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15 Luxury Dinner Cruises in the United Arab Emirates That Earn the Upgrade

47 tours  ·  from $23 a head

The good luxury dinner cruises in the United Arab Emirates run small and fill up weeks ahead. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and where the premium actually goes.

Premium Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner - Dubai - Sunset Before the Camp Lights Come On
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Premium Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner – Dubai

1.Premium Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner – Dubai

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 2,547 reviews · from $36Our pick

Spend about six hours in Dubai’s desert with hotel pickup, a 4x4 dune ride near Lahbab, sunset views, camel riding, sandboarding, henna, shisha, and a BBQ buffet. The tour includes Arabic coffee, dates, live shows, and return transport in an air-conditioned vehicle.

“Jamel was a great driver, made us feel safe and was taking care of us during dinner. However, the camp for dinner was very disappointing: the infrastructure was poorly maintained and the food was very average.”

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Premium Dubai Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner in the Red Dunes - Lahbab camel farm and the short ride
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Premium Dubai Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner in the Red Dunes

2.Premium Dubai Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner in the Red Dunes

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,528 reviews · from $49

Spend about six hours outside Dubai in a shared air-conditioned 4x4. You’ll tackle 20 to 30 minutes of dune bashing, visit a camel farm, try sandboarding, watch sunset, and eat a BBQ buffet at a desert camp. Guides such as Chandu, Asif, Nasir, and Mustafa are praised for friendly service.

“We really enjoyed the Sand Dune experience. It was a lot of fun and everyone enjoyed themselves. It was the highlight of our trip to Dubai.”

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High Red Dunes with Camel Ride, Sandboarding, Falcon Show and VIP BBQ Dinner - Hotel pickup and the wait before the action
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High Red Dunes with Camel Ride, Sandboarding, Falcon Show and VIP BBQ Dinner

3.High Red Dunes with Camel Ride, Sandboarding, Falcon Show and VIP BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,453 reviews · from $80

Spend about seven hours with an English-speaking guide such as Iqbal, Hamid, or Ashraf, riding from Dubai to Lahbab for red-dune driving, sandboarding, sunset camel rides, falconry, henna, shows, and a BBQ buffet. Hotel transfers are included, while quad biking costs extra.

“Amazing! What an incredible experience. We would do this again in a heartbeat! It was a great day. Thank you!”

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Dubai: Luxury Dinner Buffet at Gastronomy Atlantis The Royal - Choosing between the indoor room and terrace
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Dubai: Luxury Dinner Buffet at Gastronomy Atlantis The Royal

4.Dubai: Luxury Dinner Buffet at Gastronomy Atlantis The Royal

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 1,395 reviews · 2 hours · from $102

Spend two hours at Gastronomy in Atlantis The Royal, choosing from 17 live cooking stations serving international dishes, seafood, meats, desserts, and more. You can sit indoors or outdoors, watch the Dubai skyline and fountain shows, and enjoy premium water plus valet parking. Extra drinks cost more.

“Amazing experience. I would like to thank the staff for their service and kindness. I spent a wonderful evening. Assia”

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Premium Evening Desert Safari, Quad Bike, Camel & VIP BBQ Dinner - Hotel pickup and the road to the red dunes
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Premium Evening Desert Safari, Quad Bike, Camel & VIP BBQ Dinner

5.Premium Evening Desert Safari, Quad Bike, Camel & VIP BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 612 reviews · from $48

Spend about seven hours in Dubai’s Lahbab desert with hotel pickup, red-dune dune bashing, quad biking, sandboarding, a short camel ride, henna, live shows, and BBQ dinner. Guides such as Sam, Salman, Jamshi, Umesh, and Babil Raj have earned strong praise for safety, photos, and friendly service.

“We had an amazing time! The desert safari was the highlight of our trip thus far. Sam our tour guide was awesome! He was kind, patient, friendly and ensured our safety the entire time.”

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Vip Desert Safari Dubai with Camel Riding BBQ Dinner & Live Shows - Quad bikes and dune buggies are optional extras
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Vip Desert Safari Dubai with Camel Riding BBQ Dinner & Live Shows

6.Vip Desert Safari Dubai with Camel Riding BBQ Dinner & Live Shows

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 500 reviews · from $36

Spend about six hours in Dubai’s Lahbab desert with shared 4x4 pickup, 30 minutes of dune bashing, a sunset photo stop, camel riding, sandboarding, a Bedouin-style camp, BBQ dinner, and live shows. Guides such as Abid Bhatti, Asif, and Waqar have earned praise for safety and care.

“Ok everything started ok driver was actually early. We headed off about an hours drive to the camp - nice comfortable car - driver was pleasant didn’t say much. You could tell immediately everything was hard sell with guys pestering you to rRead more”

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Sunset Camel Trekking with Falcon Show & VIP BBQ Dinner - The Bedouin-style camp and its evening program
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Sunset Camel Trekking with Falcon Show & VIP BBQ Dinner

7.Sunset Camel Trekking with Falcon Show & VIP BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 466 reviews · from $70

Spend about six hours exploring Dubai’s desert by camel, watching the sunset with Arabic coffee and dates, and dining beside the stage at a Bedouin-style camp. Hotel pickup, a 45-minute camel ride, soft drinks, BBQ dinner, henna, and traditional entertainment are included. Falcon arrangements should be confirmed before booking.

“🐫ride, falcon and dance were excellent. My wife and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour with super fun. We would like to thank driver & guide Nasir for his job well done for taking care of us throughout the journey.”

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Deluxe Sunset Desert Safari: SandSurfing, Camel Ride & BBQ dinner - Sandboarding at the Golden-Hour Photo Stop
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Deluxe Sunset Desert Safari: SandSurfing, Camel Ride & BBQ dinner

8.Deluxe Sunset Desert Safari: SandSurfing, Camel Ride & BBQ dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 459 reviews · from $68

Ride Dubai’s Red Dunes in a shared air-conditioned 4x4, then sandboard, take a short camel ride, and reach a deluxe desert camp at sunset. You’ll get Arabic coffee, dates, henna, shisha, a table-served buffet with live BBQ, and three evening shows. Pickup and drop-off within Dubai city limits are included.

“the driver was very experienced and kind, the food was great and the show too. i highly recommend it”

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Private Premium Desert Safari 4x4 Vehicle with BBQ Dinner - DUBAI - Sandboarding, camel riding, and camp activities
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Private Premium Desert Safari 4×4 Vehicle with BBQ Dinner – DUBAI

9.Private Premium Desert Safari 4×4 Vehicle with BBQ Dinner – DUBAI

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 368 reviews

You get a private 4x4 for up to six people, with hotel pickup offered and a 2:30 pm start. Expect dune bashing, sunset photos, sandboarding, a short camel ride, henna, Arabic coffee, dates, drinks, an international BBQ buffet, and live belly dancing over about six hours.

“Parce qu'il en faut une, place à l'activité "bilan CO2+": le dune bashing. Petite explication, vous prenez un 4x4 du genre qui a plus sa place dans les centres urbains cossus que dans le désert, vous y installez 2 touristes à l'arrière et un pilote en saRead more”

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Dubai: Marina Premium Dinner Cruise with Unlimited Drinks - What the 1.5-hour schedule feels like
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Dubai: Marina Premium Dinner Cruise with Unlimited Drinks

10.Dubai: Marina Premium Dinner Cruise with Unlimited Drinks

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 254 reviews · 1.5 hours · from $59

Cruise Dubai Marina for 1.5 hours with a fresh onboard BBQ buffet, unlimited soft drinks, music, live entertainment, and views of JBR, Ain Dubai, and Palm Jumeirah. Choose hotel pickup for added ease. Alcohol is available to buy for passengers aged 21 and over.

“hello, it was very nice, something special, we felt very good, thank you”

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Dubai Exclusive Private Evening Desert Safari With BBQ Dinner - A short camel ride and sunset photographs
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Dubai Exclusive Private Evening Desert Safari With BBQ Dinner

11.Dubai Exclusive Private Evening Desert Safari With BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 172 reviews

You’ll leave Dubai in a private 4x4 with a professional guide for dune bashing, sandboarding, a camel ride, and sunset photos. At camp, enjoy Arabic coffee, henna, VIP seating, a BBQ buffet, shisha, and eight live performances. Drivers may include Khalifa, Usman, Mohammed, or Haroon Ahmad.

“This service provider must be banned . We planned our safari tour for the last day of our stay in Dubai and they messed everything up.”

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Premium Evening Desert Safari with Quad Bike, Camel Ride and BBQ Dinner - Forty-five minutes of 4x4 dune bashing
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Premium Evening Desert Safari with Quad Bike, Camel Ride and BBQ Dinner

12.Premium Evening Desert Safari with Quad Bike, Camel Ride and BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 152 reviews · from $125

Set out from Dubai or Sharjah at 2:30 pm for a six-hour Lahbab desert outing with 4x4 dune bashing, a quad-bike session, camel ride, sandboarding, camp dinner, henna, sheesha, belly dance, and Tanura shows. Bahadhur Zaman is one named English-speaking safari guide associated with the experience.

“Bahadhur Zaman was our English speaking guide for the premium dessert safari , he has worked this for a long time songs knows exactly where to go , when to go to get maximum benefit . The guide he set us up with at the dunes was a Read more”

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Exclusive Desert Safari Camel Ride Sandboard & Buffet BBQ Dinner - Lahbab’s 40-minute dune drive and sandboarding
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Exclusive Desert Safari Camel Ride Sandboard & Buffet BBQ Dinner

13.Exclusive Desert Safari Camel Ride Sandboard & Buffet BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 148 reviews

Share a private 6.5-hour Dubai safari with up to five companions. Your driver takes you to Lahbab for red-dune driving, sandboarding, camel riding, and sunset photos, then to Al Aweer for henna, falcon photos, buffet BBQ, drinks, Arabic music, dance, and a fire show.

“The views are amazing. Our tour guide/ driver Ikram is equally amazing. He took care of us really well & very approachable.”

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Dubai Private Premium Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner in 4WD - Dune bashing across the Dubai sand
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Dubai Private Premium Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner in 4WD

14.Dubai Private Premium Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner in 4WD

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 141 reviews · from $126

Start around 3 pm with private hotel pickup in an air-conditioned 4WD, then ride the dunes, visit camels, sandboard, and watch sunset colors. At the shared Bedouin-style camp, add quad bikes, enjoy BBQ dinner, henna, shisha, fire and belly-dance shows, then return to your hotel.

“Trip was terrific and would recommend it. Very well put together.”

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Premium Private Desert Safari by 4x4 Vehicle with BBQ Dinner - Quad Bike or Dune Buggy, With Extra Cost to Check
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Premium Private Desert Safari by 4×4 Vehicle with BBQ Dinner

15.Premium Private Desert Safari by 4×4 Vehicle with BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 139 reviews

You’ll leave your Dubai hotel around 2:30 to 3:30 PM for a private 4x4 desert safari. Expect dune bashing, sunset photos, optional quad biking or dune buggy rides, camel riding, sand boarding, henna, Arabic coffee, a BBQ buffet, belly dancing, tanura, and a fire show.

“Tour intendo guida espetta Modchea palazzo presidenziale torri ethad .Pulman datato tempi serrati ma vale la pena tutto”

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VIP Dubai Desert Safari with Quadbike,Sandboarding & BBQ dinner - Dune bashing on Dubai’s red sand
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VIP Dubai Desert Safari with Quadbike,Sandboarding & BBQ dinner

17★ 5.0VIP Dubai Desert Safari with Quadbike,Sandboarding & BBQ dinnerFrom $53121 reviews
Premium Evening Dessert Safari with BBQ Dinner & Camel Ride - Sandboarding, camels, and the short activity stops
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Premium Evening Dessert Safari with BBQ Dinner & Camel Ride

18★ 5.0Premium Evening Dessert Safari with BBQ Dinner & Camel RideFrom $69107 reviews
Premium Desert Safari with Live BBQ Dinner and Camel Ride Tour - Red-dune driving: the tour’s main thrill
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Premium Desert Safari with Live BBQ Dinner and Camel Ride Tour

19★ 5.0Premium Desert Safari with Live BBQ Dinner and Camel Ride TourFrom $111106 reviews

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