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The Sky Suite
A residence in the clouds, a private butler, and the gold-hour skyline laid out beneath you.
The Arabian Gulf
United Arab Emirates
Where the future is built and the desert kept private — gold-light skylines, island museums, and the Empty Quarter at dusk.
- When to Go
- November – March
The Emirates open differently for those who arrive through us: the suite above the clouds, the museum after closing, the desert camp where the dunes run to the horizon and no one else does.
Access · Not Itinerary
Signature Moments
Access, not availability — the moments that define a private United Arab Emirates.
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Louvre, After Dark
Abu Dhabi's masterpieces beneath the rain-of-light dome, after the public leaves — a private audience with art.
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The Empty Quarter
A private camp deep in the Liwa dunes, a falconer at dawn, a dinner under more stars than sky.
Curated Journeys
Curated Journey Archetypes
Not packages — points of departure. Find the journey that already feels like yours; your advisor reshapes it entirely around you.
Dubai, At Altitude
Sky suites, private yachts and access above the public — the city at its most vertical and exclusive.
Designed to your pace
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Abu Dhabi & Saadiyat
Island museums, private beaches and the Grand Mosque before the crowds.
Designed to your pace
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The Desert, Privately
Liwa dunes, falconry and a camp kept for you alone.
Designed to your pace
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Gulf & Private Island
Private-island resorts and the warm Gulf, arranged end to end.
Designed to your pace
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The Region, Privately
The Places We Open
Each opens onto a private chapter — its rhythm, its access, the hours only a relationship can hold open.
The Gulf Metropolis
Dubai
A skyline built for the bold, opened privately — sky suites, superyachts, and access above the crowd.
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The Cultural Capital
Abu Dhabi
Islands of art and calm — the Louvre after dark, Saadiyat's private sands, the Grand Mosque at dawn.
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Liwa · The Rub' al Khali
The Empty Quarter
The largest sand desert on earth, kept private — dunes to the horizon, falcons at dawn, stars without end.
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Common Questions
Questions, answered.
There's no single right month — it depends on the experience you want. Your Forest Travel advisor, who has spent time on the ground in United Arab Emirates, matches the timing to your trip: the light, the harvest or season worth being there for, and the weeks the crowds haven't found.
Enough to travel unhurried. Rather than a fixed package, your advisor shapes the length around your pace and the moments that matter — a few unforgettable days or a slow, immersive fortnight.
Entirely. Every United Arab Emirates journey is built around you — private access, the stays that never list, pacing and introductions that only four decades of relationships unlock. Nothing is off the shelf.
Because an advisor opens what no platform can sell. Online platforms list what's already public — the same rooms and flights available to everyone. A Forest advisor opens what isn't: private after-hours access, the host who answers because they know us, pacing built around your life, and logistics that stay invisible. Over forty years we've built the relationships that turn 'impossible' into 'it's arranged.'
It begins with a conversation, not a quote. A dedicated advisor learns how you want to feel — not only where you want to go — then designs a journey around you and reshapes it freely as your plans evolve. There's no fee for the initial consultation and no obligation.
Discretion is built in. We work quietly, share nothing, and arrange private transfers, exclusive-use stays and after-hours access so you're never on public display. For clients who require it, every detail is handled under strict confidentiality.
The Advisor's Guide to United Arab Emirates
Answers before you ask
When to go, how long to stay and what it starts from — the questions our advisors answer most for this destination.
Dunes & Family
Sandboarding, camels and a camp that holds every generation. A private, tailored journey of 5-6 days in The Empty Quarter, United Arab Emirates, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$12,500 per traveler.
Desert Honeymoon
A dune suite, a private dinner and a sky full of stars for two. A private, tailored journey of 5-6 days in The Empty Quarter, United Arab Emirates, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$15,000 per traveler.
The Falconer's Journey
Falconry, dune drives and the living traditions of the Bedu. A private, tailored journey of 4-5 days in The Empty Quarter, United Arab Emirates, designed end to end by a Forest Travel advisor — with Virtuoso privileges at the finest luxury hotels, from US$13,500 per traveler.
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None of this is fixed.
Every journey here is a starting point a private advisor reshapes entirely around you — your pace, your people, the version of United Arab Emirates only you would recognise.