though the following day, when temperatures reached over 35°c, we decided to stay at the hotel and travel around the resort with desert buggies. Just outside our private villa was a gazelle feasting on the shrubbery of our well manicured garden, so as it turned out that you needn’t even leave the resort to experience the wildlife. Unwinding and soaking up some rays at our pool, from which we had a view across the vast desert,

we could continue to enjoy our surroundings as well as the top-class service that was on hand. Ras Al Khaimah, we were satisfied, was an excellent place to indulge in ultimate luxury in seclusion, while also getting to know the UAE’s exceptional heritage.