Dear photography lovers!
Let's meet for a day in the desert and take amazing shots of camels and Bedouin lifestyle during the HH Sultan Bin Zayed Heritage Festival! There is a competition with the winner prize of 20,000AED (deadline 26th of jan).
There are 2 dates for the trip, 20th and 24th jan! Free of charge!
Bookings to be made under this post, or by WhatsApp +971551042457 ( I need a number for bus seats and food) The bus to pick up everyone from Emirates Heritage Club in Al Bateen, and drop back to the same location.
Lunch / water / snacks are provided by organizers.
Here is the schedule:
20 January (Sunday)
- 8 am - Departure from Abu Dhabi
- 9 am - Arrival to Sweihan, The Guest Tent. The first day of the festival, here we can take pictures of the beauty camels taking part in the beauty contest. HH Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed will be present at the Tent.
- + we will go to see the beauty camels closer
- + we will go to visit a traditional outdoor Bedouin marker where people from Oman, KSA, Bahrain gather to sell their handicraft and showcase their work
- 12.30 pm - Lunch at the Guest Tent, Arabic tea and coffee
- 2 pm – Start of the Milking Competition, we can take pictures of milking the camels, baby camels…
- 3 pm - Awarding Ceremony for the beauty competition at the main Tent, we will see how the winners are painted with Safran and how HH Sheikh Sultan is awarding each came owner. We can follow the winner camels with their owners.
- 4.30/5.00 pm - "Souk Shaabi", traditional market visit, meeting with Emiratis, Emirati handicraft, "Ayalla" and "Nashaat" performance (Emirati dance by women and men), children and adults camel ride, pearl divers, museum exhibition items... etc.
- + you can ride a horse
- + you can ride the camel
- + you can take pictures of falcons, handicraft, traditional dances, museum items and make some ready nice encounters.
- 6.00 pm – departure to Abu Dhabi
24 January (Thursday)
- 10 am - Departure from Abu Dhabi (Emirates Heritage Club Al Bateen)
- 12 am - Arrival to Sweihan, The Guest Tent. Here we can take pictures of the beauty camels taking part in the beauty contest.
- + we will go to see the beauty camels closer
- + we will go to visit a traditional outdoor Bedouin marker where people from Oman, KSA, Bahrain gather to sell their handicraft and showcase their work
- 13.00 pm - Lunch at the Guest Tent, Arabic tea and coffee
- 2 pm – Start of the Milking Competition, we can take pictures of milking the camels, baby camels…
- 3 pm - Awarding Ceremony for the beauty competition at the main Tent, we will see how the winners are painted with Safran and how HH Sheikh Sultan is awarding each came owner. WE can follow the winner camels with their owners.
- 4.30/5.00 pm - "Souk Shaabi", traditional market visit, meeting with Emiratis, Emirati handicraft, "Ayalla" and "Nashaat" performance (Emirati dance by women and men), children and adults camel ride etc.
- + you can ride a horse
- + you can ride the camel
- + you can take pictures of falcons, handicraft, traditional dances, museum items and make some ready nice encounters.
- 6.00 pm – departure to Abu Dhabi
If you are coming with your own car, wanna come an other day or have any questions, please drop me a WhatsApp msg on +971 55 104 24 57 (Kseniya)
Image Credit: UAE Culture and Heritage
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