Rub al Khali is a desert region which covers a very large part of the Arabian Peninsula, in the south. It occupies the largest area of the Arabian Desert. Rub al Khali location is in south eastern Saudi Arabia, and smaller parts in Yemen, Oman, and United Arab Emirates. The entire land area is approximately 250,000 square miles (650,000 square kilometers).
Rub al Khali is a term described in the Arabic word that literally means Empty Quarter Abu Dhabi. People do visit Rub al Khali for its experience that can be created, like nothing else that regards desert adventure. One may arrange for a tour to Rub Al Khali UAE from Abu Dhabi with the operators available from Friend Guide Travels. The operators of the professional tour guide famously do our Liwa desert safaris. Hence, if you have planned to visit the Rub's Al Khali Desert Location then you will surely get everything from here.
Why desert Rub al Khali is worthy of visit?
The Rub' al Khali is a wonderful and beautiful desert with cultural and historical importance. Though it's harsh, this desert is among the favorite tourist places that have visitors from all over the world. If you are an admirer of history or culture or simply want to see the beauty of a desert, then Rub' al Khali is not to be missed.
Rub al Khali Weather
The weather of Rub al Khali is almost less than 35 mm (1.4 inch). The average daily relative humidity has declined from as much as about 52 percent during January to just about 15 percent during the June and July months. Daytime temperatures reach a max of an average 47 °C (117 °F) during July and August, with a possibility of maximum 51 °C (124 °F).
Despite the minimum average daily temperature in January and February being 12 degrees Celsius or 54 degrees Fahrenheit, frost has been observed. It can get pretty variable during the day regarding temperature.
Camping in Rub al Khali
Liwa Overnight Desert Safari
This one-night camping in the Al Khali will be a totally different experience than you have had on any of the desert camping trips. It will take place in the city of Liwa. Your experienced Friend Guide Travels safari guide will collect you from anywhere in the United Arab Emirates and transport you in a 4x4 vehicle to the world's largest sand desert.
A trip to the Rub al Khali is one of those things that both tourists and people who live in Liwa look forward to most. It has some of the most exciting dunes and promises campers an experience that can't be beat. Just enjoying the rush of running that over a towering dune and all up Tel Moreeb, being at once the world's biggest. Sooner or later, very likely, you will definitely have an adrenaline rush feeling as your four-wheel drive vehicle rolls up and then down the extreme slope it is, being about 50 degrees.
You can get an idea of the culture of the people that live in the Rub al Khali by going to a camel farm. There you'll find camels from Liwa desert. Their fur is black in color. This differs from the rest of the camels that you have here in the UAE. It means that you should have some photos with the Liwa camels.
You must go to the campsite and settle yourself well for viewing the sunset. Feel great over the peace created by such a beautiful sunset over the desert. Enjoy your time before dinner when you get warm as close as possible beside the fire. Enjoy live BBQ over such a great evening at a desert that offers wonderful nocturnal views.
Go stargazing in the desert of Rub al Khali and forget your breath at the clarity of the night sky. Then get cozy with a sleeping bag ready for a nice long sleep.
Wake up to the view of the sun rising over the desert horizon. The desert will again be revived by the warm sun. Arabic coffee, or kehwas, and a light breakfast will get you lots of energy.
You will halt on your return journey to your cities at a vegetable farm and Mezairaa Fort. You will spend the time you take at each halt as per your itinerary.
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Liwa Desert Safari Full-day
At Friend Guide Travels, we do day tours to the Rub al Khali. We usually leave the Emirates National Auto Museum on our full-day Liwa tour, located en route to Rub al Khali. Probably, Top Gear die-hard fans will recognize the place since it was used as one episode location.
It means, people that visit Rub al Khali will be on one or more kinds of Dune bashing adventure in Toy 4WD Land Cruisers. It really is a very good idea for a human being not to eat or drink anything during that one hour before the trip is taken, as they less gets sick while taking it.
Then we will take a trip to Liwa Oasis, which is one of the famous oases in the city. Dune bashing is quite a thrilling activity that one can conduct on dunes that attain a height of 984 feet.
At the top of the tallest dune in the world, you are allowed to do some sand boarding and click some photos with your camera. For your visit Liwa desert Safari, you will always be accompanied by an experienced guide, so you need not bother about anything.
Over the past couple of years, Rub's al Khali has grown to become one of the most visited attractions worldwide. To enjoy the beautiful scenery, tourists can either ride over the dunes on a camel or by 4×4 in a desert safari. During this visit, they will have ample opportunity to stay overnight under the magical lights of the night sky.
