Sometimes leaving the UAE isn’t necessary. It might also be difficult, it might be hard to sort visas or your documents might be getting processed. But there may be a special occasion and a long weekend coming up that warrants a trip or a weekend away. 

In the case of the Lovin Dubai team, we were celebrating an anniversary and wanted to take the team away. Leaving the country wasn’t possible, but we still wanted to create that experience by going to an island by plane. It was a surprise to the team,( see above video) and a little embarrassing for me (!)

With Sir Bani Yas three and a half hours by car of a fifty-minute plane ride from DWC, you don’t even need to go to Oman to feel like you are getting away from it all. 

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All this feeling of luxury is possible with a private plane

GI Aviation, a new UAE based company, takes short haul flights anywhere around the GCC. 

You can charter this aircraft which covers all costs of flying and accommodates six people. So it’s not as expensive as a private jet, and costs just a little more than business class travel would cost for the same number of people. 

The beauty of it is that you get to go via a VIP airport entrance, and have that full premium experience. And you only need to arrive twenty minutes before the flight is due to take off. The aircraft isn’t one of those planes you expect when taking a short haul flight, it’s very fancy and the PC-12 NG model provides you with a smooth and effortless flight.

To sort this out you can call the sales telephone number 02 444 5233 or whatsapp GI Aviation sales on 054 448 2178 for a quotation.

Sir Bani Yas (epic name for an island btw) is a little treasure island

Sir Bani Yas Island is unlike any part of the UAE you may have been to before. 

A four-hour drive from Dubai (and a quick ferry trip) or a 50-minute plane ride, Sir Bani Yas Island is a wildlife reserve, with greenery, and little else bar conservation efforts and the beautiful Anantara resort. 

A project of the late Father of the Nation, HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nayhan, Sir Bani Yas Island’s Arabian Wildlife Park was established as a reserve in 1977. 

The resorts offer safari tours that run twice daily 

The wildlife drive is a must during a visit of Sir Bani Yas

There are also horse riding lessons, bike tours, and amazing hotel facilities if you just want to chill out