On the 2nd day in Abu Dhabi, we went on a Desert Dune Bashing trip. Basically it allows all the tourists to go in one big group to experience the desert. There were variations of this trip, for example you could stay overnight in the desert, but we decided to do the half day. 
First stop was the camel farm. Camels in the middle of desert, eating and poo-ing while they ate. Notice I didn't get too close because I was wearing open toed sandals and didn't want to step in the mounds of camel poop laying around. Thankfully it is very different from horse manure and tiny in size. 
Following that, we set out with the 20-some SUVs to go dune bashing. I was particularly scared of this portion as I had youtubed dune bashing the night before and saw jeeps turning over. Apparently dune bashing is more regulated now so you must follow each SUV rather than before, where all the SUVs were chaotically bashing into one another causing a multitude of car accidents. 
I sat in the front, which was probably more scary but I was very afraid of getting motion sickness so it helped loads! I think almost a third of our car got a little queasy! It went on for about 45 minutes altogether and there's no stopping. You can't go out to watch because you're in the middle of the desert, there's no other way to get out. Not sure how the front guy knew where he was going as there is no navigation system and the dunes are constantly changing. I recommend it but not if you get motion sickness easily. 
After about a 10 minute stop and another 20 minutes of bashing, we arrived at a huge BBQ in the desert where tourists could try their hand at camel riding, 4-wheeling in the dunes, sand-boarding, henna, belly dancing, and of course an arabic meal (which almost no one was tempted to eat after all that bashing!).
Definitely a fun experience but I would say it is a one-time thing. Been there, had fun, done that.
Giordano linen shirt (highly recommend this high street brand to petite asians! always fits like a charm), Club Monaco shorts, Hermes belt, Tods sandals (which broke in Dubai Mall - thankfully my trusty tour guide, Erin, helped me get a new pair), Balenciaga bag, Wayfarers
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