I already wrote about Dubai and now it’s time to tell you what to do when you get tired of the glass skyscrapers, taxis, fancy restaurants and luxurious hotels. Our stay in Dubai was quite short so we didn’t even consider renting a car and searched for an organised trip instead. The plan was to see the desert and go on a safari but not too adventurous due to Maks being with us.
It’s not hard to find an agency that specialises in local excursions. You can go to the desert, to Abu Dhabi or to the Hatta mountains. Arabian evenings, boat trips and city tours are also available. There are plenty of offers in the agencies. Usually the trips last from a few hours up to a whole day. We mainly browsed Arabian Adventures, but after all decided to go for a trip with Arabia Horizons. They had a stand in Marina promenade. We asked them for details, chose a trip we liked, paid and that was it!
We were quite limited because of Maks. Most of the trips include a few hours in a car :/. We finally decided to try Hatta Mountain Safari. It turned out to be a bit of a hasty decision… The views were great, but we still stayed in the car a lot and most of all – was it really worth 100 dollars per person? Don’t think so! So choose wisely. That’s how the Hatta mountains looked like 🙂
Maks’s favourite moment — the camels were almost peeking right in the car from his side!
wandering in the Hatta mountains
it’s really hot!
taking a walk…
“Daddy, I’m a bit tired”
After the trip through the mountains – fantastic views, but travellers with motion sickness need to remember about their medicine! – we finally arrived in Hatta Village – our destination. We expected a mountain village with local people. We got quite disappointed as it turned out to be a kind of an open-air-museum 🙂 We saw some houses pretending to be old, which was quite cool (despite Maks who kept saying “I’m afraid of these dolls!” when he saw dummies imitating the residents) 😉 We climbed a local tower, took some pictures and that was it.
So, remember to read the excursion plans more carefully than we did! 🙂
the Hatta village
“I’m afraid of these dolls!”
“Daddy, hold me! I’m scared!”
desert views
the village seen from a local tower
an exotic desert view
When we got back, we decided to reward ourselves after this disappointment and went to a Vietnamese restaurant called Hoi An. Well, that was an exceptional experience. Worth a separate post! Coming soon 🙂
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