Privédagtrip naar Hatta Heritage Village en Fossil Rock in 4×4 Werkzaamheid - Dubai Reisgids

A good trip that was worth the full day if you have it to spare.

It would be quite tedious if the car was full so I recommend doing this as a 'private' drive

The trip to the desert dunes was the highlight and quite an experience. The driver gives you a choice of excitement from 'Weeee!' to death defying. We stuck with the Weee but still held our breath a few times.

Even though it is a car ride, wear closed shoes as the desert sands are damn hot where we picnic for lunch in the desert. Not a feast by any means, just a snack.

Have to use your imagination for the 'Camel' Rock visit, but the ride there was fun.

The heritage village was quite interesting. As it was off season (hot!) we had the place to ourselves which made it easy to stroll and explore. It would probably be less pleasant in peak times as the exhibits are inside small rooms with even smaller doors.

The water in the tour picture is not an exotic oasis destination. The reality is an almost empty dam roughly cut into the hillside, not noteworthy.

Although you pass through Oman immigration (for 22km each way) there appeared to be an understanding that visas were not required for the Hatta visit (we had Australian passports)

Expect the obligatory stop at the toilet break (right outside a 'hard sell' gift shop) on the way.

Overall; an interesting day with some fun experiences but not a 'must do' while in Dubai

Voyage privé, nous avons rencontré 1 autre voiture pour l'excellente démonstration de la chasse au façon et ensuite chaque groupe est parti de son côté. Le désert était vraiment pour nous. Superbe démonstration de dune bashing.

La partie sur Hatta était moins spectaculaire et l'Oman est plus grandiose ùains pour les personnes qui ne connaissent pas c'est une bonne approche.

Interesting excursion into desert beyond Dubai. Little visible wildlife. For those interested in birds, stop off at wetlands on outskirts of Dubai, where flamingoes flock. This was a highlight.

This was supposed to be a private tour. While we did have our own car and driver, we traveled in a caravan for almost the entire trip with two other cars/groups. We toured Hatta in a group, the dam/reservoir as a group and all ate lunch in a group. Had we been alone, we would not have stayed as long at some places as we ended up having to stay. Disappointing not to be able to control the pace of a "private" tour. Lunch was a bit uninspiring. We still give the day trip three stars for the scenery, informative guide (Mustafa), camel close-ups and a little bit of dune bashing.

Nice trip, but we felt a bit rushed. We were told we had half an hour at Hatta Heritage Village, where we would have liked to spend more time, while in the end we were back home after 6 hours, instead of the 8 hours promised in the programme. We had a nice driver, who told us various stories and who was very accommodating to personal wishes with respect to the desert driving. The back office was poorly organised. The person on the phone did not know when we would be picked up, or how long the trip would last. He kept on asking which hotel was near our pick-up point, while we were to be picked up 4.5 km away from any hotel at our own residence. All in all, it was nice to have the car to our own with the private trip, but it was not value for money.