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The Nomad trailers will move location each season to make the most of the emirate's weather conditions. Photo: Shurooq
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Coming to the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve in September is The Nest by Sonara. Photo: The Nest by Sonara
The Sonara resort will have 14 standalone structures for guests, featuring a bedroom, en suite bathroom and outdoor majlis for sunset-watching. Photo: The Nest by Sonara
The 'nests' blend into the dunes. Photo: The Nest by Sonara
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Earth Hotels Altitude will open in Ras Al Khaimah, offering spectacular mountain views. Photo: Earth Hotels
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Saij Mountain Lodge will become part of Ras Al Khaimah’s eco-friendly retreats. Photo: RAK Media Office
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Cloud7 Camp AlSalwan, Jebel Jais will open in Ras Al Khaimah in 2023. Photo: RAK Tourism
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Najd Al Meqsar Village in the coastal city of Khorfakkan, Sharjah. Photo: Shurooq
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The Serai Wing, Bait Khalid bin Ibrahim, is a restored 19th-century home. Photo: Shurooq
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Sharjah's new Nomad experience features 20 Airstream trailers that will be set up in locations throughout the emirate depending on the season. Photo: Shurooq
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The Nomad trailers will move location each season to make the most of the emirate's weather conditions. Photo: Shurooq
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Coming to the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve in September is The Nest by Sonara. Photo: The Nest by Sonara
The Sonara resort will have 14 standalone structures for guests, featuring a bedroom, en suite bathroom and outdoor majlis for sunset-watching. Photo: The Nest by Sonara
The 'nests' blend into the dunes. Photo: The Nest by Sonara
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Earth Hotels Altitude will open in Ras Al Khaimah, offering spectacular mountain views. Photo: Earth Hotels
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Saij Mountain Lodge will become part of Ras Al Khaimah’s eco-friendly retreats. Photo: RAK Media Office
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Cloud7 Camp AlSalwan, Jebel Jais will open in Ras Al Khaimah in 2023. Photo: RAK Tourism
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Najd Al Meqsar Village in the coastal city of Khorfakkan, Sharjah. Photo: Shurooq
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The Serai Wing, Bait Khalid bin Ibrahim, is a restored 19th-century home. Photo: Shurooq
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Sharjah's new Nomad experience features 20 Airstream trailers that will be set up in locations throughout the emirate depending on the season. Photo: Shurooq
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The Nomad trailers will move location each season to make the most of the emirate's weather conditions. Photo: Shurooq
Seven new eco retreats opening soon in the UAE
Sites range from a mountain lodge in Ras Al Khaimah to a restored pearl merchant's house in Sharjah
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Hayley Skirka
19 May, 2022
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