8 Stunning Desert Resorts in the UAE | Condé Nast Traveler

"Translating as “the oryx,” named after the UAE’s national animal, this romantic eco-resort sits an hour outside Dubai in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, where dozens of oryx, camels, and bold gazelles roam freely and even wander up to tented villas to sip from private infinity pools. A modern take on Bedouin living, it offers stand-alone tented villas set among rolling sands, all anchored by all-day dining restaurant Al Diwaan and the Timeless Spa, whose signature treatments draw on Middle Eastern and Southeast Asian aromatherapy traditions. Activities range from archery and nature walks to falconry and camel trekking." - Emma Pearson