The Empty Quarter is the backdrop to countless legends and fables, as well as key moments in Middle Eastern history and culture. And, rather incredibly, it's a 45 minute drive from Dubai.

Beyond the glittering city, experience the immense space and extraordinary calm of this desert valley bordered by an oasis of impossible beauty. Evocatively dubbed the "Empty Quarter", the vast ...

The undulating dunes of the Rub' al Khali — the Empty Quarter ... tears along steep ridges, and plunges down into valleys between dunes. Dune bashing is the ultimate desert adventure.