Sandboarding and desert dune adventures in the Middle East.
Rocky deserts, also called hamada, consist of vast expanses of rocks that the wind has stripped of all debris produced by meteoric degradation; pebbly deserts, called serir or reg, derive from ancient alluvial deposits from which the wind has removed the finer debris component. The desert landscape can take on…
Famous for its unique vegetation and wildlife, much of which cannot be found anywhere else in the planet, Socotra Island is a unique place on Earth, known as the pearl of Yemen and of the entire Arabian region Ras Erissel, the eastern cape of the island, is also home to milky…
Oman is an authentic and wonderful country full of interesting places to visit, and sandboarding can be practiced on the magical dunes of the Omani desert. The area known as Wahiba Sands or Sharqiya Sands, located in the Eastern Sand Desert, is like an ocean of regular dunes that seem…
With its golden dunes and vast sand sea, Riyadh's desert in Saudi Arabia is one of the most beautiful sandboarding destinations in the world, and one of those things that must be experienced at least once in a lifetime. There are many options for desert tours from the capital which…
Iran is home to two major deserts where sand surfing can be practiced: The Dasht-e Kavir, which stretches from the south of the Alborz Mountains to the central region, and the Lut Desert or Dasht-e-Lut, in the south-east, a UNESCO world heritage site and the hottest place in the world,…
The Qatar Peninsula in the Persian Gulf is quickly growing into a desert adventure sports heaven with several incredible dunes for sand surfing, dune bashing and camel riding. In 2022, the country has become somewhat (in)-famous as the controversial host of the FIFA World Cup, but when it comes to…
QTNC Press Release For Immediate Distribution 7 April 2021 View of West Bay Skyline from Safliya Island near Doha, Qatar. Photo courtesy of Alex Sergeev. Snowboarders set to swap snowy slopes for sand dunes of Qatar Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), in partnership with Q Explorer Tourism, is offering a…
Israel is set to become one of the best emerging destinations for sand boarding, with the sport gaining more and more popularity among locals ever since it was first introduced in the country in 2011. The Negev desert, with its shifting sands transported by the wind from the Sahara, has…
A trip to the UAE is not complete unless you join a desert safari with dune bashing - the Arab equivalent of dune riding, which means driving at high speeds on very bumpy sand dunes. And while you are there, why not enjoy some amazing sandboarding on one of the…
Dubai, the world-famous “Desert City”, is a paradise for sandboarders and sandsports lovers in general, as is the rest of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The sand dunes near both Dubai and Abu Dhabi are some of the best places in the world where you can practice sandboarding and sledding,…
