# 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.

Package B-04 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Desert](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/desert-team-building/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/night-under-canvas/

- **Duration:** 20 hrs — overnight
- **Ideal start time:** 15:00 pickup — camp built, group settled, and outside for the last two hours of light
- **Departure window:** 14:30–16:00
- **Group size:** 20 min — 60 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Dubai or Sharjah inland — exclusive desert camp buyout
- **Season:** Oct–Apr
- **Booking lead time:** 21 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 20–29 people | AED 1,750 | 26 people |
| 30–49 people | AED 1,600 | — |
| 50+ people | AED 1,450 | — |

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 28–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–49 people; groups of 46–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50+ 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 retail overnight desert safari is **AED 350–500** and it is a shared camp, a shared tent block and a coach that collects from six hotels. **B-01 Camp Takeover at AED 580** is our own exclusive desert evening and goes home at eleven.

**The whole product is the eight hours between those two things.** Every desert package in this catalog and every one in the market ends at 22:00, because that is when the coaches leave. What happens after they leave — the fire burning down, the sky at midnight with a telescope on it, and forty people who are still talking at one in the morning because there is nowhere to go — is a different experience, and there is no version of it that can be delivered in an evening.

**Sunrise is the second half of the argument.** Karak on a dune ridge at quarter past six, watching the light come across the sand, with the people you work with. That is the photograph, and it is the thing people describe to colleagues who did not come.

**Against C-02 Overnight at the Farm at AED 1,070:** the farm is cheaper, more comfortable and better for a team that wants to talk. The desert is more demanding and considerably more memorable, and it is the one that reads as an occasion. **Ask whether the client wants a retreat or an expedition** — the answer decides the package, and the AED 530 difference is not the deciding factor.

## Timeline

- **15:00** — Coach departs client office to the staging point
- **16:00** — Transfer to the 4×4 convoy
- **16:20** — Dune drive to camp
- **16:45** — Arrival. Camp is the group's alone. Tent allocation, welcome gahwa
- **17:30** — Free time — the dunes, the majlis, the camels if the camp has them
- **18:15** — Sunset from the ridge. Nothing scheduled against it
- **19:15** — Live BBQ dinner around the fire
- **21:00** — Fire, conversation, oud if booked
- **22:00** — Astronomy. Telescope and a guide, an hour from the city's light
- **23:30** — Camp settles. Fire kept in overnight
- **06:15** — Sunrise. Karak on the ridge for whoever wants it
- **07:30** — Breakfast at camp
- **08:45** — Strike. Convoy departs
- **09:30** — Coach departs staging point
- **10:30** — Arrival at drop point

## Included

- Coach transfer from client office to the staging point, both legs
- 4×4 convoy with experienced drivers
- Exclusive overnight camp buyout — no other group on site
- Private tented accommodation — proper beds, bedding, and lighting
- Washroom and shower facilities
- Welcome gahwa, dates and refreshments
- Live BBQ dinner around the fire, full dietary coverage
- Breakfast at camp
- Astronomy guide with telescope
- Fire kept in overnight
- Full custom branding
- Photographer, videographer and an edited 90-second reel within 5 working days
- Two event coordinators on site
- On-site medical cover through the night

## Not included

- Alcohol
- Quad bikes and dune buggies — deliberately excluded
- Single-tent supplement (see add-ons)
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Rain, wind above 25 knots, or a sandstorm warning. The threshold is tighter than B-01's because a tented camp in wind is not a marginal call — it is unsafe.
- **Fallback:** C-02 Overnight at the Farm, same date, contracted as the standing alternative, with a AED 480/person reduction. Where weather turns after arrival, the camp has a hard-sided majlis structure and the group can be extracted by convoy at any hour — the evacuation route is confirmed before every booking, not assumed.
- **You are told by:** By 11:00 on the day. The camp build commits at 12:00 and cannot be reversed after that.

## Customisation options

- Single-tent supplement: AED 220/person
- Live oud or saxophone at the fire: AED 1,500
- Falconry display at sunrise: AED 1,800
- Camel trek at first light: AED 140/person
- Facilitated session at the camp, half day: AED 3,800/event
- Sandboarding session before sunset: AED 90/person
- Drone coverage at sunrise: AED 500
- Upgrade to a premium plated dinner: AED 180/person

## Questions about Night Under Canvas

### How much does Night Under Canvas cost per person?

AED 1,750 per person for 20–29 people; AED 1,600 per person for 30–49 people; AED 1,450 per person for 50+ people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 26 people in the 20–29 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 28–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–49 people; groups of 46–49 are billed as 50 people at the rate for 50+ people.

### How long does Night Under Canvas take, and when does it start?

20 hrs — overnight. Ideal start: 15:00 pickup — camp built, group settled, and outside for the last two hours of light. Departure window: 14:30–16:00.

### What is not included in Night Under Canvas?

Alcohol; Quad bikes and dune buggies — deliberately excluded; Single-tent supplement (see add-ons); 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Night Under Canvas if the weather turns?

Trigger: Rain, wind above 25 knots, or a sandstorm warning. The threshold is tighter than B-01's because a tented camp in wind is not a marginal call — it is unsafe. Fallback: C-02 Overnight at the Farm, same date, contracted as the standing alternative, with a AED 480/person reduction. Where weather turns after arrival, the camp has a hard-sided majlis structure and the group can be extracted by convoy at any hour — the evacuation route is confirmed before every booking, not assumed. You are told: By 11:00 on the day. The camp build commits at 12:00 and cannot be reversed after that.

### How far in advance do we need to book Night Under Canvas?

The booking lead time is 21 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

## Read before you book

- [Desert camping and glamping overnight for a UAE team](https://offsyte.ae/blog/desert-glamping-team-overnight-uae/): A desert or farmhouse overnight for a UAE team starts at AED 1,070 a person excluding VAT. The season, the night cold and the sleeping plans to sort first.
- [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.

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