Dubai unveils new desert reserve and 100km trekking path
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, visits the new desert reserve in the city.
Dubai has unveiled a 100km-long trekking path to unlock more of the desert landscape to visitors.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, visited the newly created nature reserve south of the city.
“We have the most beautiful city in the world and our next goal is to make the countryside and wilderness of Dubai among the most enjoyable and beautiful,” he wrote on Twitter.
The path and the desert reserve around it takes in areas such as Lusaili, Lehbab, Al Marram, Al Faqaa, Al Aweer and others, he said.
It includes Saih Al Salam, a man-made collection of lakes
“The development of the countryside and wilderness of Dubai includes a 100km tourist path, the first of its kind in the region, natural reserves, stations for desert sports, and development initiatives that serve the people of these areas,” he said.
“A different and new tourism experience will be provided in the countryside and wilderness of Dubai.”
Dubai is already home to a 90km desert cycling track which takes in some of the emirate’s best scenery.
The track, which is free to use, with a bike-hire shop, cafe, medical clinic and parking spaces, has become hugely popular with local cyclists and professionals looking for winter training grounds.
