28 Oct 2019
It was interesting to get away from the city of Dubai and get a look at the hinterland, and Gulf of Oman coast. Nothing too remarkable except for the developments around the oil export terminal. The highlight of the tour was a 2.5 hour stop at a beach resort with buffet lunch. A bonus for those from cooler climates or from beach deprived areas. Pretty ordinary if have beaches within ordinary access. Footwear is required on the beach because of sharp rocks and embedded shells - we saw two patrons being bandaged up by attentive resort staff. I don't recall visiting Hatta despite the prominent mention in the tour description. An OK day - but nothing extraordinary.