Radhika

Thank you @Rahimdad for the birthday wish! Wadi Shawka was our first choice but considering it's a long weekend and everyone will want to be out enjoying the weather it would get very busy. So we thought of exploring something else. Want to stay away from enclaves mainly for the purpose of not having to use roaming on our phones (I know sounds silly). 
Maybe a random weekend will go to Shawka when not everyone's trying to go there

 

Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I think we'll give Wadi Siji a shot and see where and how that goes. Will keep you all posted on the reviews. If that doesn't work out then will probably explore something new and keep you posted on that too!

36 minutes ago, Frederic Nuyttens said:

In my opinion the Wadi's in UAE are not really worth a visit anymore. Either they are dry, or they are full of garbage and too many people. 

We did both Wadi Tiwi and Wadi Shab in Oman a few weeks back and they are simply stunning. Both can be done with young kids but involves a busy day hiking, climbing and swimming. We also camped on the beach in Oman because it is still allowed.

Lots of information can be found online by googling them. The OMAN Offroad books that you can buy in the bookshop are even better as they provide more detailed information.

Thanks Frederic! I agree with you, the wadis we visited as kids and swam in either no longer exist or not accessible anymore. The place you suggested looks great, but we want to stay in UAE. So if there's anything worth going to here would be highly appreciated. 

9 minutes ago, Jeh said:

Do you prefer a location which is a mix of desert and mountains? Since you mentioned that you wanna avoid sandy places or was it a reference to beach. 

Sure, we can try it out.

3 minutes ago, Jeh said:

Hey @Radhika advance Happy Bday to you! 🌹

 

Do all of you have a 4x4? Or there are some Sedans as well? 

How far are you willing to drive? Or do you want someplace within an hour drive? 

 

Btw i haven't heard of this Wadi Siji. Share some photos or info that you have heard. 

Thank you for the wish!
We have 2 x 4x4 and 1 x SUV. We dont mind driving for up to 2hours. 

Wadi Siji is just off E88 close to Friday market. I saw some images on google maps and the most recent one is from Nov 2018 and it looks decent (see below)

11 minutes ago, Ren13 said:

Hi @Radhika if you are looking at family outing  Fujairah/Dibba  is a nice place on the beach area in line to radisson Blu where you can enjoy the kool weather and also do a barbeque or bon fire. i am visiting the same spot 2 weeks in a row now and enjoy the scenic drive and kool breeze and weather. if it rains then you will get to see water streams while driving through the mountains.

Thanks @Ren13 but everyone wants to go in the mountains and not to the beach. If we take the kids to the beach they'd want to go in the water and if the weather doesn't permit then they'd be bummed out. So better not to show them the beach

Hi Campers

We're planning a bbq picnic in the wadi for Sunday, 2nd Dec (also happens to be my bday) and we're running out of ideas on which wadi to camp at. We narrowed down to Wadi Siji but cant seem to find any useful information online hence coming to you all for help/suggestions. We are 4 families (and just 2 kids) and want to go somewhere that's easily accessible, kid friendly and bbq friendly. Is Wadi Siji a good place? I'm also open to other suggestions (not in the sand). However we also prefer to stay away from Oman exclaves :)

Thanks in advance.

Looking forward to some solid advise. :)

Thank you Carnity again for this not-so-adventurous adventure but so much fun!!! Looking forward to the next one. 😊

Hey all! Please count us in on the road trip. 2 cars

Radhika 050-4732445

Ravi 055-4220344

Girish (Presism) 055-7446740

Neelam 

Aayush

Thanks 

After an exhausting trip 😁

Here are some pictures to go with the story 

Thank you team Carnity for the adventure! Indeed it was challenging but fun. Thanks for being patient and calm at all times no matter the situation (specially waiting for us). 

Unfortunately we won't be able to join on 10th Feb. But will look forward to another one after. 

Good luck!!

Hi all

We would like to join the ride on 3rd Feb. Please add us to the convoy list.

1 x car and 3 x pax

Thanks

Radhika 

On 14/09/2016 at 1:16 PM, Gaurav said:

Thankyou all for the fun ride today! It was nice meeting everyone. Gaurav we missed you, was really looking forward to the trip together. 

Hope we can do more of these when the weather is a little better so we can start early and get more camp time.

Will share pictures soon. 

Hi, we confirm our participation 

Radhika - 0504732445

Ravi - 0554220344

Can we also bring our kid who's 4? 

Thanks