Liwa Desert Adventure on 30th Nov. & 1st December 2012.
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The Season is on again….and in the right earnest too!!!
What Better way to welcome the onset of the off Roading season than a visit to that mother of all deserts the Rub Al Khaali…meaning The Empty Quarter…in plain English???
The National Day Holiday’s long weekend is the perfect opportunity to go and say Hello to the Majestic Sands & Dunes of Liwa.[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfFR_ac1WdA[/media]
Here is a very nice video compilation of visit to Liwa in late 2010, very kindly contributed by Mr. Silvester Petras.The Rub’ al Khali (Arabic: الربع الخالي) or Empty Quarter is one of the largest sand deserts in the world, encompassing most of the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula, including southern Saudi Arabia, and areas of Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The desert covers some 650,000 square kilometres , Liwa Oasis is about 100 km south of the Arabian Gulf coast and 150 km SSW of the city of Abu Dhabi, on the northern edge of Rub’ al Khali desert and stretches about 100 km east-west, along an arch curved to the north.
The geographic and economic center of the oasis is Mizair’a, where the highway from Abu Dhabi enters the oasis and then divides to the east (65 km to the easternmost village, Mahdar Bin `Usayyan) and west (45 km to the westernmost village, `Aradah).The villages of Liwa Oasis are the southernmost settlements of Abu Dhabi and of the United Arab Emirates. The southern border of Abu Dhabi with Saudi Arabia, which runs at a distance between 16 and 35 km to the Oasis, is a straight line in the Rub al Khali desert, which is largely uninhabited.
Please click on the thumbnail to view the full sized image.Day and date : Friday, the 30th of November 2012- Saturday, the 1st of December 2012.
Drive Type : Open to all
Meeting Point : Emarat Jebel Ali on Dubai Abu Dhabi Highway.
Meeting Time : 7:30 am
Drive Start: 7.45 am
Drive Terrain: Beautiful Picturesque Terrain of Rub Al Khali.
Duration: There is a tarmac section which will take us from the meeting point to the desert entrance point, we will then have a long desert drive till sunset, we will then camp & make merry & depart in the morning for another day in the sands and upon completion of the desert section we will inflate the tyres & head back home to arrive in Dubai / Sharjah by late evening.
Checklist:-
a) Ensure your 4 x 4 vehicle is in perfect condition and with enough fuel.
b) Compatible Radio.
c) Carry all necessary offroad gears, in good condition.
d) Carry enough Food/ water / refreshments / re-hydration drinks for self & co-passenger(s).Please read the following and register for the drive:-
Equipments that one needs to carry for offroading
Rules Of The Trip
Dubai Offroaders – DisclaimerThis is a family Outing & all Dubai Offroaders members are welcome to Join.
Please register your intent to participate in the drive here.
Please make sure that your vehicle is fully prepared for an expedition type drive with complete recovery kit etc. and that it is fully serviceable with recovery points front & aft.
We will be camping overnight in the desert & while the day will be hot & sunny, the night temprature is expected to be chilly, so please be prepared with complete camping & warm gear as well as sufficient food & drinks for the full day’s drive as we WILL NOT encounter any place to replenish supplies on the way, once we enter the desert.
The total off Road drive section on the two day drive is expected to be about 120kms.+ but we will be able to access provisions & Petrol on the morning of the 2nd day prior to the beginning of the Drive.
You may also carry BBQ Equipment & food if you want to cook the food at the evening camp.
Please carry at least 2 bundles of wood per Car for the Overnight Camp bonfire.
This will be an excellent opportunity for photography enthusiasts to take some unbelievably beautiful natural sandscapes…so keep your cameras ready…too!!!!
So Let’s start registering…
1. Ahmad Pervez
:(( :(( :(( I miss the sand already and now I’ll miss THE trip of the year as well. By the time you guys leave I already touched down in Amsterdam.
Already making plans to join the liwa trip next year in a rental 4×4 :-w 😡
quote Ahmad Pervez:Meeting Point : Emarat Jebel Ali on Dubai Abu Dhabi Highway.I will join from first ADNOC Petrol station on Dubai Abu Dhabi Highway.
So…we have 10 registrations now…
Come on Guys…This is going to be one of the most interesting trips of this year!!!
Eagerly waiting for it…
Counting down ….. :yesss: :yesss:
Ahmed, we have a couple of questions:
Do you have an itinerary of the whole drive? Distance (hours) from the meeting point to the entrance to Liwa desert, lunch while driving…, time we will be leaving next morning, lunch next day, etc?
Where will people from Abu Dhabi meet us? We have a couple of friends from AD that will join us
Thanks
quote Robinson:Ahmed, we have a couple of questions:Do you have an itinerary of the whole drive? Distance (hours) from the meeting point to the entrance to Liwa desert, lunch while driving…, time we will be leaving next morning, lunch next day, etc?
Where will people from Abu Dhabi meet us? We have a couple of friends from AD that will join us
Thanks
We start at 0745 from Emarat at Jebel Ali & enter the desert after a 3.5 hours drive that will also include a re-fuel at the petrol station at the Car Museum. The first day drive will be a 6 hour drive so that we reach the camping site with enough time to set up tents etc.
ON SECOND DAY
We will go to a nearby ADNOC station at Hameem in the morning to re-fuel & we can use the toilets at the petrol station, too, if required, especially for the ladies.
We will have breakfast at a restaurant in Hameem & pick up some sandwiches for Lunch too…the drive back will be towards Dubai so that we will emerge near Car Museum & will then proceed home, to reach Dubai/ Sharjah by approx. 7-8pm.Members joining in from Abu Dhabi may assemble at Adnoc Mafraq & keep their radios on at Channel 4 at 0830AM on Friday the 30th of November 2012, they can join the Convoy as it passes the main road in Mafraq.
Thanks a lot Ahmed
Ahmed Bhai,
I am tentatively in. In case i decided to join, it will be on the 2nd day mrng at the Petrol Station prior to start of the drive. Could you pls be kind enough to provide the coordinates for meeting you guys at the petrol station.
During the Apollo challenge Khalil proposed that if we few members are interested we can leave on Thursday 0evening around 7PM and have an extra night of full moon camping at a designated place of entry in Liwa. After a refreshing night you can get enough rest till res of the team members arrive. ( GPS coordintes requested from Mr. pervez) Please post if any one interested in this proposal.
Sorry guys.. cant’t make it as Saturday is a working day….
Count me in
quote sexterra:Count me inHi Ryan, Please register for the drive by clicking the orange color tab “Register for Trip” at the very post. Once registered, your username shall appear along with other registered members.
:thanks: :drive:
Sorry guys would not be able to join the liwa drive due to some important commitments which are unavoidable.
hope to join u all in other drives very soon.
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