DXB → ADD

Dubai Skyline

Unmatched views of the Burj Khalifa and the dense skyscrapers of Sheikh Zayed Road immediately after takeoff.

Sarawat Mountains

The rugged, jagged peaks forming the western backbone of the Arabian Peninsula.

Bab-el-Mandeb

The 'Gate of Tears' strait, a narrow maritime chokepoint separating Yemen from Djibouti.

Danakil Depression

Otherworldly volcanic terrain, salt flats, and hydrothermal fields near the Ethiopian-Eritrean border.

Ethiopian Highlands

The sudden transition to lush, green, high-altitude plateaus and eucalyptus forests near Addis Ababa.

The World Islands

Aerial perspective of the artificial archipelago off the coast of Dubai during the initial climb.

Rub' al Khali

The vast, rolling orange dunes of the Empty Quarter, the world's largest contiguous sand desert.

Hadhramaut Canyons

Dramatic deep-cut limestone plateaus and ancient desert valleys in southern Yemen.

Gulf of Aden

Expansive views of the deep blue waters as the flight crosses from the Arabian Peninsula to the Horn of Africa.

Great Rift Valley

The visible tectonic fault lines and shifting terrain as you enter central Ethiopia.