The 15 VIP Safaris That Earn the Airfare

1.Desert Safari with VIP BBQ and Optional Quad Bike

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 7,349 reviews · 4 - 7 hours · from $30Our pick

Dubai desert safari with dune bashing, sunset photos, sandboarding, camel rides, BBQ dinner, shows, VIP seating, and optional quad biking.

“We had an incredible desert safari tour and everything exceeded our expectations! Our driver, Basit, was absolutely outstanding. He was extremely professional, punctual, and very friendly from the very beginning. His driving skills in the desert were impressive – we felt safe the entire time while still enjoying the thrilling dune bashing experience. You could really tell that he is highly experienced and passionate about his job. Basit made the whole tour even more special with his positive attitude, great sense of humor, and attention to detail. He always made sure we were comfortable, had enough time for photos, and enjoyed every single moment. He explained everything clearly and was…”

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2.Desert Safari: Luxury Fortress Dinner, Camel Ride & Dune Bashing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 929 reviews · from $129Top rated

Review of Dubai’s luxury desert safari with dune bashing, sunset photos, fortress dinner, camel rides, falcons and live shows.

“I agree with other feedback it is not 5 star food, some dishes were very dry and unappetising, suggest changing to something more fitting like “varied buffet items” forget the 5 star better to under promise then over deliver. The driver had no personality and hardly spokeRead more”

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

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

Review of Dubai’s Premium Evening Desert Safari with red dunes, quad biking, camel rides, BBQ dinner, shows, pickup, and practical tips.

“One of the best host ever and the best Safari cruise hands down. Was very happy with Jamshi for making this trip a gem. If i could give more than 5 stars i would. Really enjoyable and moneys worth.”

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4.Desert Safari Dubai (VIP Package )

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 521 reviews · from $64

Dubai desert safari with dune bashing, camel riding, sandboarding, sunset views, live BBQ dinner, henna, and hotel pickup.

“Dashing through the desert in a V8 Toyota listening to cool music. Very nice knowledgeable gentleman driving the 4X4 it was a blast.”

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

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

Review of Dubai’s Lahbab desert safari with dune bashing, camel rides, BBQ dinner, live shows, pickup, costs, and practical tips.

“Car driver was great. We ride one hour after first meeting time. Rides on Dunes was excelent. Sunset photo was great. In camp , hmmm, if you would better meal, must upgrade, camel ride Ok but must upgrade if you want photo, sandboard was broken partly. People at camp was very kind.”

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6.Dubai Premium Desert Safari – Live Buffet Dinner & Luxury Camp

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 445 reviews · from $55

Review of Dubai’s premium desert safari with dune bashing, sandboarding, sunset views, live shows, camel rides, and a 32-item buffet.

“Very good experience.Cooperative driver Mr Zahid.Good hospitality.Proper planning.We were provided with free water bottles.”

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7.7-Day Premium Luxury Tanzania Safari All-Inclusive

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 426 reviews · from $4,840

Review of a private 7-day Tanzania safari covering Tarangire, Lake Manyara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, meals, lodges, and value.

“The itinerary was very good. The guide, Sebastian was excellent. Transfer from airport on first day and to hotel on last day was very helpful. All accomodation was excellent, only Kitela was a bit not at par. Also you can be slightly flexible as per yRead more”

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8.Desert Safari Dubai (PREMIUM VIP)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 281 reviews · from $90

Review of Dubai’s $90 premium VIP desert safari, with dune bashing, ATVs, camel rides, sunset views, BBQ dinner, and live shows.

“Great experience, our tour guide Sami was amazing! I highly recommend! He was very knowledgeable and made the experience awesome! Don't miss out!”

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9.5 Days Best of Tanzania Luxury Safari Northern Circuit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 174 reviews · from $3,744

Five-day private luxury safari from Arusha through Tarangire, Ngorongoro, Serengeti, and Lake Manyara, with meals and expert guides.

“Couldn’t have had a better trip! It was short, only four days, but we had an absolute blast. We saw everything we could’ve imagined, and Macha was the best Guide. Couldn’t recommend highly enough.”

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10.Luxury Dubai Desert Safari, BBQ, Camel Ride, Quad Bike, Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.3 · 139 reviews · 3 - 6 hours · from $35

Review of Dubai’s $35 desert safari with dune bashing, camel rides, quad biking, BBQ buffet, falconry, and live Arabic shows.

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11.Exclusive VIP Desert Safari Dinner with Live Show

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 131 reviews · 6 hours · from $201

Review of Dubai’s VIP Noble Camp desert safari, with red-dune driving, sunset, camel rides, dinner, nine shows, costs, and practical tips.

“We had a wonderful Desert Safari with our best guide Rana Ghaffar He was very polite and professional and he explained everything about the tour in detail which made the experience even more enjoyable Thanks to Noble Adventure Tourism for organizing such a great trip!””

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12.VIP Dubai Desert Safari with Quadbike,Sandboarding & BBQ dinner

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 121 reviews · from $53

Review of Dubai’s red-dune safari with dune bashing, quadbikes, sandboarding, camel rides, BBQ dinner, shows, and hotel pickup.

“This was a great experience full of adrenaline on the dunes with Waqas Subhani, our safari guide & driver. He was very polite and helpful assuring that we have everything we need. His driving skills are so good.”

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13.Luxury Desert Safari, Quad Bike & Sandboarding

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 114 reviews · from $49

Review of Doha’s four-hour desert safari with dune bashing, camel riding, sandboarding, Inland Sea views, and optional quad biking.

“This is our second time with the same agency. The experience is always good. And this time our driver Abdullah made the experience very good. Perfect bashing and photo taking”

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14.12 days Luxury Tanzania Honeymoon Safari and Zanzibar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $7,265

Review of Lion King Adventures’ 12-day luxury Tanzania honeymoon safari, covering Serengeti, Ngorongoro, and Zanzibar for $7,265 per person.

“The whole experience was incredible! From the start Lion king adventures were extremely responsive to our questions and accomodating for any amednments we wanted.”

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15.VIP Dubai Sunset Desert Safari: Camel Ride, BBQ, Unlimited Spirit

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 98 reviews · from $239

Review of Dubai’s VIP sunset desert safari, with dune driving, camel rides, BBQ dinner, drinks, entertainment, and practical booking tips.

“We booked the VIP Desert Safari with Arabian Adventures, and it turned out to be one of the absolute highlights of our trip to Dubai!”

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