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Meditate under the moon with this new camping experience

Try sunset or overnight yoga sessions with Mleiha Archaeological Centre

Looking for the ultimate quirky yoga experience? Ready to find your zen under the stars? Listen up yogis, this camping experience is right up your street.

Sharjah’s Mleiha Archaeological Centre is offering a new camping experience with exclusive meditation and yoga sessions. The experience combines meditation with recreational activities at Mleiha’s serene desert camping site.

There are two camping experiences to choose from: sunset yoga and overnight yoga. Get ready to bend, stretch, and relax among the dunes.

The experiences are launching on Friday November 5, with an itinerary that yogis will love.

Sunset yoga begins at 4.30pm with a relaxing sunset Hatha, followed by a stargazing sessions with the assistance of experienced guides and a vegetarian dinner. The experience ends at 9.30pm with a guided meditation around the bonfire. Tickets for the sunset yoga experience are Dhs450 per person.

Overnight yoga begins at 4.30pm and continues until 8am the next morning. You’ll get a sunset Hatha session, a guided meditation around the bonfire, an exclusive stargazing session and vegetarian dinner.

Sleep under the stars in the desert, and the next morning you’ll get a desert drive and short hike, sunrise vinyasa session and breakfast. Tickets are Dhs700 per person, which includes all activities and food.

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You’ll also get free access to Mleiha archaeological museum with both experiences, plus traditional hot beverages and soft drinks. Add-on experiences include a dune buggy ride through the desert, and desert horseback riding. For more desert horse riding experiences in the UAE click here.

Mleiha Archeological Centre also has a mobile sky watching experience, where you can stargaze from your campsite of choice across the UAE. Click here to learn more.

From Nov 5. 4.30pm-9.30pm (sunset yoga); 4.30pm-8am (overnight yoga). Mleiha Archaeological Centre, Sharjah (06 802 1111).

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