Dubai always attracts visitors through its skyscrapers and glam. However, what most tourists forget is the real Dubai that accompanies a desert experience. To experience the stories, soul, and starlit nights in Dubai that feel straight out of an Arabian folktale. If this is what you want to experience in Dubai, we have something that is exactly what you would love. Say hello to Heritage Cultural Retreat by Dubai’s multi-award-winning sustainable-luxury desert experience provider, Platinum Heritage. This overnight escape is crafted for travellers who desire to experience a reimagined desert in Dubai.
Inside Dubai’s Heritage Cultural Retreat, A Luxury Desert Experience
According to the press release, it is set inside the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve. This retreat is a perfect Arabian heritage getaway filled with storytelling, sustainability, culture, food, music, and nature. Sounds like an experience all wrapped into one soulful package.
Culture, Wildlife & A Step Back In Time
For visitors, the Dubai desert is all about dune bashing. But this journey offers something different from the usual. It starts with a gentle nature drive in a 1950s vintage Land Rover. Expect Arabian oryx, sand gazelles, and a falconry show that teleports you to the Bedouin era.
As the sun sets over the desert, a Bedouin-inspired camp takes over the scene. From there, it’s all about freshly roasted Arabic coffee, Ragag bread sizzling over flames, camel rides, and a dinner that’s core heritage.
The Bedouin Way Of Night Experience Under The Starlit Sky
Once it gets dark, Al Ayala performances and Yola drumming bring the Bedouin spirit to life. A stargazing guide then takes you on a cosmic tour of constellations that were once used for desert navigation. You’ll sleep in hand-built stone dwellings made of natural desert materials.
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Hot Air Balloon At Sunrise With A Falcon Escort
As the dawn sets in, a hot air balloon flight with a falcon gliding beside you comes into picture.. After landing, a Michelin-curated breakfast inspired by the four elements awaits at a desert oasis.
This Heritage Cultural Retreat is magical and costs you AED 1,995. In exchange, it is a total escape to culture, connection, and the origins of Dubai’s desert story.
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