Arabian Adventures launches new Dubai desert and city experiences for 2024/25
Dubai, UAE, 11th December 2024: Arabian Adventures, the leading UAE-based destination management company (DMC), tour and safari operator, part of the Emirates Group, has launched a range of new Dubai desert and city experiences for the 2024/25 season. From behind-the-scenes access to major upcoming sporting events, to exclusive desert attractions and city tours, the experiences cater to the evolving demands of a growing number of international travellers arriving in Dubai during the peak winter season and beyond.
The DMC has issued a new product catalogue and tariff for the season, introducing products and services aimed to support travel agents and tour operators in offering the latest, attractive packages to destination Dubai. In addition to the launch of brand-new products, all core packaged products have been updated. This includes Arabian Adventures’ desert experiences, sightseeing tours, attractions, airport meet & greet, transport, leisure group itineraries, and Maldives land services.
Highlights of the ‘Arabian Adventures Product Catalogue Edition 2024/25’ include the re-launch of the DMC’s popular ‘Shared city tours’ for the first time post-pandemic, a brand-new desert dining and entertainment destination at a sought-after location on Dubai’s outskirts, a first-of-its-kind new dining experience in partnership with Veuve Clicquot at the heart of the Dubai desert, and an exclusive package to experience the best of upcoming sporting event, the Dubai World Cup.
Shared city tours
Due to popular demand, Arabian Adventures is reintroducing shared city tours in multiple languages, offering a more affordable alternative to its private city tour options. All tours are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, French, and Russian. Starting from October 2024, weekly schedules include three shared Dubai city tours featuring full or half-day itineraries covering all major interest points and attractions. Options include a Dubai Full Day Tour, Traditional Dubai Morning Tour, and Modern Dubai Afternoon Tour. In addition, two full-day Abu Dhabi-based shared tours are now available, an Abu Dhabi Heritage Tour and Abu Dhabi Attractions Tour.
The Fort – Lisaili
A new, multi-experience destination now open in Dubai is offering travellers a ‘taste’ of the Arabian desert. Designed by the team at Arabian Adventures, ‘The Fort – Lisaili’ is a new camp featuring multiple desert lounges, just a 45-minute drive from Downtown Dubai. Located next to popular hotspot Hidden Café and a replica fort structure at the base of a row of impressive sand dunes, popular with UAE residents for sunset viewing, the location has been enhanced to create a new desert destination offering activities for a range of audiences.
The entry fee includes a BBQ buffet dinner, soft beverages, live entertainment (fire show), camel rides, henna hand painting, and family-friendly games such as archery on the dunes. Additional activities available for a fee include photography services, souvenir shops, quad bike rides, dune buggy rides, an Aperol Spritz sunset lounge with fully stocked bar, an additional bar and Shisha lounge.
The Veuve Clicquot Desert Experience by Arabian Adventures
An exclusive new dining experience, set to enhance Dubai’s desert offering, is now open for bookings. This unique partnership between Arabian Adventures and Veuve Clicquot is offering a private new location for premium dining in a secluded and breath-taking location in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve (DDCR), one of the UAE’s largest nature reserves. Embodying the iconic Veuve Clicquot identity, this experience adds a vibrant touch of yellow to the terracotta dunes, bringing the quality and uniqueness of what Madame Clicquot, known as ‘La Grande Dame of Champagne,’ is celebrated for, from France to the heart of the Dubai desert.
The bespoke new location is inclusive of a ‘Sundowner Lounge’ high on the dunes for panoramic Arabian sunsets, and a private dining area within an enclave. A multi-course menu prepared by a private chef will be served, alongside a selection of premium beverages, specifically paired to each course, hosted by a sommelier. Limited spaces are available, with reservations recommended in advance. For international travel trade partners, special prices per person for the full experience are inclusive of private transfers, access to the private desert lounge – hosting a minimum of two and a maximum of eight guests, premium beverages, and a multi-course meal alongside added extras such as an optional camel trek.
Dubai World Cup package
The Dubai World Cup is one of the city’s most sought-after and glamourous sporting events, and Arabian Adventures is offering the chance to discover Dubai in ultra-luxury with a five-night package of incredible VIP experiences. The ‘Premium Guest Experience’ includes access to a private suite for race day overlooking the Home Straight turn for epic views, inclusive of premium beverages and food, and premium Chauffer Drive to the Meydan Racecourse to arrive at the headline race in style.
Other VIP experiences include an evening dinner with a trainer and jockey, private tours of the Parade Ring and Meydan Stables, a night of premium desert dining at The Veuve Clicquot Desert Experience by Arabian Adventures, and an Iconic Ride helicopter tour of Dubai. Private airport transfers, and a five-night stay in a five-star luxury hotel are also included, between 4th and 9th April 2025.
Anabela Radosevic, Manager Sales & Services at Arabian Adventures, commented: “Arabian Adventures’ full suite of themed holiday and sports packages, and great value scheduled departure itineraries, offer our trade partners inspirational ideas for promoting the UAE as a destination alongside the essential tools and prices to meet their traveller’s needs. We look forward to working closely with our partners to showcase new and exciting elements of the Dubai experience to their travellers for the new season.
“Looking ahead, we are also excited to announce that our Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 ticket, accommodation and experience packages are coming soon – watch this space.”
For international travel trade partners, special B2B prices are available for all experiences. Bookings can be made through Arabian Adventures’ dedicated business development managers or reservations team, at AATradePartners@emirates.com or on the Arabian Adventures B2B booking portal, at www.leisureatemirates.com/aab2b.