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Most hairpinned roads in the world. Periodically flooded roads around the world. Read: Dubai off the beaten track. If you like driving, the road that goes to Tal Mireb passes by vertiginous sand mountains that will make you want to stop at every one.

One piece of advice: bring a bottle of wine and drink it at the top of a dune while you watch the sunset over the largest sea of dunes in the world, the Empty Quarter. However, the few Bedouins who do remain are settled along the road in Liwa, where they live in small shacks and make a living from cultivating dates and raising camels.

What seems incredible to me is that, if they wanted, they could live a comfortable life thanks to the help of their government but, they have so much love for the desert and their camels, that they have decided to live as their ancestors used to. They are everywhere, either walking randomly among the dunes or in camel farms, which are often run by real Emirati Bedouin and, like I said, if you are lucky and brave enough, you can have some fresh camel milk.

Besides desert adventure, a top Liwa Oasis tourist attraction is visiting the few fortresses which have been amazingly restored and, somehow, look like sand castles. I am not a big fan of that but, if you are into dune bashing, quad riding, etc. Actually, you are likely to see a few people riding over the dunes. Read: Oman on a budget, a 2-week road trip.

From Dubai, it is a good 3 to 4-hour drive, depending on how fast you go and the only way to come here is by car. Here you can find all my guides and articles to the UAE. Here all my content to Saudi Arabia. And here everything about Oman. Disclosure: As a traveler, I use all the companies I recommend and you should know that, if you buy any service through any of these links, I get a small commission at no extra cost to you.

Use Booking. Check on Hostelworld for for backpacker hostels. Trekking equipment, books, etc, check on Amazon. If you want to know all the companies I use to plan my trips, check my travel resources page. Hey Joan, great article! Having lived in the UEA for 3 years as a teenager, Liwa has a special place in heart. These photos really capture the magic of the empty quarter.

I m travellig to Liwa from Abu Dhabi. Any suggestoons for accomodations any tours if I m driving my own vehicle. Hi Joan, thanks for this inspiring article!