Desert Safari

Every Safari is different, numbers of people, time of departure and time of year. The basics of the safari however for us are simple, and remain inflexible (rare for us!!) Everyone should have fun. Everyone should feel safe.

We have a half day safari that we can do either from the hotel in the morning and back for lunch, or leaving in the afternoon and back after the Arabic night. The other option is a full day safari leaving in the morning and getting back after the Arabic night.

Basically the main difference between the two is that the full day is a little more tiring,… which is good if we are looking at an early finish. The actual time spent in the desert for both are the same

We might be more expensive than the rest, but even the Safari drivers who work full time for other companies and part time for us tell us that our attitude to safety on Safari is unmatched…… anywhere!

So how does it work?

Firstly, all of the vehicles are Landcruisers and all are plain white - no graphics except what you put on there. We put logo'd wheelcovers on the vehicles which have the logo of the client company and just to make them unique 'Dubai 2005' or something equally creative. We can do the event logo if they prefer or have one.

We restrict the load in the vehicles to 4 guests per car because this increases space for the guest, the third rear seat generally has inferior seatbelts and also when guest are seated behind the rear wheel the ride is very rough. In short putting 6 people in to a car might save you money but it's NOT SAFE and we don't do it.

We also don't drive in one long convoy, but split the cars up into maximum 10 cars per convoy. This creates a more independent faster moving convoy. All of the drivers have mobile phones, and all the lead vehicles have radios so that they can keep in touch with the safari manager, and each other, even when they do not have a signal on the phone - all good for safety!

Again as above, an undisciplined or long convoy driving is nothing short of dangerous and as above we do not do it.

All of the vehicles have soft drinks and water in the fridges in the vehicles and all the drivers speak good English, have had to pass a driving test with our Safari Manager to ensure that they meet our standards of safety coupled with knowledge of the desert.

We always have the Safari Manager in a car without guests and at least one additional spare vehicle (dependant on the number of vehicles on the safari) to cover any emergencies.