Riverside living in Dubai’s desert jungle – in pictures

This 24,000 square foot villa in Dubai’s exclusive Al Barari development is on sale for just under Dh24 million. It comes complete with its own private river, courtesy of the owner buying up the plot adjacent to the home. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

This 24,000 square foot villa in Dubai’s exclusive Al Barari development is on sale for just under Dh24 million. It comes complete with its own private river, courtesy of the owner buying up the plot adjacent to the home. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

This 24,000 square foot villa in Dubai’s exclusive Al Barari development is on sale for just under Dh24 million. It comes complete with its own private river, courtesy of the owner buying up the plot adjacent to the home. Courtesy Luxhabitat

This 24,000 square foot villa in Dubai’s exclusive Al Barari development is on sale for just under Dh24 million. It comes complete with its own private river, courtesy of the owner buying up the plot adjacent to the home. Courtesy Luxhabitat

The home comes with five en-suite bedrooms, an upstairs study and family room with a terrace, a separate ground floor formal living and dining areas with a family living area, a family kitchen and a service kitchen, a laundry, one basement room with a bathroom, a self-contained maid’s living quarters, three-car garage, powder room, two private cooled and covered courtyards, landscaped gardens, a swimming pool, a plunge pool, a barbeque area and plenty of rooftop terraces. Courtesy Luxhabitat

This villa may be in Dubai but, for those who have never visited Al Barari – the development just off Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Road – it feels as though you have accidentally traipsed into a lush forest or tropical jungle.

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