It is impossible to spend this magic hour in the desert better than a trip with a sunset dune buggy ride. it is the place where adrenaline and awe come together- combining high speed thrill and the evening show of nature into one memory.
The Top Reasons a Dune Buggy Ride is Best Under the Sunset
One knows that the desert is beautiful at each hour of day or night, but the sunset has no competitor. When the temperature is lower, the sand gets colder, and the sky illuminates in the colors of the spectrum, the situation gets more comfortable, photogenic, and atmosphere-like. The sunset tours also evade the scorching afternoon heat too, thus it is ideal to the novice adventurer as well as to the adrenaline junkies out there.
The sights are just stunning, endless dune buggy with tops gleaming in the Golden sunlight, the shadows spread across them and the quiet stillness which works so perfectly against the sound of your dune buggy.
What Is a Dune Buggy Ride?
Dune buggy is a high-powered car that is used in off-road grounds with sandy surfaces. It also has large tires, capable suspension, roll cages, and an open-frame construction, affording a primitive, visceral feel behind the wheel. Dune buggies place you in the driver seat unlike on a 4×4 SUV where you are the passenger. You have complete control as you go over dunes, corners which you develop a control over as well as through soft sand valleys.
A sunset dune buggy ride is generally a guided tour with safety gear and professional training along with defined routes according to your level of experience as a rider whether you are a first-time beginner or a veteran of riding buggies in a desert.
The Sunset Dune Buggy Experience
1. Pickup and Journey into the desert
You will abandon the city high rises and will go far into the desert which typically takes around 45-to-60 minutes. As the base camp nears, you can hear the city noise entering the back seat and replaced by silence of sand and sky.
2. Safety and Briefing
Upon arriving at the camp, the professional team will guide you through the process of operating the buggy, give you safety equipment (helmets, goggles and gloves) and orient you. Although you may have never driven off-road, the training should be followed and made in a manner that will accommodate everyone.
3. The Journey starts.
As the sun is only just setting, you will be travelling in a convoy with an expert guide.It is hurried, crazy and absolutely thrilling.
Then there is a calm, between the bursts of pace, and the crashes of sand, you halt on the top of a tall ridge, and look at the desert in the pastel of sunset. The combination of the sound of roaring engines and beats of nature creates an extremely memorable encounter.
4. Photo opportunities through the Golden Hour
There will be several break points on the way to have some water and take photos. Desert shots are most beautiful at sunset and some tour operators will even provide drone shots or GoPro videos of your ride. Take some social media-worthy images of your buggy throwing sand into the air in front of a sunset sky.
5. Add-Ons in Desert
Other tours have additional desert activities following the ride:
Dawn rides by camel
Field style Arabic tea and snacks
Henna painting
Shisha lounges
BBQ with belly dancing, fire shows, Tanoura dances
It is also wonderful to have the experience of relaxation after the adrenaline flow ride, after a touch of the Emirati culture under the stars.
Who is permitted?
Drivers are normally ages 16 years or better (others need a valid license).
Multi-seat buggies can transport passengers (i.e. teens or children depending on size and age).
Moderate physical fitness is expected of all riders because the ride may be bumpy and intense.
Bring What
Wearable things to keep warm (it is better long-sleeved clothes and long pants as they will protect you against the sun and sand).
Sturdy closed-toe shoes (preferrably sneakers, or boots)
Hat and Sunglasses and sunscreen
Love of excitement and speed!
Time of Year to Go
Sunset dune buggy rides are best ridden during the early months of the year October-April during which desert weather is cooler and skies are clear. The ride situation is not so different since it can also be hot during summer nights when the evening rides are still possible but proper hydration and warming up are quite crucial.
Depending on the season, sunset rides usually start at 4.00-5.00 PM and go on until twilight when dinner or a show at a desert camp is an optional extra.
Study Reasons Why You Should Not Miss It.
The sunset dune buggy will provide excitement to minus an exquisite atmosphere. It is an unusual combination of excitement and adrenalin on the one hand and desert serenity on the other. And you are going out with an accelerated heartbeat, a filled camera, and a fresh mind full of magic of the desert.
The process of visiting Dubai on a vacation, honeymoon or simply getting away, has a dramatic and beautiful adornment, when witnessing all of this and being a part of it. The golden desert, engine roar, and spectacular sights of the sunset result in a lifetime experience of riding on a motorcycle.