Whether you’re staying in a mountain resort, a city hotel or a beachfront retreat, chances are you’ve embarked on a tour of the surrounding landscape, only to find you’re back at the hotel with a sundowner in hand before you know it. What if you could enjoy the comforts of first-class hospitality without having to return from the sublime landscapes you travelled so far to experience?
Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara’s new Luxe Mobile Camping Adventures do just that, allowing guests to embark on an entirely bespoke multi-night trip to some of southern Oman’s wildest corners, with deluxe tented camps providing accommodation along the way. Created in partnership with local luxury travel specialist Oman Expeditions, the tours can be customised with activities and destinations to suit any set of interests.
Visitors who like sublime desert landscapes could opt for a two-night trip to the Empty Quarter, where they’ll spend their days driving and hiking among the rolling dunes and their evenings gazing up at a sky blanketed in stars, while their chef prepares a gourmet dinner. Others might prefer to follow in the footsteps of ancient frankincense traders in the Dhofar mountains, alongside a noted geologist or a camel herder from the local Mahrah tribe; or make camp on a secluded beach along the region’s epic coastline and look out for spinner dolphins, green turtles and coastal bird life with the help of Oman’s leading whale and dolphin expert.
Trips begin and end with a night or two in a private pool villa at
Al Baleed Resort Salalah, and perhaps an indulgent treatment at Anantara Spa to ease the mind and body back from the wild.
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