Desert Adventures

C has been to the Middle East on several occasions for work and has been trying to interest the family to go. After our initial plans to go to Jordan fell through due to some political unrest there, we decided to spend some time in Dubai enroute to Europe.

Dubai in December is pretty cool around 18C. We visited the beach and ducked for cover when it rained. It's quite nice to see families out enjoying the water. We went to the gold souq and the spices souq. The spices souq is quite an eye opener.

The highlight of Dubai trip was the Desert Adventures. We booked a private tour and a 4 wheel drive came to pick us up. We travelled for some time before reaching the desert. 

The desert was beautiful.  The driver then took us to sand bashing, revving up to the sand dunes and sliding down. Very fun! This is very commercialised in Dubai and C said it was more thrilling in the desert in Jordan when he did it.

The next stop was to the camp where there was a big area set up for dinner. Before dinner, the kids took a ATV vehicle and ride around the desert and we went for a camel ride. Dinner was buffet style and we sat on cushions and watched belly dancer, turkish dancer and eating middle eastern fare. The weather was cool and we dine under the stars. It was a memorable day!