Into the wild with Sand Sherpa

Sand Sherpa has announced at Arabian Travel Market that they are collaborating with Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve to offer summer discovery trips into the soon-to-beopened Visitor Centre, combined with sunrise falconry, breakfast and a wilderness drive experience.

The new Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve Visitor Centre showcases the wide variety of vegetation, animals and habitats throughout the 225-square-kilometre protected area, which represents almost five per cent of Dubai’s total land mass.

Interactive exhibits at the centre provide an informative and entertaining experience and, following a 30-minute tour, Sand Sherpa will provide a falconry display before serving breakfast on the centre’s panoramic viewing platform.

“During this last season, education has become a mainstay of the Sand Sherpa proposition. We have hosted day visits and residential school trips that have brought something new to the sector by hosting guests in Dubai’s natural, unspoiled landscape. This collaboration will now extend the opportunity to a wider audience,” explained Peter Bergh, Operations Director and Partner at Sand Sherpa.

Experiences allow visitors to learn about the environment and how Bedouin once survived in the harsh environment and used falcons to hunt, while also seeing the abundance of indigenous flora and fauna in a landscape that is both private and untouched by human interference.

Sand Sherpa enters its fourth season in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve after the summer and its sustainability credentials have led it to being the only company permitted to operate in the wilderness area of this very special, protected reserve. It is also the only company allowed to escort adventurers on selfdrive wilderness exploration.

During summer, Sand Sherpa will be further extending its offering with Arrive and Drive packages timed at 8:15am and 5pm where adventurers will be escorted on a discovery drive into the reserve. Equipped with radios and led by safari guides, this experience is combined with an interactive tour of the Visitor Centre.