# Dune & Done

> Half a day in the desert. The easiest yes in the catalog — and the one that opens the account.

Package B-02 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Desert](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/desert-team-building/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/dune-and-done/

- **Duration:** 5 hrs door-to-door
- **Ideal start time:** 15:00 pickup — dune drive in soft afternoon light, dinner at sunset, home by 20:30
- **Departure window:** 14:30–15:30. Earlier is too hot; later loses the light for photography
- **Group size:** 10 min — 60 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Al Marmoom / Lahbab desert, Dubai
- **Season:** October – April
- **Booking lead time:** 7 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 10–29 people | AED 280 | 23 people |
| 30–59 people | AED 210 | 41 people |
| 60+ people | AED 190 | — |

A group smaller than a band's "billed for at least" figure is still served, and is invoiced for that many people.
Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 55–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60+ people.

Payment: 50% advance on signature. 100% cleared 3 working days before the event. Numbers lock 7 days prior.

## Why this is not the retail version

A tourist desert safari seat sells at **AED 120–180**. Your staff sit with holidaymakers from six countries, queue for the camel, and go home with phone photos.

Here the camp section is reserved for your team alone, your branding is at the entrance and the photo backdrop, and a professional photographer covers golden hour — so HR gets 40 usable images instead of forty blurry ones.

**Its job is to open the account.** Priced deliberately close to retail so the first yes is easy. Every client who books this is followed up within 30 days with C-01 or B-01.

## Timeline

- **15:00** — Coach departs client office
- **15:50** — Desert rendezvous point. Transfer to 4x4 convoy
- **16:05** — Dune drive, 25 minutes
- **16:35** — Arrival at camp. Reserved section, branded welcome, refreshments
- **16:50** — Free activity window — camel rides, sandboarding, quad bikes (optional), henna, falcon photos
- **17:45** — Group photograph at golden hour
- **18:00** — Sunset. Photographer roams
- **18:30** — BBQ dinner service
- **19:15** — Live entertainment — tanoura, fire show
- **19:45** — Departure
- **20:30** — Arrival at drop point

## Included

- Return coach transfer from client office
- 4x4 dune drive with experienced desert drivers
- Reserved, sectioned camp area for the group — not general seating
- BBQ buffet dinner with vegetarian and vegan options
- Soft drinks, water, tea, coffee, dates
- Camel ride, sandboarding, henna, falcon photo opportunity
- Live entertainment programme
- Branded welcome signage and photo backdrop
- Photographer, 3 hrs — 40+ retouched stills within 5 working days
- Event coordinator throughout

## Not included

- Quad bikes (AED 150/person, 20 min)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Videography (see add-ons)
- Private camp buyout (see B-01 Camp Takeover)
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Sandstorm warning, rain, or wind above 25 knots. Assessed 24 hrs and 5 hrs prior.
- **Fallback:** Reschedule within 6 months at no charge. Desert camps do not have an indoor alternative.
- **You are told by:** No later than 11:00 on the event day.

## Customisation options

- Quad bikes, 20 min: AED 150/person
- Videographer + edited reel: AED 1,200
- Upgrade to private camp section with own buffet: AED 90/person
- Branded t-shirts: AED 45–90/person
- Extended entertainment — live band: AED 3,500
- Drone footage: AED 1,100

## Questions about Dune & Done

### How much does Dune & Done cost per person?

AED 280 per person for 10–29 people; AED 210 per person for 30–59 people; AED 190 per person for 60+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 23 people in the 10–29 band, 41 people in the 30–59 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 55–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60+ people.

### How long does Dune & Done take, and when does it start?

5 hrs door-to-door. Ideal start: 15:00 pickup — dune drive in soft afternoon light, dinner at sunset, home by 20:30. Departure window: 14:30–15:30. Earlier is too hot; later loses the light for photography. The timeline on this page is door-to-door, so the transfer is already inside it.

### What is not included in Dune & Done?

Quad bikes (AED 150/person, 20 min); Alcoholic beverages; Videography (see add-ons); Private camp buyout (see B-01 Camp Takeover); 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Dune & Done if the weather turns?

Trigger: Sandstorm warning, rain, or wind above 25 knots. Assessed 24 hrs and 5 hrs prior. Fallback: Reschedule within 6 months at no charge. Desert camps do not have an indoor alternative. You are told: No later than 11:00 on the event day.

### How far in advance do we need to book Dune & Done?

The booking lead time is 7 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [What to wear to a team building day in the UAE](https://offsyte.ae/blog/what-to-wear-team-building-uae/): What to wear to a team building day in the UAE, activity by activity — desert, water, mountain, indoor sport — and what to put in the invitation.
- [Corporate desert safari in Dubai: what it really costs](https://offsyte.ae/blog/corporate-desert-safari-dubai/): What a company gets from a corporate desert safari in Dubai at AED 130 a person versus a private camp — with real prices, group sizes and the months it runs.
- [How much does team building cost in Dubai?](https://offsyte.ae/blog/how-much-does-team-building-cost-dubai/): Real per-person prices for corporate team building in Dubai and the UAE — from AED 190 to AED 3,200 a day — and the four things that actually move the number.

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