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Al Maha, a luxury desert oasis just outside Dubai, features private suites with pools, stunning wildlife views, and unforgettable desert excursions.
N 55° - 24°47'21.3 - 36'27.8"E Al Ain - Dubai Rd - Dubai - United Arab Emirates Get directions
"Set against rolling sand dunes and roaming oryx, Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort and Spa offers guests an escape from the hustle and bustle of the city with 42 individual suites all with their own private pools overlooking unobstructed views of the pristine desert. During your stay, book a dune drive to get your heart pumping or go on a guided nature walk in the desert. In the morning, sit down to breakfast on the veranda and keep your eyes peeled for a few gazelles popping by to say hello over coffee." - Travel + Leisure Editors
"Al Maha offers Bedouin-inspired tented suites in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, home to the UAE’s largest free-roaming herd of Arabian oryx. Efforts include water recycling, biodiesel, and solar panels to minimize environmental impact." - Jennifer Flowers
"People often forget that Dubai was originally all desert, and Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa is the finest place to go to remind yourself of this fact. Each traditional yet comfortable villa is utterly private and comes with a heat-controlled infinity pool overlooking the dunes. Complimentary excursions and activities, such as wildlife walks and sunset champagne camel rides, are also included in the room rates. Expect a wild Arabian oryx to sip from your pool when you least expect it."
"A luxurious desert experience with Bedouin-inspired tented suites, located in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve. Features include water recycling, biodiesel, solar panels, and opportunities to see Arabian oryx and gazelles." - Nicola Chilton
"Al Maha, a Luxury Collection Desert Resort & Spa An hour's drive from the densely packed skyscrapers and shopping malls of Dubai , Al Maha, which opened in 1999 as the United Arab Emirates' first luxury desert resort, lies within a 55,600-acre nature reserve. Al Maha operates on the African safari model, with early morning and sunset excursions by 4x4, camel, and horseback. Linked by paved pathways to the restaurant, spa, and lobby, the resort’s 42 tented suites are spaced far enough apart from one another to feel entirely private. Decks and plunge pools provide panoramic views of sand dunes and a water hole that lures some 400 Arabian oryx, an indigenous species brought back from near extinction following 19th and 20th-century overhunting."
