We Tried The MOST LUXURIOUS Desert Hotel In The World (worth it?)

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  • Опубликовано: 7 июн 2024
  • Today we're bringing you to Al Maha Desert Resort where we booked a 3-night stay with Marriott points to celebrate reaching 100 countries!!
    The Al Maha resort is part of Marriott's Luxury Collection, which is why we were able to book our stay here with points, mostly racked up from our travels to 100 countries. This all-inclusive resort in the Dubai desert is considered one of the best in the Middle East and is very popular for points redemptions, so we were excited to check it out!
    We are Oskar & Dan, two Swedes who decided to change the course of our lives, drop out of university, and live life full-time🧔🏻👱🏻‍♂️ We've been traveling together for eight years✈️ We're trying to see and learn as much about the world as possible before we settle down somewhere in the world🗺 In 2022, we completed our goal of visiting 100 countries at the age of 25🌍 Check our RUclips About page for more details❤️
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    - Instagram: oskaranddan
    - Music: share.epidemicsound.com/nqD7H
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    The UAE was country 27🌍
    Thank you for watching!🙏😍
    0:00-0:23 Intro
    0:24-2:57 Arrival service and villa tour
    2:58-4:25 Outside villa and gazelles!!
    4:26-6:30 All inclusive and lunch in villa
    6:31-7:12 How did we pay?
    7:13-10:40 Desert drive and dune sunset viewing
    10:41-12:01 Dinner (gelato tastes like Tim Cook)
    12:02-13:22 Breakfast (so. much. vegan. food.)
    13:23-14:58 We didn't like the camel ride (walked home instead)
    14:59-16:07 Trying archery for the first time!

Комментарии • 60

  • @OskarandDan
    @OskarandDan  Год назад +11

    GUYS we're so excited to share our videos from our first real trip of 2023 after this one!!🙏 If you follow us on Instagram, you already know what the country is😍 - Thanks for watching this video from our stay to celebrate hitting 100 countries, you guys are the best❤

  • @derekroper3168
    @derekroper3168 Год назад

    Great video guys. What a stunning location. I can just imagine how serene being in that pool looking out over the desert must feel. Great way to celebrate 100 countries!

  • @briangillet5252
    @briangillet5252 Год назад

    You guys are always such a joy to watch! You’re so enthusiastic and informative and seem very happy together. Love that! ❤

  • @bb97000
    @bb97000 Год назад +1

    OoOh!! boys!! you better work! Love it 😻❤

  • @josepinard30
    @josepinard30 Год назад

    You guys show such great and interesting sites. Thank you!

  • @fabiolacroes2322
    @fabiolacroes2322 Год назад

    Great video again, guys! The food looked delicious too. 😊 Lol @ the oryxes looking majestic and the oryx then deciding to ''relieve itself''. 🤣

  • @mimiio_o
    @mimiio_o Год назад

    How beautiful! It looks so romantic 😍

  • @awesomeadamfrom2099
    @awesomeadamfrom2099 Год назад +1

    Awesome job dan .

  • @sachinikaushalya467
    @sachinikaushalya467 Год назад

    Beautiful video. Thank you 👏

  • @tikmickey
    @tikmickey Год назад

    Love your vids :)

  • @deancostello001
    @deancostello001 Год назад

    Hi oskar and dan. I love you guys so much. Keep up the great content

  • @johnsaintonge4529
    @johnsaintonge4529 Год назад

    OMG !!!! Incredible video was left speechless and thank you. john xoxoxo

  • @twelv
    @twelv Год назад

    New sub 💃 you're making me want to book several flights omg

  • @yamirkaibarra5415
    @yamirkaibarra5415 Год назад

    Beautiful trip ❤

  • @patriciafuchs5970
    @patriciafuchs5970 Год назад

    Amazing place!

  • @hannapotieshkina2440
    @hannapotieshkina2440 Год назад

    Absolutely gorgeous

  • @ninja_boy
    @ninja_boy Год назад

    Fascinating to see all this vegetation in the UAE. I admittedly picture it as a place of endless sand, but there's more to it than that, clearly.

  • @randallcrawford1599
    @randallcrawford1599 Год назад

    awesome!

  • @jhnleung
    @jhnleung Год назад

    The gazelles are soooo cute. Im dying

  • @zoohill
    @zoohill Год назад

    Yo! So last month, I stumbled upon your El Salvador video and then your post-100 country reflection where you plugged your 120 video playlist. I just finished all the videos in three weeks 😱
    You definitely earned a subscriber. When compared to other travel channels I was familiar with, your channel is a breath of fresh air. Deeply appreciate your openness to other societies’ functions and norms. While no channel is perfect, you guys definitely don’t make me cringe with how you interact with locals. 😆
    Much love and keep prioritizing your mental!

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад

      OMG! Wow, you're a hero for finishing the whole playlist🥺❤️ Thank you🙌

  • @helenraynor1519
    @helenraynor1519 Год назад

    We were there last October for 5 nights (on points) one of the best hotels,I’ve ever stayed in. The service, the food, the view, the gazelles…..just amazing. We also had a MAJOR rainstorm for about 2 hours! I was not expecting that! Saving points to go back!

  • @TheWhore2culture
    @TheWhore2culture Год назад

    Dear Boys,great to see you chilling out,in one if my favourite environments;the desert.
    I've just got back from staying with friends in Oman,so have had a similar 10 days as you,though TBH I few out & back to London on their private plane.
    Having lived in Oman with the family for 28 years,I know the country really well - my friends guest house had its own pool,with a view of the coast & the mountains,they went up to Muscat for 5 days,so we has the place tour ourselves.
    I love Oryx - friends of my parents ran the reintroduction of these majestic animals to Oman,just seeing them bring back many happy memories.
    I mentioned in the past of knowing Dubai and surroundings in late 70s/early 80s ,so am always fascinated to see how much the5y progressed.
    I'm so glad you two had a wonderful time,you really deserved it after your frenetic adventures.
    As always looking forward to the next time,whilst wishing you both health & happiness, with very best wishes to you& yours💥👊👏👏👏💙💙👌❤️💯👋⭐️'s💯✌️😘

  • @leemarvingaye4506
    @leemarvingaye4506 Год назад

    I’ve been watching your travel and Oskar & Dan videos. Luv every episode! But Oskar has a hole in his pant! Luv it!

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад

      Wait where?! That's so embarrassing😂

    • @leemarvingaye4506
      @leemarvingaye4506 Год назад

      @@OskarandDan when you’re having your Strawberry sitting on the sofa!

  • @simmerWill
    @simmerWill Год назад

    I feel like you guys are always in the Middle East! I would love to see you explore some new spots. :) Love this desert camp I would love to stay there... if I was super rich

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад +1

      5 of our 40 most recent videos are from the Middle East (if you include Tunisia) so?🤣💗

    • @canmanlam
      @canmanlam Год назад

      What are you talking about?? Most of their latest videos have nothing to do with the Middle East. Are you even watching their vids? Anyway for me I love Middle East videos since the hotels are so luxurious.

  • @xvader123123
    @xvader123123 Год назад

    When were you there?! I was there the 2nd week of march, And in the same suite no.6!!!
    Guys I slept in the same bed as Oscar and Dan!!! 😁😁😁
    Please continue these hotel videos! What a great treat for you two. Agree the food here is really special, It's amazing you can order the whole lunch menu at dinner as well. It's the crown jewel of the marriott portfolio.

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад

      We were there in Jan😍 So cool you were in the same suite!!

  • @mattball2700
    @mattball2700 Год назад

    That vegan food - incredible! Wow - can hardly believe it!

  • @philsflights
    @philsflights Год назад

    I literally broke out laughing @14:49

  • @aimeelouise
    @aimeelouise Год назад

    WOW this looks like absolute heaven! Amazing that they were so vegan friendly as well, I had to pause on each menu and make my hypothetical orders 😂
    So glad I watched this just before bed, let's hope I dream about travelling to the desert and eating fresh dates 😅

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад

      Yes we were blown away by the vegan food options😍

  • @wehojm7320
    @wehojm7320 Год назад +1

    I'm so happy that you chose to celebrate your accomplishment of visiting 100 countries in such a lavish but understated way. I appreciate you sharing this unique experience. What's next?🤔🤪

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад

      More quality travels and other passion projects❤

  • @Latexhandske
    @Latexhandske Год назад

    Well, I do the same food in mi own kitchen 😋

  • @HottieDudeish
    @HottieDudeish Год назад

    Wow very luxurious! And the food looks yummy! (P.s. Tim Cook tastes rather bland)
    Great videos!

  • @rabahpro8356
    @rabahpro8356 Год назад

    I just don't know why this video makes me think of the queen's Elizabeth II trips. Maybe because the desert is turning into a luxury. anyway I love and enjoy watching your videos. Thank you.

  • @kaiapparent2653
    @kaiapparent2653 Год назад

    4:10 wHYD YOU DO MY MAN LIKE THAT LMAO

  • @ninettemurk7492
    @ninettemurk7492 Год назад

    Not the first nice oryx you see during your travels - OK, the other is a logo ;-)

  • @CG68810
    @CG68810 Год назад

    I want your lives! You are so lucky to be able to experience all of this.

  • @teetertotter5787
    @teetertotter5787 Год назад

    I use my Marriott Bonvoy Amex for EVERYTHING but still wouldn't be able to get this many points. I guess I don't spend enough? Also I am only 1 person so yeah if it were 2 people's expenses (especially travel expenses) on my card it would add up? I would love to go to this place just for the gazelles strolling around outside. Love that there are so many vegan options. Curious how it would be for a solo woman traveler here?

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад +1

      Absolutely no issues being a solo female traveler!❤️

  • @TravinKeith
    @TravinKeith Год назад +4

    My first thought was “What could be more luxurious than the camp we had in Morocco with a double bed, heating, a toilet, and a shower?!”
    Turns out, quite a lot 😅 Nice to see their range of vegan dishes as well!

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад +1

      HAHA, yeah apparently🤣 But we didn't have you guys there so it wasn't as special!

    • @TravinKeith
      @TravinKeith Год назад

      @@OskarandDan Time for another group trip? 😅

  • @SikanderG
    @SikanderG Год назад

    Isn't riding camels and horses not vegan?

  • @radootoorcan
    @radootoorcan Год назад +1

    Nice place, but I’d suggest to never feed wild life because it makes animals dependent on humans. And if the hotel suddenly closes or whatever, then those animals will struggle to adapt back to wild conditions. So please don’t encourage feeding any form or wildlife, terrestrial, aerial or aquatic. Other than that, I enjoy your videos and the way you travel.

  • @livinginhell100
    @livinginhell100 Год назад

    personally I prefer the Qasr al Sarab or the Ritz in Al Wadi, as there are not so many desert adventure tours bringing in tons of people. Especially Qasr Al Sarab feels like 1001 nights, it is very secluded, very exclusive , but it is quite (worth) a trip from Dubai. The Ritz is nice, because there are bicycles to get around and of course the animals also come to your pool and porch....

  • @abitnajs9479
    @abitnajs9479 Год назад

    What a nice video, thank you! How do you recognize guys from the north? They are swimming full dressed. I am thinking to do this with my partner. Did you have any recommendation for LGBTQI+ travelers? Love from Germany.

    • @OskarandDan
      @OskarandDan  Год назад

      Gotta avoid that sun damage😂 The resort is welcoming of everyone🙏❤️

  • @VICSWEB1
    @VICSWEB1 Год назад

    you guys are great, the only thing missing is some bud light and dylan mulvaney. she's fantastic.

  • @avantedestinos
    @avantedestinos Год назад

    As a gay man, I would never EVER travel to the Emirates