Private tour in Dubai Barti R

Camel Racing in Dubai - Go Beyond watching Camel Racing. Learn "Behind the scenes" of Camel racing

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Hours icon 3 hours 30 minutes
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Barti R.

4.9

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450

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Welcome to Dubai. The city of infinite possibilities! Hello All! My name is Barti and Please join me along with the fortunate few who have experienced an authentic Dubai and UAE journey free from mass tourism. For over 29 years, I have seen Dubai change from a simple town into a global city and one of the world's most popular tourism destinations and aiming to become the city with the lowest carbon footprint. My private tours are customer focused by sharing my in-depth local knowledge and with a new clean car driven safely. I show my clients the most interesting places of Dubai, Abu Dhabi and also the other Five Emirates of UAE and also places that are not in the regular tourist map, beyond any guide book will show you. My Private tours are not just about showing popular tourist places, but providing unbiased, accurate and interesting information besides sharing my in-depth local knowledge. I can design customised tours whether for one person or for a group for every budget to every fascinating destination in Dubai and UAE, from Dubai to Abu Dhabi and other five Emirates. My customised tour program include private tour guide(who is me), Air-conditioned transportation with driver, bottled water, inclusive of admission expenses, either for one person or for a group. My past clients include Pleasure/Business travelers, Children, Prime Ministers, Royalty, Nobel Laureates, Cruise Passengers, Special needs Passengers, Students, Regular Tourists and we treat everyone Special. By the way, I take good photographs too and have some sense of humour. My several thousand trips in Dubai and the UAE and the local knowledge what I have gained over these 30 years of living in Dubai and the UAE and by speaking to Experts and long term Citizens of UAE, I have been able to put together an exceptional program awaiting You. PS: If any tours are shown unavailable(red) in the availability calendar, please check with me by sending me a mail since web availability gets updated and tours may be still be available on days showing red in the availability calendar. Why Me? a) My Private tours are Not about just showing places giving flat, regular information. My Private tours are all about making your visit to Dubai and UAE an unforgettable experience by providing unbiased, accurate and interesting information sharing my local knowledge beyond any You Tube video or Guide book will show you. b) I am customer friendly and you can ask me any number of questions and All your questions will be answered or make last minute itinerary changes and I will accommodate your suggestions and requests c) If you are interested in special custom tours like watching CAMEL Racing in Dubai or HORSE Racing or private YACHT Trip or FISHING Trip in the Arabian Sea they can be organized. d) All my private tours are conducted in new model vehicles that are clean and driven safely. Your safety and happiness are important to me during our private tours. PS: Any type of tours which are not listed in the "Tours" section can be custom made and if so please send an Email. I am a certified tour guide by the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing in Dubai and Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi. I am also three doses fully vaccinated(Pfizer) for covid19. Many of my clients are referred by others who have travelled with me. I work hard to get to know each and every client and help design an itinerary that will be unforgettable with memories that last long after photographs have faded. I have been chosen over and over again as one of the best tour guide in the country. My English is easily understandable to both native speakers or to non native speakers and 98% of my Private tours are conducted in English.

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Overview of your Dubai tour

My name is Barti I am the pioneer of Camel racing tours in Dubai Camels were called Ship of the desert in the olden days, influencing every aspect of daily life by providing transportation, food, and shelter. But camels were also used for competitive races. Today in the UAE Camels are grown to provide milk and produce off-springs and special breed of camels are used for racing! Camel racing is a traditional sport and today is held in high esteem by Emiratis. Camel racing has been added to UNESCO list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. We will depart either early morning for the morning races or early afternoon for the afternoon races. After driving to one of the racing tracks we will first go through Handlers preparing for the next race, and behind the scenes. Then we will go to the racing stadium where we will have great views of the races from the stadium. Photography is allowed in these races. Camels are treated well and cared in all these races This tour conforms with TBL animal welfare policy

Recent Reviews

Staci C.United States
January 2026

This was an amazing and very unique experience that I will never forget. Barti is a great guide. He takes a lot of care with extra details. I highly recommend this tour!!

Gitte P.
February 2025

Great tour with behind the scene experiences. Very authentic and a great experience for the whole family. Would highly recommend Barti as a tour guide

Carter P.United States
January 2025

Barti was the *best* guide to show you around Dubai. I wish we’d used him for more tours beyond the Camel Races! He was 10 minutes early to our pick-up, and he was awesome at texting with us to change the pickup location. We spent the drive to the racetrack learning all about Dubai’s history; Barti knows more about this city than anyone else; he answered our questions about everything from population, to sports, to laws and current events. At the racetrack, we started at the start line, and met some of the camel owners and trainers. We then watched the race start from *three* different points for the best photos! Next, we got to drive *with* the camels as they raced, following the owners cars around the track edge. This was a once in a lifetime thrill ride! We ended at the finish line, to get photos of the winning (and losing) camels! 5/5 experience, and 6/5 for Barti himself!

Janis T.United States
March 2024

Great tour. Great guide. He was great to work with and he delivered on what was promised. I recommend him a lot. He also went above and beyond by being in contact with me after the tour, answering all my questions about Dubai and how to navigate the rest of my trip.

Andrea S.United States
November 2023

Barti was a wonderful tour guide for seeing the Dubai camel races. Not only was he very knowledgable about camel racing, he also provided us with great information about Dubai while driving to and from the track. Besides just seeing the races, we were also lucky enough to get up-close (pose with a robot jockey, pet a camel,...) to the pre-race activity and preparation thanks to Barti. This was truly a memorable, non-touristy, experience that I highly recommend to anyone visiting or living in Dubai!

Anja L.Germany
November 2023

We had a top experience. Barti is a great guy. He picked us up at the cruise ship and took us to the racing club where we've seen several races from different viewpoints. He took us directly to the camels and racing teams and even drove along the racetrack in parallel to the racing camels, with lots of explanations and background knowledge. Finally we've visited a special market for camel racing equipment which was very interesting before returning to the city. Lots of memories, highly recommended!

Your Dubai tour itinerary

Camel racing is 3 1/2hour program including pick up & drop back to your Dubai hotel. Camel races are held only on select days of the month Morning races: Pick up early in the morning from hotel Afternoon races: Pick up time is early afternoon from hotel Camels were also used for competitive races in Emirati tribal desert land since 1920's before todays professionally conducted camel races in organized race tracks for huge sums of price money & luxury cars We will depart from your hotel early morning for the morning races or early afternoon for the afternoon races. After driving to one of the Camel race tracks we will first go through Camel handlers preparing the Camels for the next race. Then we go to racing stadium where we will have great views of the Camel races for around 1 to 2 hours from different view points You will also meet local Emiratis I will share my Local knowledge & plenty of unique photo opportunities in this tour Camel racing is truly one of a kind & its an experience you will never forget

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Transport details
Type: Private Transportation / Category: Suv

Air conditioned Van for up to 11people.

What's included
Other: Guide, Air-conditioned Transportation and visit to the Camel racing track and see camel races and return back to hotel. NB: Camel races are normally confirmed only one week or few days before the actual Camel race date since the race dates are decided based on Camel racing authority because its a private heritage sport. Please check with me before booking this Camel racing tour so that I can confirm to your by email.
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What's not included
Other: Personal expenses. Souvenirs or Breakfast or Lunch. If the guests are more than 4 people, then I need to arrange a larger vehicle which would be additional cost of USD 100 which will be added to this tour price.
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Meeting location

Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Hotel in Dubai

  • You can request a specific meeting location (for example, your hotel) during the checkout.
Other details
Tour categories
Art And Culture
Off The Beaten Path
Tour reference number
95900
Languages
English
Tamil
Activity level
Light
Accessibility
Kid Friendly
Wheelchair Accessible

Traveller reviews

5.0

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Hours icon 3 hours 30 minutes
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