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![How to go to a desert jeep safari in Dubai](/photo/idea/1600/254.jpg?1501781684)
![Desert jeep safari, Dubai](/photo/common/1111-desert-safari.jpg)
You can drive a jeep along the sand dunes with an excursion - a simple safe way (the price of the tour is 200 dirhams) - you will have an experienced driver and the evening will end with a dinner in the Bedouin village. But Oddviser is a project for independent travellers, so catch the step-by-step instruction to drive through the desert on your own.
![Desert jeep safari, Dubai](/photo/common/1113-desert-safari.jpg)
How to do?
![Desert jeep safari, Dubai](/photo/common/1112-desert-safari.jpg?v1)
2. Tell somebody where you're going (relatives, friends or receptionists of the hotel - they'll start searching for you in case you do not come back in time). Before departure it is also necessary to stock up with water and food, take a hat, sunglasses and a first aid kit (maybe you’ll need some travel sickness pills). Plus in the trunk, except for a spare wheel and a jack, make sure you have a tow rope, shovel and wooden blocks in order to pull the car out of the sand if your stuck. An additional can of gasoline can also come in handy - the 4×4 mode burns fuel faster.
![Desert jeep safari, Dubai](/photo/common/1114-desert-safari.jpg)
3. As Dubai is surrounded by a desert, it does not matter which route to go outside the city - E66, E44 or E102 - you can find dunes everywhere. Only remember that the desert is dangerous - it's easy to get lost, get a heat or sunstroke and die of dehydration. Do not leave the car if it breaks down - first, it's easy to get lost in the sands (in 20 minutes the footprints will be blown away by the wind), and second, a jeep is the source of the shade thus it is better seen from the air (the desert is patrolled by helicopters - car is easier to be noticed). To get rescued, call police - 999 for urgent situations, 901 - for less urgent ones.
![Desert jeep safari, Dubai](/photo/common/1115-desert-safari.jpg)
Where to do?
![Rub' al Khali desert in Dubai](/photo/place/400/244.jpg?1501849598)
Dangerous, unbearably hot climate, constant lack of water and endless tons of sand, stretching for hundreds of kilometers.
184Tips and hints
2. Arrange desert safari only with other cars - they will help in case you got stuck in sand.
3. Deflate tires for a third-half for better maneuverability of the jeep on the barchans.
Oddviser does not recommend self-safaris in the desert - it's too dangerous!
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