Trips to the desert
 

You know the desert safaris, and the quad biking and sand boarding and that - anyone done it before? is it good? where can I find out about doing some?

Cheers..

Re: Trips to the desert
 

Head out along the Hatta road and you'll find a quad bike hire place next to Big Red....

Re: Trips to the desert
 

yeah, it's good fun...there are loads of companies which do the trip, all pretty much of a muchness i think...if you buy the Entertainer, you'll get 50% off for Arabian Adventures and they are fine...

MM, xx

Re: Trips to the desert
 

Or try Funtours - cheaper than some of the bigger names even with the discounts... and (albeit according to the driver i had) they spend more time actually on the dunes, up and down loads of times. AA just do a couple of dunes)

Service was excellent (he even picked us up from my flat in Shj!)

0502030018

Re: Trips to the desert
 

cautionary tale time.....of over 300 desert safari tour companies less than a dozen are insured.
Only go with the big names, AA, Net tours etc as I know they are insured.

Personally I spend a lot of time in the desert and frankly having rescued several dozen so called "desert safari" drivers i wouldnt go on a drive with any of them. Yes some guys are very good drivers but the majority are absolute nutters who have no idea what they are doing, no equipment and no insurance.

Re: Trips to the desert
 

http://7days.ae/cj2_video.php?id=27
the driver in this one just gets out and walks away!!!!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xg2cTYqZyZ4

Re: Trips to the desert
 

i can vouch for that... when i was there in 2004 doing a safari, we hadn't even got to the desert yet and the driver managed to get himself stuck in a car park... he then had to back up the ramp and hit a kid on his bike in the process!