Sandboarding is one of the best solo-sport attraction which involves a sandboard.Instead of snow, as the name suggest it can be done on sands. Sandboarding can also be practised by different ways like sitting down or lying on the belly or the back. Tall and steep dunes are the best for sand boarding. Now a days, it created an immense popularity in desert safaris. The sport is very easy and safe for everyone, irrespective of any gender or age. Just put your foot in the sand board and try to balance and here you can begin.
Sand boarding in Dubai :
Sand boarding is the common and interesting sport according to normal geography and atmosphere in Dubai. Most of the desert safari tours include sand boarding in their package. Sandboarding is the one that doesn't require someone else's assistance or backup other than couple sports.
Moreover , this is one of the best game for solo voyagers. There are so many absolute place for sand boarding in Dubai like Lahbab desert, Al Faya desert, Liwa oasis,Al Badayer,Fossil rocks etc. In certain desert safari tour packages, any guide will take to the highest dune of desert and you will get sand board card. There are several offers available for this attraction according to the packages. Sandboarding along with other adventurous sports like quad biking,camel ride,buggy tours can also experienced. We must experience the thrill of quad biking along with sand-boarding. Different types of Sandboards like Bumsled, Free ride boards ,basic type ,Professional type and Board wax are commonly available.
Types of sand boarding
We can choose any type depending on your skill level and want. The most common type of sand boarding is stand up boarding. We strap our feet onto the board and slide down the dune, standing upright. Another professional or adventurous one is Tow boarding, where you can hold onto a rope that is connected to a dune buggy or a 4×4. This allows you to climb up and down the dunes at great speed. You can also do sandboarding by sitting on the board and slide down the dune and this is called sitdown sand boarding.