ABU DHABI: Abu Dhabi has significantly expanded its eco-tourism offerings with the announcement that new marine protected sites across the emirate have now been made accessible to the public. The newly unveiled areas will give residents and visitors a host of new options for exploring the emirate’s coastline and waterways, with the initiative also supporting […]
The initiative will help eradicate more than 17 million small plastic bottles and 100 tons of plastic in an average year Abu Dhabi: Rotana, one of the leading hotel management companies in the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Turkey, has today announced the removal of single-use plastic toiletries across its hotel rooms. The move […]
It’s every climber’s dream – conquering the mighty Mount Everest. Since long before the world’s highest peak was first conquered in 1953 by Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay, mountaineers from across the world have travelled to it. From spring to late summer every year, young and old climbers make their way to Nepal to summit […]
The “Mangrove Beach” in Khor Al Yeefrah, Umm Al Quwain, opened to visitors from around the emirates Sunday. The Department of Tourism and Antiquities of Umm Al Quwain is continuing to prepare for the official inauguration of the beach, which is the first of its kind in the emirate with aims to foster eco-tourism and […]
A sanctuary in the corner of the Colombian Amazon is offering a new life to orphaned monkeys left behind by hunted parents — shot down for their meat and pelt. The refuge run by a local leader, Jhon Jairo Vasquez, cares for these young primates — while gradually changing attitudes in the area — in […]
Sharjah is soon to open gates to its ambitious safari project in the city of Al Dhaid, encapsulating facilities and designs that appeal to the masses while also keeping the thriving African wildlife in mind. The Sharjah Safari project, part of Al Bardi Reserve, was visited Wednesday by ruler H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad […]
Hudayriat Island, a 3,000-hectare waterfront community on the south-west of the Abu Dhabi main island, is all set to launch next month. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, toured the site on on Wednesday, calling it “an important addition […]
