Hatta Holidays Packages

Emirates Holiday offering you complete information about Hatta. Hatta is a very refreshing place to visit, and it's not just because of the mountain scenery. The major draw of the place is Hatta Pools, a miniature canyon full of rock pools and waterfalls. Overheated Dubaians make regular trips to enjoy a day's cooling off there. The Hatta Pools are actually to be found in Oman, but access is from Hatta itself.

Another big attraction is "Big Red" (as it is affectionately known). This is a very large sand dune, over 300 feet high. Its red glow, which is eerie or delightful depending on your point of view, comes from the iron oxide in the sand. Sometimes it seems that the UAE motto is: "if it's sandy, drive up it," and Big Red is no exception to this rule. Visitors indulge their mania for 4x4s here, which is an excellent reason to avoid the place on Fridays and public holidays, as the dunes will be crawling with vehicles and the road there may well be jammed. If you can't resist joining in the motorised fun, you can hire a quad bike from a couple of nearby places. It will cost you just over five pounds for half an hour, but don't accept the price you're initially offered without haggling.

Hatta is quite possibly the oldest village in the emirate of Dubai. You can celebrate its history at the Heritage Village, a recreation of a traditional village containing a genuine restored fort.

The distance from Dubai to Hatta is roughly 65 miles. You will have to go along a stretch of road (about thirteen miles) which is actually part of Oman.

Buses leave Dubai for Hatta every hour from around 6am to around 9pm. They go from the Deira bus station. The return journey leaves from the bus shelter near the Hatta Mountains Restaurant, and it is also hourly from 6am-9pm. This is the cheapest way to go, but you could also get a taxi from Bur Dubai bus station.

Hatta Fort Hotel is really the only place to stay in Hatta