Platinum Heritage

Platinum Heritage also focuses on more recent history. The tour company strives to show guests what Dubai was like in the brief period in between the discovery of oil and the foundation of the modern state. This fascinating period in Dubai's history shows a country hurdling toward modernity while still retaining its own cultural distinctiveness. Th... e British, who had dominated the area since the fall of the Ottoman Empire, left behind many of the trappings of their presence. One especially well-preserved example is the desert-equipped Land Rovers that they used to traverse the desert (leaving aside those few, like T.E. Lawrence, who learned to ride camels). Platinum Heritage maintains and operates a fleet of museum-quality Land Rovers from the late 1950s, which the company uses to transport guests to and from the campsite. Hopefully, more innovative travel companies will join Platinum Heritage in their efforts to help Dubai to gain its deserved reputation as a top-quality destination for history buffs.Read More