Two words – DESERT SAFARI!
Truly, one of the more unique experiences in life and really, it’s rather simple. Arrange a desert safari through the concierge desk at your hotel. You’ll be picked up in a 4×4 vehicle and driven to the desert. Air will be let out of the tires and you’ll go hurdling over and around dunes in what is really a sadistic real-life roller coaster but called “dune bashing.”
Know your own ability to handle crazy gyrations inside other people’s vehicles. Should you eat lunch before you go flying around the desert like a mad man? Should you be out at karaoke until 3AM the night before, crooning tunes and swilling spirits? Get motion-sickness?
After about 30 minutes of dune bashing, you’re driver will assemble with others at a veritable oasis where you and all those who’ve survived various sand-inhaling experiences that evening. A traditional bedouin barbecue will commence with all the standard Arab trimmings. Rice, meats, breads, vegetables, and plenty of beverages to relax and unwind. Music plays, the belly-dancer does her thing, and the hubbly-bubbly billows away in the sheesha tent. People from all over the world, vacationing in Dubai, come together in a uniquely international experience.