The Nest by Sonara is one of the most luxurious ways to spend a night in the Arabian desert. Hidden in the dunes of the stunning Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, you will discover the nests that are created by an award-winning architect and that will cater for the most demanding hotel guest in the middle of the desert. This is no camping or glamping, but pure indulgence in one of the most unique locations in Dubai.

The Nest by Sonara was created in the Dubai dunes by a company called Nara. Nara is the brainchild of Stephanie Reichenbach, who stepped into the business of hospitality after a career in banking, out of passion for the desert and the ambition to give everyone the chance to experience a genuine, stylish, eco-friendly desert camp.

The Nest by Sonara is located in the Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve, which is the first national park in the Emirates and which occupies about five percent of the surface of Dubai, covering two hundred and twenty-five square kilometres. There are a lot of threatened flora and fauna species in that environment and the reserve has been created for the protection of those endangered species and for the conservation of the natural desert habitat and heritage. The preservation has started in 2004 and the reserve is now home to more than fifty plant species, one hundred and twenty birds and forty-three mammals and reptiles. You will not easily forget the wonderful experience of looking wild oryxes and gazelles in the eyes, a stone throw away from your luxury desert accommodation. The Nest by Sonara gives you the possibility to spend the night in this gorgeous piece of nature, without sacrificing any of the comfort you would expect from a luxury hotel room.

Curated by the World Travel Awards