Outside the city of Abu Dhabi, the Emirate covers more than half of the country, with endless miles of desert stretching into the Empty Quarter, up to the borders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

The Empty Quarter - known as The Rub al Khali - is the biggest sand desert in the world with the largest sand dunes, some up to 300 meters high. It has been the object of many explorers’ conquest in the past such as Wilfred Thesiger, also known as Mubarak Bin London.

 

The famous Liwa oasis in the south is the frontier that leads to this legendary desert land. It is home to some of the largest and most beautiful sand dunes in the world.