Ras al Khaimah is one of the lesser-known emirates that, along with six others, make up the UAE. As you leave the towering Burj Khalifa in your rear-veiw mirror, slowly fading in the haze, so too do you wave goodbye to the hustle, bustle and bling of Dubai, transported to a heavenly oasis of oryx, camels, starry skies and lapping infinity pools.
My heartbeat slowed noticeably upon arrival at the Ritz Carlton Al Wadi Desert, set within 500 hectares of the Al Wadi Nature Reserve. A clever scattering of Bedouin-inspired tented villas — ours with our own eight-metre pool overlooking arid dunes and resident wildlife — ensure privacy and peace. All enhanced in our case by three nights of being child-free.
