Al Qudra Lakes
40 min from Dubai · October to April
Lakes, gazelles and dunes, forty minutes from town.
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The places
Places to camp, by terrain
Drive times are by road from Dubai. A place is a suggestion: where a caravan can stand is confirmed in the conversation, and the protected places on the map are to visit, not to camp on.
Take a caravan (AED 1,490 to AED 1,890 a night) or a camper (from AED 2,000 a night) to any of these places with AXTbnb, the rental brand of AXT Off Road Caravans in Dubai. Delivery is free around Dubai and quoted beyond it.
Dunes
6 places · October to April
Fossil Rock
50 min from Dubai · October to April
Marine fossils in the rock, a sea of sand around.
Liwa Oasis
3h from Dubai · October to April
The last oasis before the Empty Quarter begins.
Tal Moreeb
3h15 from Dubai · October to April
Camp under the tallest dune in the country.
Rub al Khali
3h30 from Dubai · October to April
The Empty Quarter: silence measured in horizons.
Al Sharqiyah Sands
5h from Dubai · October to April
Oman's dune sea, gold at dawn, red at dusk.
Mountains and canyons
5 places · All year
Hatta
1h30 from Dubai · All year
Turquoise water and Hajar rock, an evening away.
Jebel Jais
2h from Dubai · All year
The highest peak in the UAE, ten degrees cooler.
Jebel Hafeet
2h from Dubai · All year
A lone mountain over Al Ain, sunset on both sides.
Jebel Shams
6h from Dubai · All year
Camp on the rim of the Grand Canyon of Arabia.
Jebel Akhdar
5h30 from Dubai · All year
Rose terraces at two thousand metres.
Wadis
2 places · All year
Wadi Shab
5h30 from Dubai · All year
Swim through the canyon to a hidden waterfall.
Wadi Bani Khalid
5h30 from Dubai · All year
Turquoise water under the palms, open to everyone.
Coast
3 places · All year
Dibba Beach
1h40 from Dubai · All year
Sleep on the east coast sand, snorkel at sunrise.
Khor Fakkan
2h from Dubai · All year
A beach framed by mountains on the Gulf of Oman.
Musandam
3h from Dubai · All year
Fjords of Arabia: dhows, cliffs and dolphins.
Oases and salt flats
3 places · October to AprilAl Ain Oasis
1h45 from Dubai · October to April
Falaj channels under a hundred thousand palms.
Al Wathba Fossil Dunes
1h30 from Dubai · October to April
Wind carved sculptures an hour from Abu Dhabi.
The coastal sabkha
2h30 from Dubai · October to April
The salt flats: a white mirror to the horizon.