Experiences

On the water, in the air, on the road, in the dunes and at the table.

Five things the Emirates do particularly well, arranged privately and around you. Each can be the whole of an evening or one part of a longer stay; none is a package, and each is delivered by the licensed operator named beside it.

01 — On the water

A private yacht

Crewed, and kept to your hours rather than a timetable.

How it is arranged

02 — In the air

The city from a helicopter

The whole aircraft, never a shared seat, on a route agreed with you.

How it is arranged

03 — On the road

Rolls-Royce and Maybach, chauffeured

One car and one chauffeur for the whole stay, if you wish.

How it is arranged

04 — In the dunes

A camp in the desert

An evening in the dunes, arranged for your party alone.

How it is arranged

05 — At the table

Private dining

Tables that are difficult to secure, and rooms that close for one evening.

How it is arranged

Photograph by Calreyn88, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Photo credits.

Itineraries

The order in which a stay is best taken.

Most stays divide naturally. Dubai for the water, the tables and the city at night; Abu Dhabi for the Louvre, the Grand Mosque and a slower pace; the desert for an evening, or a morning with a falconer while the air is still cool. The concierge proposes the order with the season, the party and the purpose in mind, and the same car and chauffeur can carry the whole of it.

Days are planned to the hour where that helps and left open where it does not. A morning on the water is set against the wind, a museum is visited at the hour it is quietest, and a drive across the Emirates is timed to miss the traffic rather than to meet it.

Private guides and access

With someone who knows it properly.

A museum, a desert morning or a craft is better with a person who has given their life to it. Each of these is arranged privately, with a guide or a master accredited for the purpose, and can be set into any day of a stay.