
Ras Al Khaimah property offering seasonal packages
Banyan Tree Al Wadi in Ras Al Khaimah has come up with a host of deals to make the festive season go with a swing right into the new year.
The Celebrations package is valid for stays up to December 27 and includes daily breakfast for two people at Al Waha (Desert Resort) or Sands Restaurant (Beach Club), two on-site activities per villa and 60 minutes use of the Rain Forest hydrotherapy spa for two.
Or stay three nights for the price of two with the Winter Arabian Escape which also includes breakfast for two and a 60-minute Rain Forest experience.
There’s also the opportunity to welcome 2012 in pure style and indulgence surrounded by sweeping desert dunes, under the gaze of brilliant stars with a lavish grand buffet or a set seven-course degustation Thai menu accompanied by a band and a midnight fire show.
The two-night New Year’s Eve package starts at Dh11,230 ($3,058) and includes breakfast for two, a special villa host for all Al Sahari Villas, New Year’s Eve dinner and New Year’s Day bruch for two, an hour’s use of the spa and two on-site activities per villa.
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Banyan Tree Al Wadi presents a unique dual experience, a luxury desert resort set in a nature reserve with 101 luxurious pool villas, complemented with the Beach Club 20 minutes’ drive away with 32 beach-fronting pool villas.
The resort has much to offer wildlife enthusiasts. Popular outdoors activities include horse riding, guided nature walks, archery, desert safaris and a wide range of beachside water activities.
Falconry is a traditional art with various equipment and knots to master, plus caretaking to be understood. At Banyan Tree Al Wadi, guests can take a falconry course or interact with and learn more about the birds during the daily falconry display.
Banyan Tree Spa has six spa pavilions at the Beach Club, as well as 10 treatment rooms and The Rainforest, which is a favourite among guests, offering an experiential journey of stirring tropical showers, gushing water jets and a relaxing hammam session.
The resort offers a variety of dining options from the signature Thai restaurant Saffron, which overlooks the nature reserve’s watering hole where wildlife gathers at sunset, to Al Waha, meaning Oasis in Arabic, serving popular international fare and local Arabic specialties, and Sands Grill at the Beach Club for Mexican and international dishes.
The resort also offers Destination Dining which is really something special. Set atop vast sand dunes, this unique experience offers a night of desert dining under the vast Arabian sky. In true Bedouin-style, diners sit across a brilliant campfire while partaking in traditional dishes, song and dance.