Come discover 100 of the most romantic small hotels and places in the world.
This oil-rich and peaceful Oman sultanate features warm-hearted people, red-sand deserts, beaches strewn with coral and shells and mountains with terraced fruit farms. It also includes the Sharqiya Sands, one of the world’s most desolate and starkly beautiful regions, home to towering sand dunes, Bedouin, forts and archeological sites.
Sleep in a Bedouin-style tent and dine in an open-air paviliion. And if you want to leave civilization totally behind, there are horses and camels you can ride off deep into the desert. You’ll need to rent a 4×4 jeep to navigate the 24 mile sand road past the town of Al Mudairab to the camp.
US$ 170-
www.thousandnightsoman.com
Saiq Plateau of Jabal Ahkdar (Green Mountain), is an area famous for its damask roses. This remote 6,500-foot-high plateau sits above a deep canyon. It lies about two hours away from the Omani coastal capital of Muscat.
Drive past hillside villages and date plantations to arrive at the highest elevated resort in Arabia. Swim in infinity pools and dine in a glass platform cantilevered over the deep canyon. 5 star luxury. Accessible by 4WD only, the hotel is about 30 minutes from the historic city of Nizwa.
Tel: +968 2521 8000
http://jabal-akhdar.anantara.com
