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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.

The Sky Suite
01

The Sky Suite

A residence in the clouds, a private butler, and the gold-hour skyline laid out beneath you.

Louvre, After Dark
02

Louvre, After Dark

Abu Dhabi's masterpieces beneath the rain-of-light dome, after the public leaves — a private audience with art.

The Empty Quarter
03

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
City · Private

Dubai, At Altitude

Sky suites, private yachts and access above the public — the city at its most vertical and exclusive.

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Abu Dhabi & Saadiyat
Culture · Calm

Abu Dhabi & Saadiyat

Island museums, private beaches and the Grand Mosque before the crowds.

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The Desert, Privately
Nature · Adventure

The Desert, Privately

Liwa dunes, falconry and a camp kept for you alone.

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Gulf & Private Island
Beach · Private

Gulf & Private Island

Private-island resorts and the warm Gulf, arranged end to end.

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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.

Dubai — The Gulf Metropolis
The Gulf Metropolis

Dubai

A skyline built for the bold, opened privately — sky suites, superyachts, and access above the crowd.

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Abu Dhabi — The Cultural Capital
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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The Empty Quarter — Liwa · The Rub' al Khali
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.

Yes. In Abu Dhabi, the Louvre can be opened after dark, once the public has left, so you stand with the masterpieces beneath the rain-of-light dome in what amounts to a private audience with art. It fits naturally into the Abu Dhabi & Saadiyat journey of 4–5 days, alongside island museums, private beaches and the Grand Mosque before the crowds arrive.

A private camp in the Empty Quarter sits deep in the Liwa dunes, kept for you alone, where the sand runs to the horizon and no one else does. A falconer meets you at dawn, and dinner is served under more stars than sky. The Desert, Privately journey spends 3–5 days here, built around the dunes, falconry and the camp at dusk.

In the United Arab Emirates, the choice depends on the mood you want. Dubai, At Altitude (4–6 days) is the city at its most vertical: sky suites with a private butler, private yachts and the gold-hour skyline below. Abu Dhabi & Saadiyat (4–5 days) is calmer and more cultural, with island museums, private beaches and the Grand Mosque before the crowds. Your advisor can reshape either around you.

Yes. The Emirates journeys are points of departure rather than packages, and the signature moments — the sky suite above Dubai, the Louvre after dark in Abu Dhabi, the private camp in the Liwa dunes — are arranged by name and woven into one seamless journey. A stay at a private-island resort on the warm Gulf, normally 5–7 days and arranged end to end, can be part of the same trip.

In the United Arab Emirates, the best time is less about a month and more about the hour. The guide frames its moments by light: the Dubai skyline at gold hour from a sky suite, the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi before the crowds, the Louvre Abu Dhabi after dark once the public leaves, a falconer at dawn in the Liwa dunes, and the Empty Quarter at dusk. Your advisor shapes the journey around these moments.

A United Arab Emirates journey is built from journeys of 3 to 7 days each. Dubai, At Altitude runs 4–6 days; Abu Dhabi & Saadiyat, 4–5 days; The Desert, Privately in the Liwa dunes, 3–5 days; and Gulf & Private Island, 5–7 days. These are points of departure, not packages: they can be woven into one seamless journey, and your advisor reshapes the length entirely around you.

Yes. Forest Travel's United Arab Emirates journeys are points of departure, not packages, and your advisor reshapes each one entirely around you. Private moments are arranged by name: a sky suite in Dubai with a private butler, private yachts, the Louvre Abu Dhabi after dark, private beaches on Saadiyat, a camp in the Liwa dunes kept for you alone, and a Gulf private-island stay arranged end to end, all woven into one seamless journey.

Forest Travel's private journeys in the Emirates start from US$12,500 per traveler for five to six days, designed end to end with Virtuoso privileges at the hotels; a desert honeymoon starts from around US$1,000 per person per night. The figure rises with a sky suite with a private butler in Dubai, private yachts, the Louvre Abu Dhabi after dark and a private camp in the Liwa dunes. The best window is November to March, and the planning fee is US$250 per itinerary.

Four to six days is enough for Dubai: that is the length of the Dubai, At Altitude journey of sky suites, private yachts and the gold-hour skyline. Add four to five days for Abu Dhabi and Saadiyat, three to five for a private camp in the Liwa dunes, or five to seven for a Gulf private island. These journeys can be woven into one trip, and your advisor sets the length around you.

Begin in United Arab Emirates

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.

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