Hatta Pools (Route 6)

IN BRIEF

How to get there?

Starting Points: Hatta Fort Hotel Roundabout.
Finishing Points: Hatta Pools.
Distance: 19km (one way).
Time Required: Half a day or longer if preferred.
Category: The drive may be undertaken in a normal saloon car, although the last 500m may then have to be done on foot.
Highlights: Colorful mountain ranges, oases, a falaj, natural pools, waterfalls and the old village of Hatta.

Hatta Pools, with their colourful rock faces and cascading waterfalls, are a picturesque destination with swimming opportunities in natural pools a welcome bonus.

This is an easily arranged trip that can be undertaken in half a day. The drive from Dubai to Hatta takes about an hour and is as fascinating as the destination itself, with the superb highway cutting through rolling dunes and mountain landscapes. The Hatta Fort Hotel is a popular mountain-resort complex and a drive to Hatta Pools could be followed by lunch at the hotel and a leisurely afternoon at its swimming pool – or you could even overnight there.

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