You are picked up from your hotel and driven out to the desert, where the buggies are waiting. Before anyone sets off there is a safety briefing covering the controls, the harness and how to read the sand, so you know what the machine will do under you. Then you take the wheel of an automatic 1000cc Polaris for a full hour of driving, following a guide across the dunes at a pace that suits you. What makes it worth doing is that you are the driver, not a passenger. The automatic gearbox means there is no gear-shifting to think about, just steering, throttle and the shape of the next ridge. The guide picks the line and the terrain, easing you onto flatter sand first and then into the rolling dunes, with pauses along the way to take in the view and get photographs of the buggy against the open desert. Unlimited water is included throughout. Transfers from your hotel are part of the booking, so the outing runs longer than the hour of driving once the road time at either end is counted. Wear clothes you don't mind coating in dust, closed shoes and sunglasses, and bring sunscreen for daytime slots. It suits anyone who likes the idea of handling a vehicle off-road without needing experience. It is not advisable if you are pregnant or have back, neck or heart trouble, or if you are prone to severe motion sickness.
Collected from your hotel and driven out to the desert where the buggies are waiting
Covers the controls, harness and how to read the sand before driving begins
Take the wheel of an automatic 1000cc Polaris for a full hour, following a guide across the dunes
Pauses along the route to take in the view and photograph the buggy against the desert
Driven back to your hotel after the session ends
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