Special Features
Sahary Gate
Sahary Gate is a house without borders for constructive thought, a place to meet and discuss; a gateway to the modern desert, where visitors can discover the real culture and traditions of the UAE.Daily Excursion every day Discover the Emirates Sit down and relax at Sahary Gate, and take a step back to the slow-paced traditional life of the local people of the Emirates, behind the skyscrapers and the modern life. Engage in a dynamic discussion of your host country with your Sahary hosts, and be encouraged to ask any questions you may have - whether it be on the people of the Emirates, its heritage, its religion of Islam, or the exciting changes it is experiencing today on both a culturally significant as well as global scale. Enjoy breakfast or lunch if you wish, while you discover the UAE not many people know about. Explore the traditions of drinking the Arabic coffee, the burning of Bakhour - a delightful Arabian incense -and passing around the fragrant oriental perfumes at the end of a meal, and leave having discovered the real side of the Emirates, with your hosts at Sahary Gate.
Cultural Awareness Attend an interactive presentation with pictures and a vivid commentary on the history and background of the UAE; where you don’t only get to watch and listen, but where your Sahary hosts allow you to see, feel, touch and taste aspects of the UAE culture in our authentic majlis. Whether it be through open dialogue between you and your hosts; through -trying on the traditional clothes, learning how the locals perfume themselves daily with the Bakhour, or other charming traditions of this region, become culturally aware. Ask questions, and you will find out. Enjoy fragrant coffee, served with the sweet local dates, where your hosts will guide you through the proper local way of drinking it. Envelope your senses in the culture of the Emirates, and you will leave Sahary Gate more deeply aware of the culture that defines the people of this desert land.
Traditional Activities Walk through the airy courtyard into the cool rooms of our windtower house, and you will come across beautiful traditional arts and crafts, as well as the varied, exciting work of contemporary locally-based artists and photographers. Meet local artists executing their arts and handicraft; and watch as a calligrapher works on pages of beautiful, flowing Arabic script. Revel in the informal, relaxed atmosphere where your Sahary Gate hosts make you feel more like friends than guests. Enjoy a coffee break at the Art Cafe with local dates, where the decorum of drinking Arabic coffee the local way will be explained to you, and you will have the opportunity to ask all the questions you have in mind. Enjoy the Sahary Gate Art experience.
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