Tour agency in Dubai
Desert Safari Dubai | Dubai Safaris
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The story of Desert Safari Dubai | Dubai Safaris
Desert Safari Dubai | Dubai Safaris is a licensed operator with free hotel pickup, dune bashing, camel rides and a live show, based in Al Hekma Tower about 133 m away. The practical thing to know is that it runs Monday to Thursday and Saturday to Sunday from 7:00 AM to 11:00 PM, and Friday is open 24 hours.
Britannica doesn’t cover this specific business, but the wider desert safari trade in Dubai grew out of the 1990s as tourism expanded beyond the city and operators started turning the surrounding desert into an organized visitor experience. Roar Adventure Tourism says that earlier this was part of the terrain where Bedouin communities lived, herded livestock and traveled, while Tripscape Tourism and Desert Fun Dubai trace modern safaris back to Bedouin travel on camels, guided by stars and desert routes. Classic Desert Safari adds that desert safari adventures in Dubai began in the late 1980s.
What you see now is a packaged tour business rather than a monument: shared or private safaris, add-ons like dune buggies and quad bikes, and options built around evening, morning or overnight departures. Dubai Safaris also offers instant confirmation and free cancellation online, so the visit here is mainly to book and launch the trip. If you’re planning ahead, the official website is dubai-safaris.com.
In brief
The Al Hekma Tower, measuring 283m (928 ft) in height, is the tallest building that CSCEC has built to date in the UAE, along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Al Hekma Tower literally translates into "The Wisdom Tower".
Before you go
- Open today
- 7:00 AM – 11:00 PM
- Time to allow
- 45 min-1.5 hr
- Best months
- November to April
- Address
- 48 - Sofitel hotel, Burj Gate - 5th Floor - برج خليفة - دبي - United Arab Emirates
Where this comes from
- en.wikipedia.org - Al Hekma Tower
- en.wikipedia.org - Dubai
- roaradventuretourism.com - history-of-desert-safari-tourism-in-dubai
- tripscapetourism.com - history-of-desert-safari-tourism-dubai
- classicdesertsafari.com - the-history-of-dubais-desert-safaris-from-nomads-to-adventure-tours
- desertfundubai.com - the-history-and-culture-of-dubai-desert-safaris
- dubai-safaris.com
- desertsafaridubai.com
- open-meteo.com