As the sun begins to set, our tour guide Amjjad Mehmood from safari firm Platinum Heritage, parks up so we can take pictures and enjoy a glass of Vimto - a huge hit in the Middle East – and traditional tea before heading to watch a falcon display led by Waseem.
An abra (boat) ride across Dubai Creek took us for our finale meal at the Al Khayma Heritage Restaurant, which I highly recommend for traditional Emirati cuisine.
The four-hour tour included plenty of snack stops – we tasted an egg paratha roll from Al Hajes Cafeteria, with delicious spiced tea karak chai, and visited the Shaiba Bakery, serving mouth-watering Afghani cheese, honey and zaatar fresh flatbread.
'I had a Dubai blowout and then took on the luxury city on a budget' The heat hits me despite wearing a traditional headscarf as I climb into a 1950 Land Rover ready to embark on an adventure through Dubai’s Desert Conservation Reserve.
It included balaleet (sweet vermicelli pasta mixed with scrambled eggs), dango (chickpeas in light broth with chilli), chicken biryani, chicken nashif (dry with a little gravy), and luqaimat desserts served with Arabic tea and coffee.
