ABU DHABI-- Al Marzoom Searching Reserve in Al Gharbia (the Western Area) opened its doors recently to receive the first team of visitors as well as falconers in its 2nd season that runs from mid-November 2016 to mid-February 2017.

Mr. Obaid Khalfan Al Mazrouei, Director of Heritage Competitors at the Cultural Programs and also Heritage Festivals Board-- Abu Dhabi - the official body that supervises the Protected Area-, said that over 2,500 falconers and also site visitors are expected to quit at the Get, this period. He likewise exposed that around 500 searching trips will be organised by the Department of Al Marzoom Searching Book.

In its initial period (December 2015-- February 2016), Al Marzoom, the initial secured location of its kind on the planet, managed to bring in a high variety of falconers as well as Arab and also foreign travelers, especially fans of falconry as well as desert tourist, along with agents of worldwide, Arab and also local media.

Being a campaign of the Cultural Programs as well as Heritage Festivals Board-- Abu Dhabi, Al Marzoom Searching Book continues to be open for all Emiratis, visitors and travelers throughout the annual open season of every year. There, one could take pleasure in nature and also picturesque atmosphere while practicing falconry, in exchange for economical fees.

" In the light of the terrific success that has been achieved throughout the previous period, we go on, today, with the organisation of this one-of-a-kind initiative, so about carry out the directions of the smart management towards the assistance of traditional heritage sports in the UAE. The organisation of the second hunting season at Al Marzoom is likewise influenced by the great interest that was accorded by the late founding daddy, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Could God Bless His Soul), for falconry as a considerable social heritage, a crucial ethical value, and an indispensable component of the national identification and the Emirati heritage," Al Mazrouei claimed.

Al Marzoom Hunting Get is preparing to launch a number of specialised programmes to train falconers, and elevate recognition concerning the relevance of guarding heritage. Students will be educated the concepts of lasting hunting, Al Sinaa (daily rules in the UAE), the preparation of Arab coffee, camel riding, as well as all that belongs to the preservation of authentic traditions.

Falconry has actually long been thought about as one of one of the most significant heritage aspects in the region. Its practice has been sent from forefathers to more younger generations, in the form of a deep-rooted heritage that symbolizes a spirit of uniformity, good companionship, and also a feeling of journey as well as difficulty. Al Marzoom Hunting Book gives falconers with a possibility to practise their enthusiasm, within the structure of sustainable hunting, based on the hunting regulations in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, and also without having to travel beyond the boundaries of the state.

Al Marzoom in Al Gharbia, which sprawls over a vast area of 923 square kilometres, is different from all the other wild animals shielded locations worldwide, with a special focus on falconry, desert physiognomy, and also the different elements of heritage. All these elements make Al Marzoom the initial protected location of its kind, on the global level.

Al Marzoom intends to supply a distinct social, as well as traveler possibility of conventional searching, with the growth of a special website, where just making use of old methods of transportation is enabled. The leading purposes consist in sustaining the different varieties as well as strengthening the art of falconry as well as the efforts of heritage guard and also environment security. Al Marzoom likewise supplies an useful opportunity to transform the Emirate of Abu Dhabi right into a leading location for the fans of falconry. It goes without stating that the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has actually been playing a key role to embed the principles of lasting searching, as well as make sure the advancement of the pioneering jobs to reproduce falcons and also Houbara bustards in bondage. The Emirate has likewise strengthened the worldwide recognition of falconry as a human cultural heritage at the UNESCO.

On his part, Ahmed bin Hiaa Al Mansouri, Director of Al Marzoom Hunting Reserve, said: "Our Department delights in, once more, to receive and also welcome its site visitors and guests from the lovers of falconry and also typical searching. We hope for our site visitors to undergo a distinct heritage experience as this season will be characterised by the organisation of varied conventional tasks as well as amazing surprises. We will offer a possibility to practise falconry and learn its skills without having to travel abroad; and this through giving a suitable setting and also a secure location for falconers and also those curious about other related activities."

The development of the Book followed taping a climbing demand for the launch of a project that permits the technique of falconry, according to the different regulations as well as guidelines, and also in view of the minimal supply in the UAE and the world. Prior to the production of Al Marzoom, the local market had actually failed to provide similar initiatives that would certainly enable hunting with falcons and use a chance for visitors and all those interested to learn the method in a legal as well as organised fashion.

"Al Marzoom focuses on falconry in the first place and also is not offering any other kind of wildlife tourist for the time being," Al Mansouri claimed. He noted that holiday accommodation would be restricted to typical camps so regarding appreciate the main objective of the project which is composed in protecting the atmosphere. He likewise worried that only the technique of standard searching would certainly be allowed, without making use of any weapons of any kind.

Al Marzoom project is designed as a special hub for the attraction of vacationers as well as site visitors that are eager to delight in real comfort in a modern method, which is blended with the arts of old heritage. The Reserve is located 100-- 120 kilometres from the funding, Abu Dhabi (concerning one hour by cars and truck), as well as is entirely delimited by a fence. The Searching Location is surrounded by a huge natural book, where one could locate numerous top-level sites that can be utilized to observe nature and pets. The Get is abundant with the saxaul hedges that expand solely in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.

Al Marzoom provides a chance to hunt rabbits, along with the Houbara Bustard that is supplied by the acknowledged reproducing centres. The practice of falconry is organised, based on a rigorous legal structure.