Liwa Trip - Tal Mireb

Date: 13 Mar 2009

We made a trip to Liwa again on Friday and visited the Tal Mireb or Tal Moreeb (The biggest sand dune in the UAE).

The Liwa Oasis is a gateway to the deep sands of the legendary Empty Quarter and is known as the playground for 4x4 dune bashing. Dune bashing is an increasingly popular activity, which involves tourists being driven out into the surrounding desert in a 4X4 and driving up and down the sand dunes.

The Empty Quarter is 1200 km long and 650 km wide, and is among the largest continuous deserts in the world. About 80 percent of this area is in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and covers about a quarter of the Kingdom’s land surface. Its eastern edges extend into the United Arab Emirates, and its southern margin is in the Sultanate of Oman. Parts of its southern and southwestern limits are in the Republic of Yemen.

Moreeb Hill (Al Moreb Hill)is the place for organized drag races. With a reported 50 degree slipface, and a 300m long hill climb, it is a perfect place for sand drags. Moreeb Hill is one of the largest hill climbs in the world. It is also known as Tel Moreeb or "Scary Mountain".

Beautiful dunes



The sand dune hill - Tal Moreeb
with a huge campsite set up for
the Liwa Festival, which will feature
camel races, horse races,
car races, falcon races, etc


Sheep, horse, camels & thier babies