{"id":33261,"date":"2014-10-04T07:23:15","date_gmt":"2014-10-04T05:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/highlights\/al-maha-desert-lodge\/"},"modified":"2021-11-02T11:48:10","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T09:48:10","slug":"al-maha-desert-lodge","status":"publish","type":"highlights","link":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/destinations\/middle-east\/dubai\/al-maha-desert-lodge","title":{"rendered":"Al Maha Desert Lodge"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Lodge in the Dubai Desert Reserve<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Al Maha Desert Lodge <\/strong>is well hidden among the sand dunes. A breath of wind and in the distance the peaks of the <strong>Al Hajar mountains.<\/strong> A binocular is ready to bring them closer. The antelopes and the oryx that jump freely in the <strong>Dubai Desert Reserve<\/strong> are also more to be admired. Because even though the resort is just an hour from <strong>Dubai,<\/strong>Al Maha is in the middle of nature.<\/p>\n<p>Although Al Maha has several suites, guests feel alone in the desert. The Arab-style suites are located a long way from each other. Full of antiques and furniture that may have served in an Arab household 50 years ago. All utensils also have a history. You drink tea from the teapot that maybe one day a sheikh would still drink his tea from.<\/p>\n<p>Peace and quiet. But there are more ways to enjoy the desert. Trust the camel&#8217;s sense of direction and let yourself be carried away by the sand. A falconer shows his skills. And with the Wildlife Trek you can see the animals that are difficult to distinguish in the sand even with the sharp eye of a falcon. Local wildlife managers tell the secrets of the <strong>Ghaf Trees.<\/strong> How did this forest get in the middle of the desert?<\/p>\n<h4>Tips &amp; Tops Al Maha Desert Lodge:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Bedouin, Royal, Emirates<\/em> of <em>Presidential.<\/em> Choose which of the four suites makes you feel most at home<\/li>\n<li>All suites have a private swimming pool overlooking the desert. Even from the pool you can admire the animals<\/li>\n<li>In a number of suites there is an easel. The brushes and the canvas are also ready, in case the desert inspires and stimulates creativity<\/li>\n<li>Al Maha has a pillow menu: guests can choose which pillow they like to sleep on<\/li>\n<li>Enjoy the shisha on the terrace<\/li>\n<li>Set the alarm an hour earlier for a morning safari in the desert<\/li>\n<li>Take advantage of the luxury Spa<\/li>\n<li>Children over the age of 12 are welcome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A private place in the sand<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":303,"featured_media":22776,"parent":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"country":[361],"highlight_category":[603],"continent_category":[651],"class_list":["post-33261","highlights","type-highlights","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","country-dubai","highlight_category-accommodatie-en","continent_category-middle-east"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/33261","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/highlights"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/303"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=33261"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/33261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":239791,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlights\/33261\/revisions\/239791"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=33261"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"country","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/country?post=33261"},{"taxonomy":"highlight_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/highlight_category?post=33261"},{"taxonomy":"continent_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.untamedtravelling.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/continent_category?post=33261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}