10 Things You Didn'T Know About The Burj Al Arab

The hotel has a designated turtle hospital

Burj Al Arab and neighbouring Madinat Jumeirah are home to Dubai Turtle Rehabilitation Project (DTRP), which treats sick and injured sea turtles in collaboration with Dubai’s Wildlife Protection Office, Dubai Falcon Clinic and the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory. Since it was launched in 2004, the programme has released more than 1,600 rescued sea turtles safely back into the Arabian Gulf.