Oct – Apr
B-02
Dune & Done
Half a day in the desert. The easiest yes in the catalog — and the one that opens the account.
- Duration
- 5 hrs
- Group
- 10–60
- Emirate
- Dubai
From
AED 190 /person
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B-01 Desert Oct – Apr
Camp Takeover
The entire desert camp closed to the public and handed to your company for the evening. No other groups. No tourists. Just your team under the stars.
- Duration
- 6 hrs door-to-door
- Ideal start time
- 15:30 pickup — dune drive in golden light, sunset on arrival, dinner and show after dark
- Departure window
- 15:00–16:00
- Group size
- 40 min — 120 max
- Emirate / venue
- Al Marmoom / Lahbab desert, Dubai
- Season
- October – April
- Booking lead time
- 21 days
Why this is not the retail version
A desert safari seat sells at AED 120–180, and even a "premium" upgrade puts your team in a shared camp with tourists from six countries.
Here the camp is closed to the public. Your branding is at the entrance. The entertainment programme runs on your schedule, with a slot for your CEO to speak to the whole company under open sky. The band plays until you leave, not until the tour buses go.
This is the package clients book when the desert evening is the annual event — not an add-on to it.
The day, minute by minute
Timeline
- 15:30 Coaches depart client office
- 16:20 Desert rendezvous. Transfer to 4x4 convoy
- 16:35 Dune drive, 30 minutes
- 17:10 Arrival at camp. Camp is yours — branded entrance, welcome desk, refreshments
- 17:25 Activity window — camel rides, sandboarding, quad bikes, henna, falconry
- 18:05 Group photograph at golden hour
- 18:20 Sunset. Arabic coffee and dates on the dune ridge
- 18:50 Company address slot (10 min reserved)
- 19:05 BBQ dinner service across the camp
- 20:00 Entertainment programme — tanoura, fire show, live band
- 20:50 Open time, shisha lounge, bonfire
- 21:15 Departure
- 21:30 Coaches depart
- 22:15 Arrival at drop point
Included
- Return coach transfer from client office
- 4x4 dune drive with experienced desert drivers
- Exclusive buyout of the entire camp — closed to the public for your event
- Full BBQ dinner buffet with live stations, vegetarian, vegan and dietary options
- Unlimited soft drinks, water, tea, Arabic coffee, dates
- Camel rides, sandboarding, henna, falconry photo opportunity
- Extended entertainment programme — tanoura, fire show, live band
- Shisha lounge and bonfire
- Full branding — camp entrance, welcome desk, photo backdrop, table signage
- Photographer and videographer, full day — edited reel within 5 working days plus 100+ retouched stills
- Two on-ground coordinators
- First-aid-qualified staff on site
Not included
Stated up front so there is nothing to argue about at invoice time.
- Quad bikes (AED 150/person, 20 min)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Overnight desert stay (quoted separately)
- 5% VAT
Weather & backup plan
- Trigger
- Sandstorm warning, rain, or wind above 25 knots. Assessed 48 hrs and 6 hrs prior.
- Fallback
- Reschedule within 6 months at no charge. There is no indoor alternative for a desert camp — never promise one. Where the client cannot reschedule, transfer to I-01 Year in Review with the difference credited.
- You are told by
- No later than 11:00 on the event day. Buyout deposits are typically non-refundable, so weather risk sits with us — price it in.
Customisation options
| Quad bikes, 20 min | AED 150/person |
|---|---|
| Fireworks display | AED 8,000–20,000 |
| Vintage Land Rover convoy in place of standard 4x4 | AED 120/person |
| Astronomy segment with telescopes and guide | AED 2,900 |
| Branded t-shirts or keffiyehs | AED 45–90/person |
| Drone footage | AED 1,100 |
| Extra hour of entertainment | AED 2,300 |
Questions about Camp Takeover
- How much does Camp Takeover cost per person?
- AED 780 per person for 40–59 people; AED 580 per person for 60–99 people; AED 460 per person for 100+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. Smaller groups are welcome and are billed at the band's minimum chargeable persons (41 for the 40–59 band).
- How long does Camp Takeover take, and when does it start?
- 6 hrs door-to-door. 15:30 pickup — dune drive in golden light, sunset on arrival, dinner and show after dark Departure window: 15:00–16:00. The published timeline is door-to-door and already includes the transfer.
- What is not included in Camp Takeover?
- Quad bikes (AED 150/person, 20 min); Alcoholic beverages; Overnight desert stay (quoted separately); 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.
- What happens to Camp Takeover if the weather turns?
- Sandstorm warning, rain, or wind above 25 knots. Assessed 48 hrs and 6 hrs prior. The documented fallback is: Reschedule within 6 months at no charge. There is no indoor alternative for a desert camp — never promise one. Where the client cannot reschedule, transfer to I-01 Year in Review with the difference credited.. No later than 11:00 on the event day. Buyout deposits are typically non-refundable, so weather risk sits with us — price it in.
- How far in advance do we need to book Camp Takeover?
- 21 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.
Who you are actually booking with
- Written terms
- Inclusions and exclusions on every package
- Settled before signature, not at invoice
- Contingency
- Named fallback on every outdoor programme
- Weather trigger and notification deadline on record
Also consider
Oct – Apr
B-03
Under the Stars
A private site in the deep desert, a majlis built for the evening, falconry at golden hour and a telescope after dinner. No camp, no other groups, no quad bikes.
- Duration
- 7 hrs
- Group
- 20–60
- Emirate
- Dubai +1
From
AED 1,180 /person
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Oct – Apr
B-04
Night Under Canvas
The desert after everyone else has gone home. Private tents, dinner around a fire, a telescope at midnight and breakfast as the sun comes up over the dunes.
- Duration
- 20 hrs
- Group
- 20–60
- Emirate
- Dubai +1
From
AED 1,450 /person
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