It's not everywhere in the world where you can tell someone you went "dune bashing" over the weekend, and they know exactly what you're talking about. We went and checked out this "classic" UAE activity a couple of weeks ago when we had a visitor in town.
The trip started around 3:30 in the afternoon when we got picked up by a random man at a random hotel. Mind you, this was all pre-arranged, so it wasn't all that random...but we never confirmed who we were, and he never confirmed who he was, but we hopped in the Land Cruiser nonetheless.
First, we were taken on an hour drive out of town and landed up at a little encampment with some bedouin guys and their camels.
These guys looked authentic.
Baby camel!! I want one!
Our tour vehicles.
This is DUNE BASHING!!! Basically, the guy just drives around all over the desert. For all you know, he could just be driving in circles - it's kind of hard to tell. The best part is when they drive all the way up the side of a massive sand dune, then just cruise vertically down the other side. Scary...but verrry fun!
At the end of the dune bashing, we got dropped at a bedouin camp where we could ride some camels, eat, and smoke sheesha. I love this pic because the wind in my hair makes it look like the camel is going fast...but in reality, these camels looked like they were about to croak! (The little camp where we had dinner is in the background)
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