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Coral islands in the heart of the Indian Ocean, where privacy is the starting point
An island of calm, made for unhurried days
The land of smiles and golden temples
Temples, rice terraces and the Indian Ocean
A city in a garden, just north of the equator
From towering skylines to desert sands
Land of the tsars, white winters and long summer light
The United Arab Emirates
An overwater villa, a night in the desert, a finish in the city
The journey begins at sea: an overwater villa at Anantara The Palm Dubai, the first of its kind in the Middle East, with a glass floor panel over the Gulf. Slow days between the spa and the water, and a day on a private yacht past Palm Jumeirah, stopping to swim.
Then a night in the desert, in a camp set for the two of you in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, before a finish at Raffles Dubai and its generous suites, with the Museum of the Future and dinner at Orfali Bros.
Day 1
A private welcome at Dubai airport and transfer to Anantara The Palm Dubai, with a quiet dinner on the beach.
Day 2
A morning in your overwater villa and a couple's treatment at the Anantara Spa in the afternoon.
Day 3
Sail from Dubai Marina past Palm Jumeirah, swim far from shore, lunch on deck, and return with the sunset.
Day 4
A private walk through Al Fahidi and across the Creek by abra, then the Gold Souk, and back to the resort for dinner.
Day 5
Leave in the afternoon for the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, sunset over the dunes, an Emirati dinner and a night in a private camp.
Day 6
Sunrise in the desert and the oryx at first light, then on to Raffles Dubai, with the Museum of the Future in the evening.
Day 7
Shopping with a personal guide at The Dubai Mall, sunset from Burj Khalifa, and dinner at Orfali Bros.
Day 8
A late breakfast at Raffles Dubai and transfer to the airport for Riyadh.
Where you stay
Beachfront
Dubai
Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort
A Thai-style resort on a 400-metre private beach on Palm Jumeirah, with the Middle East's first overwater villas and rooms set around three swimming lagoons. Six restaurants, a spa with Turkish and Moroccan hammams, and clubs for children and teenagers.
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City
Dubai
Raffles Dubai
Opened in 2007 and shaped after the pyramids of Egypt, it has become one of the city's landmarks. Its rooms are among the largest in Dubai, each with a private balcony and a Raffles Butler, and the spa covers more than 1,200 square metres.
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Journeys
Bali · 8 nights
Eight nights in private villas above the ocean, with a day in Ubud and an evening at Uluwatu
Four nights in a private-pool villa on the Uluwatu cliffs at Bulgari Resort Bali, then four at The St. Regis Bali in Nusa Dua with butler service, with days chosen for the best of the island.
The Maldives · 7 nights
Three nights close to Malé, then four in the heart of a UNESCO reserve
Begin at The Ritz-Carlton Fari Islands, a short boat ride from the airport, then fly by seaplane to Anantara Kihavah in Baa Atoll, for dinners beneath the sea and on the sand.
