Looking for tips.

[Jameskm]

Hello everyone,

Before summer, I took two courses with Guarave that I enjoyed. 

I did some smaller drives last summer in Oman, including a road trip to Salalah (which I really recommend). 

Now, my parents are visiting the UAE for the first time, and I would like to show them the beauty of the desert and off-road driving a bit. So I am looking for a route starting from Motorcity or anywhere else that goes through smaller dunes and 4x4 gravel tracks and has a stop to have a nice lunch.

It does not have to be the best, but something we can enjoy doing it together. 

 

Any recommendations would be appreciated. 

James!

[Frederic]

Hi @Jameskm

Qudra area could be a good option. 

I've included in the attachment two potential routes. You can download this .gpx file and open it with any GPS app like GaiaGPS (free account), Gurumaps, or also Wikiloc or Alltrails. 

Both are in the Qudra area and very simple. There is one that takes you through the Qudra lakes, which they might like.

In general, we would never recommend venturing out alone of course. On the other hand, these routes are mostly on hard tracks. No in the actual dunes. You can go a little bit towards the dunes for a snack and sitdown but not further than that when you are all alone.

There is other options further up north like Mleiha, Batayeh, etc... If that would be in your plan as well let me know i can share some scenic tracks of UAQ and RAK.

lakes-route.gpx qudra-faqa.gpx

[Zubail]

Why I didn't ask you same 2 weeks back?)))

[Brett Eicher]

Adding to that, it may be fun to take them to 'Oman' at Nahwa. There's some fun little wadi's to take off the main gravel road, many little nooks and crannies to explore and have a decent lunch spot. Here's a map of a spot I was at recently, with couple photos.

[Frederic]

12 hours ago, Brett Eicher said:

Adding to that, it may be fun to take them to 'Oman' at Nahwa. There's some fun little wadi's to take off the main gravel road, many little nooks and crannies to explore and have a decent lunch spot. Here's a map of a spot I was at recently, with couple photos.

Thats indeed a lovely drive. I've included a route that starts from Wadi Shees park and takes you through the wadi all the way to Mirbah Beach. 

@Jameskm take note whenever you would drive in wadis and mountains to take specific attention to the weather conditions. Never enter these areas during very overcast weather or when there is chance of rain.

 

shees-park-to-mirbah-beach.gpx

[Jameskm]

Thank you for the tips, greatly appreciated