New desert dining and entertainment destination ‘The Fort – Lisaili’ opens in Dubai
- Located next to popular hotspot Hidden Café, The Fort – Lisaili offers a newly designed range of desert lounges from the team at Arabian Adventures
- Fully customisable for guests, activities include an Aperol Spritz sundowner lounge, camel rides, quad biking, and more
Dubai, UAE, 28th November 2024: A new, multi-experience destination opened in Dubai, offering travellers a ‘taste’ of the Arabian desert. Located in the village of Lisaili, a popular gateway to Dubai’s surrounding dunes, and close to other landmarks such as Al Marmoom Heritage Village, Al Qudra Lake, and Al Qudra Cycling Track, ‘The Fort – Lisaili’ features a variety of experiences and desert dining all in one convenient location. Just a 45-minute drive from Downtown Dubai, the new destination is fully equipped for guests seeking to dine and explore the desert at their leisure.
A truly unique destination
Designed by the team at Arabian Adventures, The Fort – Lisaili is a new camp featuring multiple desert lounges. It is located next to the well-known Hidden Café and a replica fort structure at the base of a row of impressive sand dunes, popular with UAE residents for sunset viewing. With this dramatic backdrop, the location has been enhanced to create a new desert destination offering activities for a range of audiences.
Fully customisable experience
The entry fee includes a BBQ buffet dinner, soft beverages, live entertainment (fire show), camel rides, henna hand painting, and family-friendly games such as archery on the dunes. The cost is AED 100 per person for self-drive guests, or AED 175 with shared transfers. Additional activities available for a fee include photography services, souvenir shops, quad bike rides, dune buggy rides, an Aperol Spritz sunset lounge with fully stocked bar, an additional bar and Shisha lounge.
Alaa AlKhatib, Vice President of Destination Management at the dnata Travel Group, commented: “The Fort – Lisaili marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Arabian Adventures and the Dubai desert’s entertainment landscape. It is designed to offer a customisable experience, where visitors can explore the beauty of the desert on their own terms. Our vision is to create an exciting and unique ‘desert destination’ with a diverse range of activities, attractions and events, creating a memorable experience for both Dubai residents and tourists.”
The Fort – Lisaili is now open to guests of all ages, weekly from Tuesday to Sunday, from 4pm onwards. Complimentary parking is available across the site. A host of activities including henna hand painting, family-friendly games, camel rides, live entertainment, a BBQ buffet dinner, and soft drinks are included in the entrance fee, and guests are encouraged to call for specific dietary requirements prior to their arrival on +971 4 274 8803.
The Fort – Lisaili is owned by Arabian Adventures, the UAE’s leading destination management company, tour, and safari operator, part of the Emirates Group. To find out more or to make a booking, access www.arabian-adventures.com, call 800-ARABIAN (2722426), or email aaonline@arabian-adventures.com.