Need some sun? The United Arab Emirates has it by the bucket and spade load, with temperatures an average of 24 degrees even in January and well over 200 hours of sunshine every month.
This is a place where life really is a beach: especially in Ras Al Khaimah, a stunningly situated resort on the very tip of the country, bordering Oman’s Musandam Peninsula. Here you can truly relax, spending your days on the pristine sands, heading seaward on a yacht or ascending into the sky with some parasailing. If you need an escape from the heat, there’s the Iceland Waterpark with its thrilling waterslides, while trips into the desert nearby offer camel safaris, dune bashing and Bedouin feasts. For something a little different, you can take a stroll through the verdant Saqr Park or explore Emirati history at Dhayah Fort, built here on a mountaintop in the 16th century to defend the Gulf from British troops. There’s excellent fly-fishing nearby too, not to mention archery, tennis, bowling and some of the best golf in the Middle East.
Sound like the perfect holiday? Then this is the competition for you. The Guardian has teamed up with Hilton to offer one lucky reader the chance to win their time in the sun in Ras Al Khaimah. The winner will be jetting off to Dubai, just over an hour away from Ras Al Khaimah, for a five-night stay at Hilton Ras Al Khaimah Resort & Spa. Here everything is slowed to a leisurely pace – and there’s a whopping 1.5km stretch of private white sandy beach to enjoy.
Spend your days here, relaxing on some of the cleanest, brightest sands you’ll ever see, or taking a refreshing dip in one of the seven swimming pools. There’s sailing and waterskiing at the watersports centre or for something truly indulgent, an on-site spa with two Turkish hammams and nine treatment rooms offering everything from blissful massages to rejuvenating facials. By night there’s no need to leave, with Passage to Asia serving up Asian cuisine and Paceri da Gustare offering a la carte Italian classics and an extensive selection of fine wines. You can even treat yourself to an after-dinner cognac in the classy X.O. where expertly mixed cocktails and vintage ports are also served.
To be in with a chance of winning this fantastic prize simply enter your details below and click submit. Good luck!
Terms and conditions:
1. The Hilton Ras Al Khaimah prize draw (the “Prize Draw”) is open to residents of the UK aged 18 and over.
2. The Prize Draw is not open to employees or agencies of Guardian News & Media Limited (“GNM”), Hilton Hotels & Resorts, their group companies or family members or anyone else connected to the Prize Draw.
3. Entry into the Prize Draw is acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
4. To enter the Prize Draw you must enter your details as above. If you have any questions about how to enter or in connection with the Prize Draw, please email competitions.glabs@theguardian.com with “Hilton Ras Al Khaimah prize draw” in the subject line. If you tick ‘Find out more’, your email address will be shared with Hilton Hotels & Resorts.
5. Only one entry per person. Entries on behalf of another person will not be accepted and joint submissions are not allowed. You are responsible for the cost (if any) of sending your Prize Draw entry to us.
6. No responsibility is taken for entries that are lost, delayed, misdirected or incomplete or cannot be delivered or entered for any technical or other reason. Proof of delivery of the entry is not proof of receipt.
7. The Prize Draw closes at 23:59 on 31 May 2015. Entries received after that date and time will not be considered.
8. The winner will be chosen from a random draw of entries.
9.1 One winner and their guest will receive a five-night stay at the Hilton Ras Al Khaimah, plus economy flights from the UK to Dubai.
9.2 The prize includes stay at Hilton Ras Al Khaimah in a Kind Guestroom including breakfast for 2, and local taxes. It does not include any other hotel services or costs incurred during the stay.
9.3 The prize must be taken by 30 December 2015. Excluded dates include Christmas, New Year and other black out dates. Dates are offered subject to availability and if selected dates are unavailable, then new dates must be selected.
9.4 The prize includes return economy flights for two people from any UK airport, if required. Direct flights will be booked as first option, however if a connecting flight is required this will be honoured. Transfers to and from airports is not included as part of the prize.
9.5 The two nights must be taken concurrently in the same hotel.
10. GNM accepts no responsibility for any costs associated with the prize and not specifically included in the prize.
11. The winner will be notified by phone or email on or before 8 June 2015 and given details of how to claim their prize. If a winner does not respond to GNM within 28 days of being notified by GNM, then the winner’s prize will be forfeited and GNM shall be entitled to select another winner (and that winner will have to respond to the phone call or email from GNM within 28 days or else they will also forfeit their prize).
12. Details of the winner can be obtained by sending a stamped addressed envelope to the following address: Guardian Labs, Guardian News & Media Limited, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London N1 9GU.
13. The prize is non-exchangeable, non-transferable, and is not redeemable for cash or other prizes.
14. GNM retains the right to substitute the prize with another prize of similar value in the event the original prize offered is not available.
15. The winner may be required for promotional activity.
16. No purchase necessary.
17. Nothing in these terms and conditions shall exclude the liability of GNM for death, personal injury, fraud or fraudulent misrepresentation as a result of its negligence.
18. GNM accepts no responsibility for any damage, loss, liabilities, injury or disappointment incurred or suffered by you as a result of entering the Prize Draw or accepting the prize. GNM further disclaims liability for any injury or damage to your or any other person’s computer relating to or resulting from participation in or downloading any materials in connection with the Prize Draw.
19. GNM reserves the right at any time and from time to time to modify or discontinue, temporarily or permanently, this Prize Draw with or without prior notice due to reasons outside its control (including, without limitation, in the case of anticipated, suspected or actual fraud). The decision of GNM in all matters under its control is final and binding and no correspondence will be entered into.
20. GNM shall not be liable for any failure to comply with its obligations where the failure is caused by something outside its reasonable control. Such circumstances shall include, but not be limited to, weather conditions, fire, flood, hurricane, strike, industrial dispute, war, hostilities, political unrest, riots, civil commotion, inevitable accidents, supervening legislation or any other circumstances amounting to force majeure.
21. The Prize Draw will be governed by English law.
22. Promoter: Guardian News & Media Limited, Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU.
