Sonara Camp Safari

• A 4x4 drive of about 5 minutes from the reserve gate to the camp
• A seasonal menu by the camp's chef: canapés and pizzettas at sunset, then a three-course dinner served to share
• Sandboarding, volleyball, soft archery and other activities
• Soft drinks, tea and coffee
• Camel rides in the camp
• A falcon show
• An interactive hawk show during dinner
• A fire show
• Live music and entertainment
• A movie under the stars for kids, in the kids' area

This short drive from the gate is the only transport included. A transfer from your hotel costs extra, and the options and prices are in the Prices list. Alcohol, mocktails and shisha can be bought at the camp.

Seasonal prices are per person.

Season	Dates	Adult	Child 6-12
Low	4 May-10 October	690 AED	280 AED
High	11 October-15 December and 19 January-3 May	890 AED	390 AED
Peak	16 December-18 January	990 AED	450 AED

• Children aged 5 and under go free.
• Guests aged 13 and over pay the adult price.
• These prices do not include a transfer. You can drive to the reserve gate yourself or add a transfer from your hotel, with the options below.

Extras

• Transfer from your hotel with an active drive over the dunes: 1,350 AED per car, up to 5 guests
• Transfer from your hotel with a calm desert drive and a chance to see wildlife: 1,500 AED per car, up to 5 guests
• Dune buggy (not for under-18s):
  • 2-seater, 1 hour: 1,050 AED
  • 4-seater, 1 hour: 1,400 AED
• Private sunset lounge (up to 4 guests): 500 AED
• Private sunset lounge (5 guests or more): 1,000 AED
• Front-row table by the stage: 500 AED

Prices do not include insurance, tax or the municipality fee. Message me for an exact quote.

The cooking is Mediterranean with Middle Eastern touches. Canapés and pizzettas come out at sunset, and after sunset dinner follows in three courses: starters, mains with sides, and dessert. Everything is placed in the middle of the table to share. All meat is halal, and the menu changes with the seasons. Tell me about vegetarian, vegan or kids' meals and any allergies when you book.

At sunset

Canapés

• Chicken blanquette bouchée: a puff-pastry bite with creamy chicken
• Panipuri with artichoke escabeche: crisp hollow puri filled with marinated artichoke
• Kofta meat burger: a mini brioche burger with caramelised onion
• Tuna melt escabeche mini éclair: tuna with pickled vegetables and pink peppercorn
• Beef brisket mille-feuille: slow-roasted brisket and barbecue sauce in pastry

Pizzettas

• Margherita classico: the classic, with tomato and mozzarella
• Cacio e pepe with zucchini and burrata: cheese and black pepper
• Flam's: a thin flatbread with onion and smoked veal bacon
• Pepperoni diavola: spicy, with beef pepperoni and chilli oil

Vegetarian option

• Guacamole and pico de gallo panipuri: avocado and fresh tomato salsa
• Tomato tart pissaladière: an open tomato tart
• Margherita pizza
• Cacio e pepe zucchini pizza

Signature dinner

Starters

• Pumpkin soup
• Levantine meatballs: beef and lamb with pomegranate and cherry molasses and labneh
• Lentil and celery root salad: Puy lentils with a black truffle dressing
• Onion tart: caramelised onion and Emmental
• Smoked salmon: dill, capers and lemon labneh

Main courses

• Black Angus beef tagliata with garlic and parsley butter
• Firewood corn-fed chicken capon rotisserie with mandarin, rosemary and jus
• Seafood vol-au-vent: clams, shrimp, scallops and Omani lobster in puff pastry

Sides

• Velvety mashed potatoes
• Roasted root vegetables
• Creamed spinach with artichoke

Dessert

• Chocolate fondant with crème anglaise and ice cream

Vegetarian menu

Starters

• Pumpkin soup
• Truffle mushroom croquettes
• Lentil and celery root salad
• Onion tart
• Olive dip: a green olive tapenade

Main courses

• Moroccan artichoke and spring pea tajine
• Orzo cacio e pepe: orzo pasta with cheese and black pepper

Sides

• Velvety mashed potatoes
• Roasted root vegetables
• Creamed spinach

Dessert

• Chocolate fondant

Vegan menu

Starters

• Pumpkin soup
• Vegan meatballs on a bed of mushrooms
• Lentil and celery root salad
• Tomato tart tatin: an upside-down tomato tart
• Olive dip

Main courses

• Moroccan artichoke and spring pea tajine
• Orzo cacio e pepe, vegan style: baby marrow, shallots, nutritional yeast and chervil instead of cheese

Sides

• Crushed potatoes
• Roasted root vegetables
• Creamed spinach

Dessert

• Rose chia pudding with raspberry and almond milk

Kids' menu

Mains

• Grilled mini chicken sausages
• Chicken tenders
• Wagyu sliders: mini beef burgers
• Potato croquettes
• Sweet potato wedges
• Bao buns filled with chicken and vegetables
• Corn on the cob
• Pomodoro Napolitana tomato pasta
• Hummus with vegetable sticks and tomatoes
• Turkey and cheese toasties

Desserts

• Assorted popsicles
• Assorted mini cakes

Included

At sunset, in the dune-top lounge

• Sandboarding
• Camel rides in the camp
• A falcon show
• Soft archery
• Volleyball and football
• Spotting desert wildlife

At dinner

• An interactive hawk show
• Live music
• The camp's signature shows: a fire show, a tanoura show and acrobats

For kids

• A monitored kids' area with games
• A movie under the stars

At extra cost

• Riding from the reserve gate to the camp by camel, about 25 minutes through the dunes
• Dune bashing in a 4x4
• A 4x4 nature tour of the reserve
• Horse riding
• A private movie night
• A birthday cake
• Sunset photography, on request at least 48 hours ahead
• Alcoholic drinks, mocktails and shisha

Ask me for the prices of these extras.

Age and health

• Dune buggies are only for guests aged 18 and over.
• Alcohol is served only to guests aged 21 and over.
• Guests in the third trimester of pregnancy cannot take part.