no vehicle ventures alone into the desert. This is dangerous as there is a chance that you will get lost in the desert and even drivers sometimes lose their orientation as well.
The ride of the vehicle will enter the desert. This in itself is an exciting experience as the vehicle will go up and down the desert dune. Momentum is something that can only be experienced. Most likely, the safari party will later converge on the desert camel farm. Then you can go out and have a look at the camels and even take a short ride on the camel. Here you will also have the sand scooter and riding it in the desert is a great challenge and also fun.
The next stop on the safari is at a Bedouin camp in the desert. These camps are specially made to serve tourists and have basic tourist services such as bathrooms, electricity and telephones. The stay in the Bedouin camp can be from 2 to 4 hours and dinner will be served. Usually a sumptuous buffet is available and you can get both vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. It is an international buffet and there are dishes from all over the world from Europe, Japan and India. However, beef is never served to keep up with the susceptibilities of the large number of visitors from the subcontinent. This is the time when you can also order whiskey or beer, but this will be charged extra and is not part of the package. However, the sodas are free and you can get your fill of them. Many women like to hang around the camp and decorate their hands with henna. Foreign women find this exciting. You can also have yourself photographed wearing a hijab as a souvenir.
The standard fare after dinner is belly dancing. This is the piece de resistance of the evening. Many of the girls are local, but a variety of girls from Lebanon and even India do belly dancing. By the way, during your holidays, if you want to learn belly dancing, there are small horses in Dubai and you can learn the rudiments of dancing in a few days.
Belly dance is a lilting dance with a lot of sexual appeal and one that is sure to please visitors. The girls are generally beautiful and blonde. I’ve been on the desert safari a couple of times.
The end of the belly dance indicates the end of the safari trip and the vehicles will take you back to the place where you were picked up. Desert safaris are now highly commercialized, but despite this, a visit to Dubai without a desert safari is something to be enjoyed and should not be missed. The price of the Dubai sand or desert safari tour ranges from $ 100 to $ 200 per person. The rising rates due to the Wuhan virus and the extra precautions that need to be taken. The number of visitors taken on safari is also reduced by 50%.
The whole trip will be 7 to 10 hours.