Al Baleed Resort Salalah by Anantara has unveiled its new Luxe Mobile Camping Adventures. In collaboration with country-renowned travel specialist, Oman Expeditions, this new offering is the first bespoke luxury mobile camping experience to take guests across the diverse terrain of the Dhofar province – from the mountains to the desert to the sea. Set between a relaxing stay at the luxury beachside resort in Salalah, the new mobile camping adventures offer tailored itineraries of varying lengths. Activities and camp locations allow guests to discover a wilderness of star-studded skies, vast deserts, rugged mountains and long empty beaches. As an uncharted destination and one of the only places where the true culture of old Arabia is still alive, southern Oman is the perfect location for this new experience.
Oman returns as Haute Route 2020 season opener
Oman’s legendary hospitality and spectacular natural beauty will again take centre stage when Haute Route Oman returns from March 6-8, 2020. Oman’s magnificent Al Hajar Mountain range will offer riders some of the most challenging climbs in the cycling world – notably the daunting ascent of the iconic Jebel Akhdar, which tested and delighted those who took part in the first ever event early this year. The three-day challenge will be 260km with 5,500m+ of climbing and the focal point of stage 1 and 2 will be the formidable twin peaks of Jebel Akhdar and Jebel Hatt, which rival iconic global climbs such as Mount Ventoux, Alpe d’Huez and Pesso Dello Stelvio. Stage 3 has been extended from the 2019 route and will now start in the ancient lost city of Tanuf whose evocative ruins will be the launch pad for a 30km time-trial passing the Al Hoota Cave into Al Hamra before the climb to the finish in Misfat Al Abriyeen.
Omran & Crowne Plaza Resort Salalah open Ocean Blue Beach House
Under the auspices of Shaikh Salim bin Aufit al Shanfari, Chairman of Dhofar Municipality, Oman Tourism Development Company (Omran) and Crowne Plaza Resort Salalah launched Dhofar governorate’s first oceanfront ‘cooking theatre’ named as ‘Ocean Blue Beach House’. The first-of-its-kind restaurant in Salalah offers a Global Interactive Dining with five-sensory culinary travel experience based on different stage-managed techniques like ‘Wok, Oven and Grill’ stations. These cooking techniques allow flexibility in offering ethnic and distinct cuisines from around the world with live show cooking themes. Ocean Blue Beach House offers diverse and distinctive dining that showcases 15 talented chefs specialising in different world cuisines. It has a relaxed lounge seating and a breathtaking ocean view.