UAE: Camel trekkers try their hand at racing, embrace 'opportunity of a lifetime'
A total of 21 expats from 16 countries participated in the race this year
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A total of 21 expats from 16 countries participated in the race this year
Carrying their respective flags, a group of 29 camel trekkers from 21 countries participating in the 8th Camel Trek organized by Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC) arrived at Expo 2020 Dubai on Tuesday.
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Proudly wearing traditional Bedouin outfits, the desert adventurers were beaming with excitement as their journey ended
This is the biggest camel trek to date, with 30 participants coming from 21 countries. The participants started at dawn on December 9 from Liwa Empty Quarter in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi. They covered three emirates and 11 checkpoints over 13 days – navigating 640 kilometres of the vast UAE desert – until they reached their final destination at Expo 2020 Dubai site on Tuesday. Bin Dalmook thanked the support and inspiration given by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, in promoting the UAE’s cultural her...