New Year’s Eve at Sonara: guests dining among golden illuminated trees, candlelit tables, lanterns and a fire beneath the stars

New Year’s Eve · Sonara Camp Dubai A Night
to Remember

31 December 2026 · Welcome 2027

The last night of the year.
Make it unforgettable.

Leave the everyday behind and welcome a new year in the dunes. Gather your favourite people for a festive dinner in Sonara’s desert setting, beneath a sky full of stars.

New Year’s Eve · Sonara Camp Dubai

One special evening

The last dinner of the year.
A beautiful new beginning.

A festive table, the glow of the camp and the people you want beside you as a new chapter begins.

A guest in a shimmering dress walking towards the illuminated tents of Sonara Camp at night
31 December 2026

New Year’s Eve
Dinner Experience

Celebrate the turn of the year with a festive dinner at Sonara Camp Dubai.

Adult

From

AED 1,200
Child

From

AED 690

Prices exclusive of taxes & fees.

Starting prices per guest. Your host will confirm arrival times, full inclusions, children’s arrangements and the total before you book.

For the New Year’s Eve Dinner Experience

New Year’s Eve at
the table.

Winter flavours, a choice of plated main course and a warm chocolate finale.

Your New Year’s Eve menu
A festive dinner to mark the turn of the year.

Starters

To begin

Pumpkin soup

Roasted pumpkin velouté, nutmeg and cinnamon.

Levantine meatball

Beef and lamb, pomegranate & cherry molasses, labneh and parsley.

Lentil & celery root salad

Puy lentils, fine herbs and black truffle vinaigrette.

Onion tart

Caramelised onions, thyme and Emmental in buttery pastry.

Smoked salmon

Dill, capers, red onion and lemon labneh.

Main course

The main occasion

Plated selection · choose one

Wagyu beef filet Wellington

Australian wagyu, mushroom duxelles, puff pastry and morel jus.

Black cod & spinach tourte

Black cod and spinach in pastry, with a cream, dill and miso velouté.

Yellow chicken ballotine

Free-range yellow chicken with morel jus.

Wild mushroom & truffle pithivier

Wild mushrooms, chestnuts and caramelised shallots, with Madeira reduction. Vegetarian.

Main courses are served with winter vegetables and mashed potato purée.

Dessert

A sweet finale

Chocolate fondant

Warm molten chocolate cake, cinnamon crème anglaise and vanilla ice cream.

Menu subject to change. Please share allergies and dietary requirements with reservations so the kitchen can confirm suitable options.

The Nest in the dunes at sunset, wrapped in a festive red ribbon
Stay a little longer · The Nest by Nara

Let the magic
last a little longer.

Spend the night at The Nest by Nara and wake up to the beauty of the dunes.

Overnight stays are booked separately and subject to availability.

Winternest’s wooden chalets and warmly lit alpine dining setting
Winternest · 15 December – 10 January

A little alpine magic.
In the heart of the desert.

Make room for another winter memory. Gather around an alpine table at Winternest, or begin your evening with sunset at Sonara.

Choose the Winternest Alpine Dinner, or Sunset at Sonara and Alpine Dinner at Winternest.

A separate seasonal dining experience. Accommodation is booked separately.

Explore Christmas at Sonara’s Enchanted Forest
More moments to celebrate

Step into the Enchanted Forest.

24 & 25 December · Discover a little Christmas magic at Sonara.

Before the evening

A few things
to know.

New Year’s Eve is on 31 December 2026, welcoming 2027, at Sonara Camp Dubai in Dubai Desert Conservation Reserve.

Yes. The child rate starts from AED 690, exclusive of taxes and fees. Share your children’s ages with reservations so the team can confirm the applicable rates and dining arrangements.

The festive menu includes starters, a choice of plated main course and chocolate fondant. Please tell reservations about allergies and dietary requirements so the kitchen can confirm suitable options.

Reservations will confirm arrival and finishing times, drinks arrangements, entertainment, full inclusions and booking terms. The detailed programme is not yet listed on this page.

Select Book now to open our booking system, then choose the New Year’s Eve experience and your guest numbers. Review availability, the total including taxes and fees, and the booking terms before completing your reservation.

A New Year’s Eve of your own.

Plan a private celebration with NARA Events.

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