Oasis Zone

Here visitors can take part in the farming, gardening and building that came from the natural resources of the Oasis. Through a variety of activities, they can learn about how communities harvested food, built houses and created a variety of practical products from the palm tree.

Kharaarif (Storytelling)

Visitors can listen to traditional stories told in a theatrical and engaging way and see children participating by using props and costumes.

Bait Al Areesh

Visitors can see one complete traditional house and one still under development to understand how the walls, ceilings and doors were constructed.

Indigenous Garden

Visitors can learn all about the wild plants of the region and their uses and benefits.

Gardening Club

Children can play the role of a Heritage Gardener, learning how to identify plants, how they grow and planting seeds of their own.

Dates

Visitors can learn about the different dates in the region and how they were dried and treated. They can also taste them.

Khoos

Visitors can see Emirati women weaving palms and take part in learning how to make Khoss and baskets themselves.

Rope Making

Visitors can observe a traditional rope maker rolling palm
fibre between their hands and legs.

Khallab

Visitors can watch traditional tree climbing with a rope harness and try it themselves.

Flash Mob: Barri

Visitors can see farmers celebrating the harvest season by chanting traditional poems that represent the Barri Style of the Ayyala Art.