Morning Newbie Desert Drive - Nahel - Abu Dhabi - 05 Sept 2025

[JeromeFJ]

We request every member who joins this drive to go through the information below and strictly follow these guidelines, etiquette, and responsibilities.

MUST READ AND COMPLY

• Environmental Policy
• Offroad Flag Guideline
• Two Way Radio Guideline
• Off road Driving Etiquette's
• Emergency details for all off-roaders
• Off Road Driving - Roles & Responsibilities

First time with Carnity Off-road Club:

• Please share your vehicle details - Make, Model, Color, and Year.
• Do you have any prior off-road experience? If yes, pls share details.
• Confirm your vehicle has front and rear tow hooks/eyelets.
• Advise if you don’t have a programmable radio and safety flag.
• MUST WATCH: NEWBIE VIDEO BRIEFING
   

Drive Details

Level:  Newbie and above (all levels)

Meeting time: 6:30 AM (SHARP - Without any exceptions)

Meeting Point: https://maps.app.goo.gl/f8nSRBXb24ryGTvm8

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), smiles, face mask, rubber gloves, enthusiasm and willingness to learn.

Approximate finish time: 10:30 AM

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

LIMITED SPOTS AVAILABLE:

• This drive is limited to 12 cars only. RSVP will close on Friday - 6 PM.
• If the RSVP is full, you can add your name to the waitlist, once anyone drops, you will be moved to the RSVP list.
• RSVP will close a day prior to preparing a convoy 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 below calendar

 

[JeromeFJ]

Good morning all

Thank you for signing up for the drive tomorrow in Nahel. It will be a quiet crossing of the big dunes close to Nahel, continuing through tracks and sabkha. No real difficulties expected, but still be sure your car is in order, with a tank sufficiently full.

Meeting time is at 6:30 am. Be sure to reach no later than this time, so that we can prepare the cars and do a briefing to be on the move before 7:00.

I will issue the convoy order by the end of the afternoon, stay tuned.

[JeromeFJ]

@Menon Arun, this will be your first drive with us. Welcome to Carnity.

Can you please indicate if you have a previous off roading experience, and confirm

- your car has front and rear towing points

- you have a flag

- you have deflator and compressor

- you have a radio, and programmed the Carnity frequencies (you can refer to this post https://carnity.com/advice/offroad/carnity-two-way-radio-frequencies-r119/)

- you have read the topic above and watched the video

If you have questions, you can contact me 05 88 62 09 42, thank you.

[Menon Arun]

Hi @JeromeFJ: Thankyou for welcoming me and i am excited for the drive. Regarding the questions
- I have zero off-road experience.
- Yes, the car has front and rear towing points.
- Yes, I have flag, deflator, and compressor.
- Yes, for the radio which is already tuned to Carnity frequency.
- Yes for the video too.

Thankyou again.

[JeromeFJ]

1 hour ago, Menon Arun said:

Hi @JeromeFJ: Thankyou for welcoming me and i am excited for the drive. Regarding the questions
- I have zero off-road experience.
- Yes, the car has front and rear towing points.
- Yes, I have flag, deflator, and compressor.
- Yes, for the radio which is already tuned to Carnity frequency.
- Yes for the video too.

Thankyou again.

Thank you for your feedback @Menon Arun

Looking forward to meeting you tomorrow

[JeromeFJ]

Dear Desert Drivers

@Glenn W @Menon Arun @saumik1989 @Ishak @Shary @Sandeep Padhi @Luke K P @Diego @Frans M

Last updates for tomorrow

Meeting at 06:30 am at  https://maps.app.goo.gl/f8nSRBXb24ryGTvm8

The convoy order will be 

We will use Carnity Radio Channel 5.

Enjoy the evening, have a good rest, and see you tomorrow morning!

[_luke_]

Newbie drive? What Newbie drive?

Thankyou everyone for the amazing drive this morning. It might have been tagged as a newbie drive but we made such great pace and tackled so much fun terrain that you wouldn't imagine it was! 

@Menon Arun hope you enjoyed your first drive with the club! You certainly handled your machine well and got to see some of the fantastic scenery Abu Dhabi drives are popular for.

Starting off passing nahel lake and seeing the black camels, we pushed west experiencing some nice up and over crossings, and getting to do some big sides in some of the half bowls. The views from the top were fantastic.

We crossed the sabkhas in two groups. Trying to stop us from ingesting too much dust.. but luckily we had a cross wind and it was fairly easy to follow. As we headed east towards the exit, found out drives in smaller dunes that required a bit more precision driving but everyone handled it with ease, even the mini ridge we had to ride! 

Great way to spend a public holiday morning, thanks for guiding us @JeromeFJ 

See you all in the sand again soon.

 

PS. Here is the link for this drives image gallery, you can share your photos in here!

https://carnity.com/gallery/category/2377-newbie-nahel-abu-dhabi-05-sept-2025/

Edited September 5, 2025 by Luke K P

[JeromeFJ]

Thank you @Luke K P for summarizing the drive. We had indeed a great time.

The convoy was focused and driving very well. @Arun Menon,  you have been amazing for your first drive. The more experienced drivers had a supportive and respectful attitude, thank you for that. With this nice configuration, we were able to cover a long route in a beautiful environment.

Hope to see you all very soon for other adventures !