# Sand & Sea

> Fossil-bearing desert in the morning, open coast by sunset. Sharjah's Mleiha and Umm Al Quwain's lagoon in a single day — 130 million years apart, ninety minutes by road.

Package M-04 from Offsyte, corporate recreation in the UAE · [Multi-Emirate Circuit](https://offsyte.ae/catalog/multi-emirate-circuits/) · Web page: https://offsyte.ae/packages/sand-and-sea/

- **Duration:** 11 hrs door-to-door
- **Ideal start time:** 08:00 pickup — Mleiha before the midday sun, the coast at golden hour
- **Departure window:** 07:30–08:30
- **Group size:** 15 min — 60 max
- **Emirate / venue:** Sharjah (Mleiha) · Umm Al Quwain
- **Season:** October – April
- **Booking lead time:** 14 days

## Price per person, excluding 5% VAT

| Group size | Per person | Billed for at least |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 15–29 people | AED 590 | 20 people |
| 30–59 people | AED 500 | — |
| 60 people | AED 450 | — |

- 15–29: Single bus, hybrid photo/video operator
- 30–59: Full specification
- 60: Two buses, third coordinator

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 26–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–59 people; 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

Mleiha sells day tickets at **AED 40–150** and Umm Al Quwain's beaches are free. You could do this yourself for the price of fuel — and every HR manager who has tried it has spent the day chasing a roll call in a car park instead of talking to their team.

What you are buying is that the day happens. Thirty people move on time between two emirates, the fossil walk has a licensed guide instead of a Google search, the beach has an equipment set and two coordinators running the stations, and the BBQ is lit before anyone is hungry. Your HR lead attends their own event rather than running it.

**And the contrast is the product.** Desert and coast in one day is a genuinely memorable structure — people describe it as two trips. That is why it photographs better than any single-venue offsite in this catalog.

## Timeline

- **08:00** — Bus departs client office. Breakfast boxes and coffee on board
- **09:15** — Sharjah — Mleiha Archaeological Centre. Guided exhibition: the Faya caves, the Bronze Age tombs, the human-migration story
- **10:30** — Fossil Rock guided walk. Group photo on the ridge
- **12:00** — Depart for the coast
- **12:45** — Lunch. Reserved section, Arabic set menu
- **14:00** — Umm Al Quwain — lagoon and sandbar. Beach team stations: tug of war, sandbar relay, blind-build challenge. Coordinator-led, our equipment
- **16:30** — Free time. Swim, walk the sandbar, tea station
- **17:15** — Live BBQ dinner on the beach as the sun goes down. Company address slot if wanted
- **18:30** — Depart
- **19:00** — Drop-off at pickup point

## Included

- Private 30-seat bus for the full day, all tolls and parking
- Mleiha Archaeological Centre entry and guided exhibition
- Guided Fossil Rock desert walk with a Mleiha-licensed guide
- Breakfast boxes and coffee; water, karak and snacks on board all day
- Reserved set-menu lunch
- Umm Al Quwain beach site fee and full team-games equipment set
- Coordinator-led team stations, 2.5 hrs
- Live BBQ station dinner on the beach — halal, vegetarian and vegan options
- Photographer and videographer for the full day — edited 90-sec highlight reel within 5 working days, plus 100+ retouched stills
- Branded welcome desk, beach banners, name badges
- Two on-ground coordinators
- Dietary and allergy management, collected at group size lock

## Not included

- Dune buggy, quad or overnight dome stay at Mleiha (see customisation)
- Alcoholic beverages
- Gifts or giveaways
- 5% VAT

## Weather and backup plan

- **Trigger:** Rain, sandstorm, wind above 20 knots at the coast, or a forecast above 40°C. Assessed 48 hrs prior and again at 07:00 on the day.
- **Fallback:** Mleiha's centre is fully indoor and air-conditioned — in heat or sandstorm the Fossil Rock walk is dropped and the exhibition segment extends. On the coast, the beach stations move to a covered majlis at the harbour with the BBQ served under cover; the games set adapts to indoor format. Full rain-out reschedules within 6 months at no charge.
- **You are told by:** By 07:00 on the event day, before departure.

## Customisation options

- Mleiha dune buggy session, per vehicle: AED 450
- Guided mangrove kayak instead of beach stations: AED 85/person
- Facilitated team-building programme in place of the games set: AED 1,500
- Astronomy segment at Mleiha (evening variant — reverses the route): AED 60/person
- Branded t-shirts (recommended for the games): AED 45–90/person
- Drone footage — Fossil Rock ridge and the sandbar: AED 800
- Same-day 60-sec social edit: AED 500

## Questions about Sand & Sea

### How much does Sand & Sea cost per person?

AED 590 per person for 15–29 people; AED 500 per person for 30–59 people; AED 450 per person for 60 people. All figures exclude 5% VAT. A group below a band's minimum chargeable size is billed at that minimum: 20 people in the 15–29 band. Where a larger band costs less in total, it is quoted instead: groups of 26–29 are billed as 30 people at the rate for 30–59 people; groups of 55–59 are billed as 60 people at the rate for 60 people.

### How long does Sand & Sea take, and when does it start?

11 hrs door-to-door. Ideal start: 08:00 pickup — Mleiha before the midday sun, the coast at golden hour. Departure window: 07:30–08:30. The timeline on this page is door-to-door, so the transfer is already inside it.

### What is not included in Sand & Sea?

Dune buggy, quad or overnight dome stay at Mleiha (see customisation); Alcoholic beverages; Gifts or giveaways; 5% VAT. These are stated before enquiry rather than raised at invoice time.

### What happens to Sand & Sea if the weather turns?

Trigger: Rain, sandstorm, wind above 20 knots at the coast, or a forecast above 40°C. Assessed 48 hrs prior and again at 07:00 on the day. Fallback: Mleiha's centre is fully indoor and air-conditioned — in heat or sandstorm the Fossil Rock walk is dropped and the exhibition segment extends. On the coast, the beach stations move to a covered majlis at the harbour with the BBQ served under cover; the games set adapts to indoor format. Full rain-out reschedules within 6 months at no charge. You are told: By 07:00 on the event day, before departure.

### How far in advance do we need to book Sand & Sea?

The booking lead time is 14 days. Ramadan and December dates book out first.

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