4x4 Hatta Day trip to Heritage village and Fossil Rock

6 Hours

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Overview

Venture into the UAE desert and learn about traditional mountain life on this Hatta Dubai 4x4 day trip. Leave Dubai by air-conditioned 4x4 and pass rolling dunes and the craggy Hajar Mountains of the UAE-Oman border on route to Hatta. Enjoy a picnic breakfast during your drive. Visit Hatta Heritage Village, a restored mountain village where mud-and-stone houses and craft displays showcase life here centuries ago. Visit the rock formations of Camel Rock and Fossil Rock, embedded with aeons-old marine fossils, on your way back to Dubai.

Day trip to Hatta Heritage Village and the UAE desert by 4x4
Travel with a guide from Dubai to Hatta in the mountains of Al-Hajar
Explore Hatta Heritage Village and learn about its 16th-century mud-brick mosques
Visit the rock formations of Jebel Maleihah and Camel Rock
Hotel pickup and drop-off from Dubai included

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Hop aboard your comfortable 4x4 in front of your central Dubai hotel in the morning. Settle into the air-conditioned interior and with your driver-guide at the wheel, set off on your journey through the UAE'S stark desert landscapes. Head toward the UAE-Oman border and Hatta, an old trading settlement with a historical fort and rock pools, nestled high in the craggy Hajar Mountains.Watch as the terrain shifts from open plains to dunes and rocky mountain slopes, and after roughly two hours on the road, arrive at Hatta Heritage Village. A recreation of an old mountain hamlet dating back to before the 20th century, the complex comprises dwellings and buildings built from mud, palm leaves, reeds, and stone.Head inside with your guide to stroll around the houses, mosques, and watchtowers and see the displays of weaponry, handicrafts, and traditional dress that showcase what life was like here until the mid-1900s.See Hatta Fort as you learn more about the region's history, and then climb back inside your 4x4 to venture deeper into the desert.Continue to Jebel Maleihah, otherwise known as Fossil Rock. This large rocky outcrop rears sharply from the sands and gets its nickname from the many ancient marine fossils embedded in its slopes. Hop out to look for these swirling, aeons-old fossils "” imprints of shells and tiny marine creatures that lived on the ocean floor when the Arabian Peninsula was covered by the sea millions of years ago.Then, make your way to nearby Camel Rock. Take snaps of the desert rock formation that resembles a camel, and then return to Dubai where your day trip ends at your hotel.Itinerary4x4 pickup at 6:30amArrive mleiha area for deflation 7:20amFossil / camel rock drive and briefing, followed by breakfast box from 7:20am and 8amReach petrol station for inflation from 8:10am and 8:30amReach Hatta heritage village by 09:30amGuest at leisure at Hatta heritage village till 10:30amVisit Hatta dam by 10:45amDepart Dubai by 11:00amDrop-off at hotel by 12:30pm

4x4 Hatta Day trip to Heritage village and Fossil Rock

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