Private 4x4 Hatta Day Trip to Heritage Village and Fossil Rock

6 Hours

Mobile Ticket

Hotel Pickup Offered

English

Language Offered

Overview

Fall in love with the UAE's beautiful desert and mountains on this private day trip by 4x4 from Dubai. With a private guide, cruise past the desert plains and dunes in a comfortable 4x4. Absorb the tranquility and head into the rugged Hajar Mountains to Hatta Heritage Village, a recreation of an old mountain village with mud-and-stone houses, craft displays and more. Learn about bygone life here, and after a picnic breakfast, look for millennia-old desert rock fossils and see Camel Rock, a rocky outcrop that resembles a camel's head. Also watch a Falconer demonstrate the hunting skills of the Emiratis' favorite bird and share in his knowledge about why the magnificent Falcons are so special to the Nation.

Private day trip to Hatta Heritage Village and the UAE desert by 4x4 jeep
Travel with a friendly private guide from Dubai to the towering mountains of Al-Hajar
Discover the UAE's contrasting scenery with enchanting city, desert and mountain vistas
Walk around Hatta Heritage Village to learn about its 16th-century mud-brick mosques
Pose for photos at the rock formations of Jebel Maleihah and Camel Rock
Enjoy personalized attention from a knowledgeable private guide

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What To Expect

Meet your guide at your central Dubai hotel, relax into your air-conditioned 4x4, and start your full-day trip into the desert and Hajar Mountains.Travel eastward through the desert interior, and on route, let your guide know if there are any sights that you want to see more of during your trip. Your tour is private, so the schedule can be tailored to your wishes.As you head toward Hatta, watch as the landscapes change from open expanses to dunes, and the rocky foothills of the Hajar Mountains. Hear from your guide about Hatta itself, an old trading settlement known for its historical fort and rock pools nestled into the mountain slopes.After roughly two hours, arrive at Hatta Heritage Village and explore it by foot. A recreation of an old mountain hamlet as it would have been before the UAE's oil boom, the village is composed of dwellings and buildings built from mud, palm leaves, reeds and stone - just as in the past.Head inside with your guide to view the simple houses, mosques and watchtowers, as well as the displays of weaponry, handicrafts and traditional dress that detail life here before the mid-1900s.Afterward, stop to view Hatta Fort before driving deeper into the desert. Stop to enjoy a picnic breakfast of a burger and soda, and continue to Jebel Maleihah, nicknamed Fossil Rock. This rocky outcrop looms from the sands and is named after the ancient marine fossils embedded in its slopes. Also watch a Falconer demonstrate the hunting skills of the Emiratis' favorite bird and share in his knowledge about why the magnificent Falcons are so special to the Nation.Hop out to see the intricate fossils - imprints of shells and marine creatures that lived here when the Arabian Peninsula lay under the sea millennia ago.Lastly, stop for photos of nearby Camel Rock - a bizarre formation that resembles a camel's head - and then finish your day trip with a hotel drop-off.

Private 4x4 Hatta Day Trip to Heritage Village and Fossil Rock

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