Valentine’s Day is one of the most memorable days to celebrate with your partner or spouse. Dubai offers incredible packages to celebrate this day in style with your loved one. Whether it is romantic candlelight dinners, exotic spa dates, luxurious limousine rides, exploring the underwater world, shopping to your heart’s content, or spending an evening on top of the tallest planet on earth, you are spoilt for choice. However, if you want to get away from the chaos of the city, then it is best to book a desert safari and escape to the heart of the red Arabian desert. Read on to know more about the top romantic things you can do on a desert safari.
How to select a desert safari?
Several tour operators offer an array of desert safari packages, especially for Valentine’s Day. You can select from different tour packages such as Hot Air Balloon ride, evening desert safari, or morning desert safari with sunrise. Many resorts and boutique hotels also offer overnight desert safari packages with a private dinner for two, spa facilities, and a lip-smacking in-room breakfast spread.
You can choose the package according to your interest and convenience. But it is highly recommended to go with a renowned tour operator and rest assured that whichever package you select, you will have the most unforgettable time in the desert. Please note that complimentary pick-up and drop services in chauffeured vehicles are part of most tour packages but checking with them before booking is better.
A typical desert safari experience
Your Dubai desert safari expedition will most probably start in the afternoon. The drive to the camp is one of the most exciting experiences. Snuggle with your partner in the backseat and brace yourself for a bumpy ride through the golden sands. Your trained driver expertly maneuvers a 4×4 vehicle up and down steep dunes. Dune bashing is exhilarating, and you have butterflies in your stomach as you go up and down the slopes of sand—a perfect excuse to cozy up with your loved one and offer some security and comfort to each other. Feast your eyes on the fascinating desert flora and fauna, including rare birds, gazelles, camels, Arabian oryxes, and cacti.
Your driver will stop the car for some fantastic photo sessions at many places. Be sure to click some lovey-dovey selfies against the stunning desert backdrop.
You can check out the camel farm at the Emirati campsite and hop onto a camel and go for a ride. Hug your partner during this fun and bouncy ride and enjoy the mesmerizing view of the endless stretch of sand spread out in front of you. Hold hands with your Valentine and watch the sun setting down slowly on the horizon. The orange glow of the setting sun transforms the entire desert landscape into a magical land. It will undoubtedly be one of the most beautiful moments of your desert safari. Make sure that you get some awe-inspiring clicks of the sunset. They are indeed going to be frame-worthy!
Enjoy other thrilling activities like sandboarding, quad biking, getting intricate henna designs on your hands and feet, dressing up in traditional Arabian attire and clicking photos, watching the adorable falcons perform some antics, and smoking flavorful shisha pipes. The evenings tend to get a little cold in the desert. Settle down around a cozy campfire that will keep you warm from the chill weather of the evening. You can have many cups of delicious Arabic coffee and munch on lush dates during the evening. Soak in the rustic feel of the exotic desert life, and enjoy exceptional live entertainment such as Belly Dancing, a Tanura dance show, and a Fire show. Savor a scrumptious BBQ buffet dinner with an assortment of local and international delicacies such as soups, starters, appetizers, main course, and desserts. If you have signed up for an evening safari, your chauffeured vehicle will take you back to the hotel.
However, if you have booked an overnight safari, then continue to enjoy the tranquility of the desert post-dinner. Take a walk around the campsite with your partner and spend some lovely and serene moments. Watch the glittering night sky dazzle with twinkling stars for as far as your eyes can see. The moonlight will indeed contribute to the romantic ambiance and love in the air before you retire to your tent. After spending a peaceful night under the stars, wake up to a gorgeous sunrise. Your delightful Arabian desert adventure concludes with a mouthwatering breakfast before you return to your hotel/accommodation.
Conclusion
A desert safari in Dubai on Valentine’s Day provides the much-needed break from the hustle-bustle of everyday routine life. It offers the ultimate Emirati hospitality amidst a luxurious setting blending fun, nature, adventure, entertainment, and food. So, book a desert safari to surprise your beloved on V-day, and we promise you that you will cherish this experience for a lifetime.
