Best bbq places to enjoy with family and with some dunes to enjoy

[Hugo]

Dear all, I am wondering if there is a list of recommended places for bbq to enjoy some time with the family. 
Also, near some nice dunes to enjoy while the family is in the "main" camp, so that the drivers can go play for a bit with the cars

Edited February 3, 2022 by hugo

[Frederic]

1 hour ago, hugo said:

Dear all, I am wondering if there is a list of recommended places for bbq to enjoy some time with the family. 
Also, near some nice dunes to enjoy while the family is in the "main" camp, so that the drivers can go play for a bit with the cars

Hi @hugo

There are the known places like Qudra:

https://goo.gl/maps/MGTbmawgUkw2cCkz7

https://goo.gl/maps/X8H9YPDYBURMz8Mo8

https://goo.gl/maps/cNAha6wuBTQTEfzH8

 

Mahafiz area (you can use the pylon track to access):

https://goo.gl/maps/GBEn99M9KLZASz2eA

 

Overall i would recommend you join us for drives in the several areas in UAE, and keep your GPS device on (Phone with GaiaGPS app). If you see a nice area that is not too crowded, just save it as a waypoint in your GPS to visit later with friends. Focus on finding something that is not too deep inside the desert (in case you have friends without offroading experience), close to an exit track, and not an area where you would be constantly disturbed by cars zooming around.

[Naim Aoun]

1 hour ago, hugo said:

Dear all, I am wondering if there is a list of recommended places for bbq to enjoy some time with the family. 
Also, near some nice dunes to enjoy while the family is in the "main" camp, so that the drivers can go play for a bit with the cars

Good question.   I would love also to be able to take the kids on a short and safe desert drive and picnic underneath a tree somewhere. 

 

[Yogesh Chaudhary]

Hi Frederic,

Thanks for sharing few of the locations for a BBQ stint with family and friends. But all these locations require a 4x4 vehicle or normal vehicle can also go? I have a 4x4 vehicle but my friend don't. 🙂

[Frederic]

3 hours ago, Yogesh Chaudhary said:

Hi Frederic,

Thanks for sharing few of the locations for a BBQ stint with family and friends. But all these locations require a 4x4 vehicle or normal vehicle can also go? I have a 4x4 vehicle but my friend don't. 🙂

The location i shared are mostly reachable over a dirt track, but it mostly depends on the season if there will be some sand blown over the track and if a sedan would reach there.

My suggestion is to keep the sedan at the road side and just transfer the stuff and gear into a 4x4 car. 

Even better: tell your friend to buy a 4x4 and join you in the club 😁

[Hugo]

I found some some other places for BBQ to add the the list that @Frederic kindly provided:

- BBQ spot (https://goo.gl/maps/FMGcLxgmmCcT2q589) with trees that provide shadow near Fossil Rock (https://goo.gl/maps/M5B6j7ZxK1LnXweq8)
- Ghost town (https://goo.gl/maps/j1Hp7zoe1xqk41j37) with easy access to any car to the spot - closeby there is some small dunes to enjoy - if experienced and more adventurer you can go all the way until this exit https://goo.gl/maps/ZsHHuxNAwx9cpJwm9
- One more in Al Qudra is this one (https://goo.gl/maps/cRshcLwyCgJNrcqB9) - just find any spot and set your camp

[Frederic]

52 minutes ago, hugo said:

I found some some other places for BBQ to add the the list that @Frederic kindly provided:

- BBQ spot (https://goo.gl/maps/FMGcLxgmmCcT2q589) with trees that provide shadow near Fossil Rock (https://goo.gl/maps/M5B6j7ZxK1LnXweq8)
- Ghost town (https://goo.gl/maps/j1Hp7zoe1xqk41j37) with easy access to any car to the spot - closeby there is some small dunes to enjoy - if experienced and more adventurer you can go all the way until this exit https://goo.gl/maps/ZsHHuxNAwx9cpJwm9
- One more in Al Qudra is this one (https://goo.gl/maps/cRshcLwyCgJNrcqB9) - just find any spot and set your camp

And that is exactly the reason why i started offroading. To venture much deeper and find the quiet spots where there are no Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa Patrols in sight  

[Harshal]

On 2/3/2022 at 3:40 PM, Frederic said:

Hi @hugo

There are the known places like Qudra:

https://goo.gl/maps/MGTbmawgUkw2cCkz7

https://goo.gl/maps/X8H9YPDYBURMz8Mo8

https://goo.gl/maps/cNAha6wuBTQTEfzH8

 

Mahafiz area (you can use the pylon track to access):

https://goo.gl/maps/GBEn99M9KLZASz2eA

 

Overall i would recommend you join us for drives in the several areas in UAE, and keep your GPS device on (Phone with GaiaGPS app). If you see a nice area that is not too crowded, just save it as a waypoint in your GPS to visit later with friends. Focus on finding something that is not too deep inside the desert (in case you have friends without offroading experience), close to an exit track, and not an area where you would be constantly disturbed by cars zooming around.

Thanks. I hope we can consolidate the list and then choose a place by popular choice and have a fun barbeque for entire community at this place