Your private vehicle collects you from your Dubai hotel.

You are welcomed with a traditional Sheila or Ghutra headscarf as you enter the reserve.

A local expert guide leads a 60-minute 4x4 safari through the reserve, where Arabian oryx, gazelles and other desert fauna may be spotted.

Torches in hand, you set out on foot to search for sandfish, scorpions and other creatures active after dark.

Join your hosts at the camp for traditional welcome coffee and dates before dinner.

A sit-down dinner featuring dishes rooted in Emirati culinary tradition, served under the desert sky.

A professional astronomer introduces the telescope, explains the early history of astronomy, and traces the star routes once used by Bedouin navigators. If conditions limit visibility, an informative talk replaces the telescope viewing.

Your private vehicle returns you to your Dubai hotel.