The Arabian Adventures tour leaves Dubai around 3:30 and takes about 30 minutes to reach the starting point |
Arabian Adventures |
Dune landscape near Dubai |
Dune driving |
The first victim gets stuck in the sand |
Arabian Adventures sends 20-30 4x4's a day on the desert safari |
Follow the leader |
UAE desert |
UAE desert |
Coming down a steep dune |
Crossing the dunes |
Scenic dunes |
Wind patterns |
The first break |
Continuing |
UAE desert |
UAE desert |
Leaving deep track in the soft sand |
Another driver gets stuck |
Dune driving |
Tall dunes in the distance |
Land Cruiser commercial |
Cresting a dune |
Arabian Adventures logo vehicle |
Camel farm |
Camel farm |
Camel farm |
Camel farm |
Baby camel nursing |
Camel farm |
Camel farm |
Camel farm |
Camel farm |
Dru came to visit all the way from frozen Minneapolis |
Sunset |
Driving off into the sunset |
Driving off into the sunset |
Dru contemplates how to mount this |
Short camel rides are given at the tented camp |
Nice camel |
Graceful dismount of an expert |
Nice camel |
Free beer! |
Dru gets a henna tatoo |
Tatoo artist |
Tatoo artist |
Belly dancer, Dubai UAE |
Belly dancer, Dubai UAE |
Henna |
A second trip on the Desert Safari when my mom came to visit |
Camel |
Camel |
Parked camel |
Camel |
Camel |
Camel emerging from behind a bush |
Camel with dunes |
Camel in the desert |
Desert camel |
Camel and a bush |
Camel in the desert outside Dubai |
Camel |
Camel |
Camel |
Dubai Desert Conservation Area |
Dubai Desert Conservation Area |
Mom and Roy with a camel |
Mom and Roy with a camel |
Mom's thinking of a new career as a camel massage therapist |
Mom's camel shot |
Me, Roy and Camel |
Roy and camel |
Sand patterns |
Camels |
Camel in the desert |
Dune bashing as part of the Arabian Adventures Desert Safari |
Dune Bashing |
Take motion sickness pills if you're susceptable |
Climbing a big dune |
Throwing up sand |
Roy |
Roy in the desert |
Mom in the desert |
Mom in the desert |
Me and mom in the desert |
Me, Mom and Roy in the desert |
Me, Mom and Roy on a break from the desert safari |
Roy in the desert |
An Arabian Gazelle |
Dubai Desert Conservation Area |
Stop at the camel farm |
Roy in the desert |
Dubai Desert Conservation Area |
Someone got stuck |
Arabian Adventures desert camp for dinner after the safari |
The Men's Room |
Full moon over the desert |
Mom with a sheesha (Arabian water pipe) |
Roy at least posing with the sheesha |
Dinner |
Dinner |
Belly Dancer |
Belly Dancer |
You can try henna at the desert camp |
Mom getting a henna tattoo |
Mom's henna tattoo |
Mom's henna tattoo |
Falconeer |
Roy holding a falcon |
My turn with the falcon |
Mom's turn with the falcon |
Shadow of camel riders at night |
The easy part |
The very ungraceful rise |
Pose |
Skip the ride |
Now park |