With just 42 tented villas, Al Maha is Dubai’s most exclusive, intimate, and authentic luxury desert experience. The resort is an hour’s drive from downtown Dubai, deep in the Desert Conservation Reserve.
Blazing sunsets, red sand dunes and private infinity pools await at this top-class oasis. One of the most exclusive resorts in the world, Al Maha is set against the backdrop of the Hajar Mountains and was designed to resemble a traditional Bedouin encampment like those that dominated the United Arab Emirates a century ago. Every villa enjoys stunning views of the desert and blends beautifully into the natural environment.
This elegant suite-only retreat offers beyond five-star luxury and is a cooling oasis of peace, calm and tranquillity in the desert and a welcome retreat from the hubbub of Dubai.
Opened in 1999, Al Maha was created as a nature reserve and is named after the Arabian oryx (a local type of antelope), extinct in the wild until just a few years ago. You can often spot these majestic beasts – resplendent with their white coats and black spear horns - appearing out of the shimmering heat haze and patrolling the horizon. They roam free among other indigenous wildlife - like camels and inquisitive gazelles - who often mosey up to the villas to laze in the sun by the pool.
With decadent food & wine and exotic holistic spa treatments at the resort’s Timeless Spa, a stay at Al Maha is a one-of-a-kind experience filled with Middle Eastern promise.