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Shruti Goradia
Visual Designer, kodak.com

June 23, 2008

Dubai's Desert Safari

Any adventure is a great photo opportunity and Dubai's desert safari does not disappoint. It was a wonderful adventure from the get go. We were picked up at our hotel in a Landcruiser and driven over to the desert. Well trained (and highly courageous) drivers are required to drive on the dunes. Unfortunately, our driver drove through town as if it were the dunes! Which did (kind of) prepare me for the crazy, topsy-turvy, sideways, backwards drive on the dunes. The drive on the dunes was simply exhilarating. Coming down a dune sideways, at breakneck speed is a unique experience, one that I recommend for all.



Not many pictures that I took during the ride came out great - as you can well imagine, I'm just glad that my camera and me came back in one piece.



After the thrill ride through the dunes, we were taken over to a camp site with more fun in store. We got to ride the camels, have henna applied, dressed in the local garb for another photo opp, smoked hukkas and ate local cuisine while watching cultural performances that included the famed belly dancing.

 





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Posted By: Belly Dance (2/25/2009)

Comment: dubai is a fantabulous place to visit...its hot but surely everything else related to it is also sizziling ..the malls the places..n the dances , especially belly dance..i love watching it.

Posted By: Brad (6/24/2008)

Comment: I'm glad you had a great time. I think I went on the same tour when I was in Dubai. Did you guys get to stop and drink camel milk? Yuck. We also went sandboarding at the camp just before we ate dinner. It was so much fun, and the food was so delicious. It's been over three years since I went to Dubai and went on the tour out in the desert, and I still have sand trapped in my camera. It's my permanent reminder of what a great time I had.

Posted By: Dharini (6/23/2008)

Comment: Hi! Lovely pics, you guys can almost pass off as Dubaiites!!!:) Love, t

Posted By: Shruti (6/23/2008)

Comment: Thanks Robin, it was a lot of fun and very scary initially. A little ways into the drive we got used to it. Dave, we stayed in Old Dubai for a couple of days on our way back to India.

Posted By: Dave (6/23/2008)

Comment: where did u stay and how long?

Posted By: Robbin (6/23/2008)

Comment: Wow, youre brave! I remember gripping the interi of the truck very tightly whilst 4 wheeling with a friend up and down hills in New Mexico and we didnt even go sideways!!! I bet it was ggeous tho! Thanks f sharing.