Giraffes and cheetahs and gazelles, oh my!

Not to mention caviar in the surf

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champagne on the beach

and a beautiful beach

Welcome to Sir Bani Yas Island and the SBY Cruise Beach!

What an amazing place! The Bani Yas tribe abandoned this 30-square-mile desert island (no water – no trees) a century ago after a 7,000 year struggle. Oil money turned it into a glorious wildlife reserve and sanctuary surrounded by luxury resorts. Plants, trees and people are nourished by a 73,000 mile irrigation pipeline system.