Desert Safari Dubai Photography

As a desert safari guide, in this article, I explained the best ways to find the desert safari photography spots, the best poses to capture the photos, and how to avoid damaging your equipment.

Most of the tourists come from the desert safari with ordinary photos, while Instagram influencers and content creators know the secret: what is the best time to take pictures and which is the best spot. This desert safari Dubai photography itinerary helps you to take the best pictures during your desert safari journey from hotel pickup to the desert safari activities and camp entertainment shows.

Why Timing Is Important for Desert Safari Photography

Timing is the most important factor for desert safari photography. The best time for photography is sunset. In the evening desert safari, as the sun light intensity down and creates a perfect vibe to capture beautiful pictures. By following this itinerary, every travellers able to capture the desert safari moments without missing the core activities like dune bashing, sandboarding, camel ride, and desert camp entertainment shows.

Whether you have a smartphone or a professional camera, planning your shots can make your desert experience wonderful.

Desert Safari Dubai Photography Itinerary

A desert safari tour is not only about adventurous activities. For me, it is the best photography experience in the desert. In the desert, every spot gives a different kind of photo opportunity. To help you capture the best desert safari photos, there is the best desert safari Dubai photography itinerary from the afternoon until night.

Hotel Pickup & Journey to the Desert

The safari tour starts with the pickup in a 4x4 car. Slowly, you leave the high buildings of the city behind and head toward the desert. The outside view changes from the busy road to the endless desert. You can capture the highway cinematic videos of your desert journey for memory. You can capture the city-to-desert transition. It is recommended to keep your mobile or camera lens clean, as in the desert, it can easily get dusty.

Arrival at the Desert

After a one hour driver, you will reach the desert. When I stepped out of the vehicle, there was an endless desert of sand. There will be other tourists and vehicles also, and you can take the desert safari photos from the high dunes. The ups and downs of the desert dunes look beautiful. You can take the pictures of close-up sand texture, walking photos on dunes, and footprints in the sand.

Dune Bashing Photography

This is the most thrilling activity in the Dubai desert. Once the driver lowers the tyre pressure, a real adventure starts. The driver starts driving, and in one moment the vehicle climbs over the high dune, and in the next moment it slides down. It feels like a roller coaster in the middle of the desert. You can capture the sand flying behind the vehicle and take action-oriented shots during the sharp turns. Take the cinematic videos, when vehicles climb over the dunes and slide down.

Camel Ride Photography

After the dune bashing, a softer camel ride starts. During this activity, you will ride over the camel and move across the soft sand of the desert to enjoy the open desert landscape. It is simple but a very authentic desert experience. It is the best time to take photos because at this time sun light become more softer. Most people like this activity to take pictures as it is not as action oriented like sand boarding and quad bike riding. During the camel ride, you can take photos while sitting on the camel, walking beside it, or capturing the camel with the wide desert background. Even simple poses look good because the scenery and lighting themselves are very strong and natural.

Sandboarding Photography

The sandboarding desert ctivity is one of the best adventrous activity, in which you slide down over the dunes while sitting on a wooden board. This activity is best to take pictures and videos for Instagram content. You can take cinematic videos while your friend slides over the dunes, and can capture funny moments while they slip from the board.

Sunset Photography

This is the most beautiful and important time to take pictures in the desert. As the sun goes down, the light becomes softer and more cinematic, and it is the best time to take desert safari tour photos. Most travelers wait for this time to capture professional photos. Standing on the dunes gives you a perfect background for photos. Whether you are a solo traveller or a couple, it is a great time to take beautiful portraits. You can take family or group photos and make cinematic videos while walking over the dunes with perfect lighting. It is the best time to take pictures of your outfits. And wide shots of desert dunes.

Desert Camp Photography

After all the desert safari adventure, you arrive at the desert camp where you can relax on the carpet or chair seating. This place is decorated with Arabian-style lanterns and a traditional setup. The stars in the sky and campfire lights make the environment very cozy, which is perfect for photography. You can walk around the camp and take different pictures like food setup, lanterns, seating areas, and live activity spots. You can take pictures of the BBQ area setup, camp decoration, and many more.

Henna Painting & Falcon Photography

Before the live shows start, there are two activities you can experience: the henna painting and falcon photography. These are simple activities, but here you can take the close-up shots of the falcon and henna designs, that shows your creativity.

Fire Show & Night Photography

When the night starts, the desert camp totally changes. The camp lights get dim, and the stage glows up with the fire shows. This is one of the most exciting parts of the whole safari, here you can take the cinematic shots of fire shows, tanoura shows, and belly dance shows.