Upcoming Events
Fujairah By Train: Hike & Brunch
Every Saturday through December, swap the car for Etihad Rail and spend a full day in Fujairah. Hike our favourite trail at Ghail Dam with qualified guides, then sit down to lunch together before the train home.
Abu Dhabi - Dhaid: Ladies Only Hike to Showka Mountain Hike and Picnic Lunch
Ladies-only hike from Abu Dhabi by train: guided Wadi Showka trek with women guides and a picnic lunch.
The Cliffs of FarFar
Early start but worth it! Watch the sunrise over the Arabian Gulf, Climb 575 metres through the Hajar Mountains on Wadi Farfar, a three-hour point-to-point trek in Fujairah that rewards steady legs with wide ridge views and the quiet of the east coast mountains, all with qualified women guides leading the way.
Stairway: Right Bank Challenge Trek
The biggest challenge of a hike you can do in UAE. Best to do this before you try Jabal Shams. This will be the last RAK challenge hike of the season.
Ghail Dam Sunrise Intermediate Hike
UAE Trekkers runs guided hikes during the safe window, the early morning hours before the desert heat peaks, when temperatures are lowest and the trails are calm, quiet, and completely doable. This is summer hiking built around safety first, not summer hiking despite the heat.
Fujairah By Train: Ladies Only Ghail Dam Full Hike and Brunch
Our new Abu Dhabi to Fujairah full day Ladies Only events are using the new Etihad Rail Service to take advantage of a faster cheaper and less stressful way to enjoy the mountains and the great outdoors! We spend the whole day hiking, kayaking and having brunch!
Abu Dhabi - Dhaid: Ladies Only Hike to Showka Gorge Pools and Picnic Lunch
Ladies-only hike from Abu Dhabi by train: guided Wadi Showka trek with women guides and a picnic lunch.
The Cliffs of FarFar
Early start but worth it! Watch the sunrise over the Arabian Gulf, Climb 575 metres through the Hajar Mountains on Wadi Farfar, a three-hour point-to-point trek in Fujairah that rewards steady legs with wide ridge views and the quiet of the east coast mountains, all with qualified women guides leading the way.
Sunrise Hike: Wadi Dahir Blue Pools: Beginner and Intermediate Loop
The Blue Pools Trek is always beautiful and one of the favorite treks in the UAE!
Rainbow Valley Trek
Early start but worth it! Get ready for a very early wake up call to avoid the heat but this trek is so much fun! Scramble and climb through the rocks unlike anywhere in UAE. These features are unique to this valley the colors, the formations make an incredible hike and one of the most popular hikes in Fujairah, and UAE.
Abu Dhabi - Dhaid: Ladies Only Hike to Showka Mountains and Picnic Lunch
Ladies-only hike from Abu Dhabi by train: guided Wadi Showka trek with women guides and a picnic lunch.
Hatta: Beginner Trek: Lakes and Hills
Its an early start but well worth it Morning in the mountains has an amazing breeze and the sunrise is truly spectacular! If you can’t do the early start, spend the night at Hatta Fort Hotel with special summer rates!
Wadi Koob: Intermediate
Wadi Koob- first chance for the season! hike along the cliffs, not steep inclines for this hike, just bouldering and scrambling along the cliffs! an early start is essential
Fox Trail: Beginner Hike: Kids and Dog friendly
A great introduction to the more challenging (but still beginner ) scrambling routes like Wadi Dahir or Wadi. Gouna. This beginner hike is entirely shaded until 8:30 am and very kid and dog friendly .
Abu Dhabi - Dhaid: Hike to Showka Mountains and Picnic Lunch
Ladies-only hike from Abu Dhabi by train: guided Wadi Showka trek with women guides and a picnic lunch.
Fujairah By Train: Ladies Only Ghail Dam Full Hike and Brunch
Our new Abu Dhabi to Fujairah full day Ladies Only events are using the new Etihad Rail Service to take advantage of a faster cheaper and less stressful way to enjoy the mountains and the great outdoors! We spend the whole day hiking, kayaking and having brunch!
Wadi Ghouna - Beginner Trek
Wadi Gouna, one of our newest routes is just 1.5 hours from Dubai features exciting terrain challenges like scrambling up rocks and bouldering, water crossings and am amazing summit view!
OMAN - Jabal Shams Summit: Challenge- Apply to Join
The challenge of the highest peak in the GCC comes only after a grueling 5-6 hours to reach the top - and just as hard if not harder coming down. But you can still enjoy by going most of the way, and reaching 2800 m and enjoying a hike of just 10 hours.
Sunrise Hike: Wadi Dahir Blue Pools: Beginner and Intermediate Loop
The Blue Pools Trek is always beautiful and one of the favorite treks in the UAE!
Wadi Shah -Intermediate Trek
Get ready for a heart pumping climb up to the summit through a steep and rocky wadi for a rewarding summit view of the Arabian Sea and mountains surrounding you on all sides
Wilderness First Aid Course
Help is hours away on a UAE trail, and when something goes wrong, the plan is you. Our hands-on Wilderness First Aid course, taught BLUE GUARD MIDDLE EAST covers heat illness, first aid kits, UAE laws, rescue and safe evacuation, all built around real UAE hiking conditions. Choose the full course with HABC Basic Life Support from 19 November, or the short course from 20 November if your first aid certificate is still valid.
Hidden Oasis and Puro Dinner
A full day hike with transportation, the hike, and dinner afterwards at Puro at the Top of Jabal Jais.
Mt Kenya Trekking Peak: 4895M
Climb to Mt Kenya’s highest Trekking Peak: Point Lenana at 4895m over 5 days. More beautiful and scenic than you can imagine, without the crowds of Kilimanjaro. A great ‘test’ to see if you are ready for Kili! Camp in a comfortable single tent with a private toilet, expert guides and amazing food for 5 days.
Ain Sheria Trek: Beginner Trek
Looking for a perfect step up to an intermediate trek? This is a great way to go to the next level, with more of an incline and more challenging trails than a beginner trek. Visit the petroglyphs at the top and scramble down the wadi at the end.
Mt Kenya Trekking Peak: 4895M
Climb to Mt Kenya’s highest Trekking Peak: Point Lenana at 4895m over 5 days. More beautiful and scenic than you can imagine, without the crowds of Kilimanjaro. A great ‘test’ to see if you are ready for Kili! Camp in a comfortable single tent with a private toilet, expert guides and amazing food for 5 days.
Kilimanjaro Journey: Machame Route
This mountain deserves more consideration. Its a serious and dangerous mountain climb. Just because you CAN climb it as a beginner does NOT mean you should. We will prepare you properly to not only reach the summit, but come down safely and proudly on your own two feet not a helicopter. We will ensure you understand gear requirements, altitude, and fitness with a full training regime and offer you all of the training that you need to be ready to climb. The Machame 7 day route is the best route that you can do for proper acclimatization and success, and our trek leader will be with you every step of the way to ensure your health and safety.
Gorilla Immersion Series: Rwanda Gorilla Weekend
A once in a lifetime trip, visit the gorillas but so much more! Interact with the endangered golden monkeys, canoe through communities at the base of a volcano, experience the farm to table produce, and get a real feel for the daily lives of these two vibrant countries in just 4 days. Rwanda and track the gorillas in Uganda
MADAGASCAR EAST: East: Rainforest Hikes and Lemur Islands
Experience the untamed beauty of MADAGASCAR exploring the southern sections and the eastern Rainforests of Madagascar. You will definitely meet the lemurs!
Everest Base Camp Heli Exit
Only for the prepared fit and ambitious with climbing experience and the time to climb. This is a once in a life time experience to climb 2 peaks in the same trip. We will hit Everest Base Camp as part of our acclimatization but will not climb Kalla Pattar or spend the night in Gorak Shep. This itinerary developed over many trips to EBC which reflects what works and what doesn’t. This trip will have a hellcopter exit from Dingboche to save 4 days on the exit as the trip is already 21 days.
Annapurna Base Camp
Annapurna Base Camp Trek is a combination of the Poon Hill Trek, giving you the chance to get the best view ever of the Himalayas at sunrise, and a challenging but low altitude trek for 9 days.
Peru: Salkantay Route to Machu Picchu and Rainbow Valley
2 days acclimatization, 5 Days on the trek, 1 day Rainbow Valley for a total of 8 days plus 4. days travel time. (2 each way)
Gorilla Immersion Series: Rwanda/Uganda
A once in a lifetime trip, visit the gorillas but so much more! Interact with the endangered golden monkeys, canoe through communities at the base of a volcano, experience the farm to table produce, and get a real feel for the daily lives of these two vibrant countries in just 3 days.
MOROCCO: MT TOUBKAL
This has been on our bucket list for a long time! Morocco’s Mt Toubkal! A short summit climb and low altitude but incredible scenery and a unique place to visit and very doable climb in 3 days for most people.
MADAGASCAR: Tracking Lemurs in the Rainforest
Experience the untamed beauty of MADAGASCAR exploring the southern sections and the eastern Rainforests of Madagascar. You will definitely meet the lemurs!
Everest Base Camp Heli Exit
Only for the prepared fit and ambitious with climbing experience and the time to climb. This is a once in a life time experience to climb 2 peaks in the same trip. We will hit Everest Base Camp as part of our acclimatization but will not climb Kalla Pattar or spend the night in Gorak Shep. This itinerary developed over many trips to EBC which reflects what works and what doesn’t. This trip will have a hellcopter exit from Dingboche to save 4 days on the exit as the trip is already 21 days.
Kazakhstan: The Mangystau Odyssey
Join us for a jeep/trek experience to the Western Region of Kazakhstan where we journey into another world of canyons, rainbow valleys, caves and salt flats. Easy day treks and jeep tours where we cover distances and the highlight is seeing a part of Kazakhstan that few ever witness.

