Morning Fewbie Desert Drive - Pac-Man Dunes (Nahel) - Abu Dhabi - 24 Sep 2021

[Gaurav]

Finally, the time has come to freely explore, enjoy and chart out Abu Dhabi's massive red sand dunes, a dream world for any off-roader to enjoy the big rolling dunes without any cross-tracks. A place to really test your vehicle limits and actual potential on virgin sand to better understand what your vehicle is really capable of in the massive dunes, bowls, and long side sloping.

We plan to enter from Pac-Man (Alien crop circle, lol) side and enjoy the dunes with a view of a lush green agro farm in the middle of the desert. Amazing place to witness how agriculture has developed in the UAE, despite harsh and barren soil. Then we plan to head into bigger dunes with massive side sloping opportunities on two amazing long-range dunes patches heading towards Al Ain Farms.

PS1: We plan to exit by 9:30 - 10:00, but in such dunes and crossing we might have an unexpected delay or difficulty as I'm exploring this area for the first time since 2018. So please raise your tolerance and factor in extra time for some delay.

PS2: Get ready for some serious fun, much more than a regular NB/FB drive in Dubai/Shj.

As there is no longer PCR/DPI test required for entering Abu Dhabi, so looking forward to see more Dubai and Sharjah members to join too.

General Info

This drive is organized in full compliance with the COVID19 guidelines. We expect every member that joins this drive to go through the below information and strictly follow these guidelines in order not to jeopardize someone's health, and to ensure we can keep organizing these drives safely.

MUST READ AND TOTALLY AGREE: 

• COVID19 Precautions
• Ban from Carnity Off-road Club
• Two Way Radio Guidelines

 

Drive Details

Level:  Fewbie and above

When: 24 September 2021, Friday.

Meeting time: 6:00 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://goo.gl/maps/cTDovo3v2Hiaywa96 (Opp Nahel Park)

Type of Car: Any proper 4x4 with front and back tow hooks and 8-10 inches of ground clearance.

What to bring along: Loads of water, snacks (for yourself), face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:00 AM

P.S. Only join if you have a compressor to inflate your tires after the drive.

 

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE

• Limited to 10 cars only. RSVP will close on Thursday 2 pm.
  • If the RSVP is full and you wish to join, please mention your name on the drive thread to add on the waiting list. 
• Latecomers will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Members without RSVP will be returned back - without ANY EXCEPTIONS.
• Please withdraw your RSVP, if you aren't joining, so your spot can be taken by others.
• Repeated no-show members after RSVP will have their account suspended for a month.

 

PLEASE RSVP ON THE CALENDAR 

 

[M.Seidam]

Waw it sounds Epic from the introduction already ✌️

[Hisham Masaad]

57 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

S2: Get ready for some serious fun, much more than a regular NB/FB drive in Dubai/Shj.

I like that @Gaurav, "Get ready for some serious fun" 🤣🤣 Very encouraging to join

[Gaurav]

4 minutes ago, Hisham Masaad said:

I like that @Gaurav, "Get ready for some serious fun" 🤣🤣 Very encouraging to join

I went to Sweihan few week back with NB and thoroughly enjoyed the beauty and massive scale of AD dunes.

So this time it's FB, mean lot more fun is expected.

[Josh T.]

35 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

I went to Sweihan few week back with NB and thoroughly enjoyed the beauty and massive scale of AD dunes.

So this time it's FB, mean lot more fun is expected.

Count me in!!!

[John Vanderbleek]

Guarav,

Looks like more fun. My first Fewbie Drive so looking forward to a very excellent adventure.

[ShereenMK]

Let's see what sweihan has to offer in fewbie level. I am in.

[Gaurav]

24 minutes ago, ShereenMK said:

Let's see what sweihan has to offer in fewbie level. I am in.

You mean Nahel.

Here seems a buffet of dunes on offer

[Gaurav]

As there is no longer PCR/DPI test required for entering Abu Dhabi, so looking forward to see more Dubai and Sharjah members to join too.

[Gaurav]

Thank you for so much love for Nahel to fill this drive so fast.

And thank you DXB/SHJ boys and girls for start stepping out to AD, I promise you will love AD more.

Please fill up the fuel much before the meeting point, as Adnoc close to the meeting point is on the outer side of the road, so if you plan to use that keep 15 minutes extra to loop back to meeting point.

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