More Spoiling

After a great Christmas 2004 at home with my folks, I returned to Dubai with the holiday blues. His nibs in typical fashion thought the best thing for me was a weekend away. This time we stayed in Dubai, in fact only an hours drive inland to Al Maha Desert Resort & Spa. This bedouin styled resort is set in 225 square kilometers of pristine desert landscape, with just 37 individual suites, each surrounded by a wooden deck and with their own private temperature-controlled infinity pool, handcrafted furnishings, antiques and artifacts, custom-made super king-size bed and a walk-in shower; it’s a desert paradise with an appropriate price tag! It’s an eco-friendly place, inside a conservation area. There indigenous desert wildlife has a safe and natural home and the conservation of the once endangered Oryx is a priority. It really must be seen to be believed, the beauty of the desert is quite astounding. Go to http://www.al-maha.com/ for a better look. This was the view from our suite before the early morning mist was burned away by the sun, quite stunning....

His nibs and I in the meantime, arrived during a downpour. Once settled into our suite we had lunch and relaxed inside – still chucking it down! Thankfully the evening brought drier weather and after dinner we had a dip in our private pool, before an early night. Now, now, don’t be rude…. We had an early start the next morning. Al Maha offers different activities to it’s guests including camel treks, archery, horse riding etc. We stumped for falconry and it starts early! It was amazing to see these birds in flight and to hear about them from the very knowledgeable staff. Then we headed back to our suite for breakfast on the deck and a few hours sun bathing. The local wildlife was very interested in the leftovers, as you can see. It was a lovely relaxing couple of days and definitely the only place I would recommend in Dubai.