Millennium Resort Salalah

Sultanate in Style

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Oman’s finest landscapes and most luxurious stays.

20 days

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Musandam Moments

Wildlife & Nature Adventure + 1 more + 2 more

Explore the Musandam Peninsula, Oman's 'Norway of Arabia'.

12 days

from £4,745 pp

Classic Oman

Classic Wildlife & Nature + 3 more + 3 more

Explore the highlights of Oman in one unforgettable trip.

10 days

from £3,980 pp

Gentle Oman

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A relaxed journey through Oman’s desert, mountains, and culture.

9 days

from £3,345 pp

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Dubai & Dhows

Oman, Dubai

From Dubai’s skyline to Musandam’s fjords, this is Arabia at its best.

13 days

from £6,140 pp

Oman Family Holiday

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12-Day family adventure with deserts, beaches, mountains & wildlife.

13 days

from £3,775 pp

Quirky excursions

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Taqah

East of Salalah and en-route to Mirbat, is the delightful town of Taqah. In the old quarter of the town you can find the historic homes of the old traders of Taqah, dating from when the town was a significant export hub for myrrh and frankincense; these houses, some of which are now shops, have a large open downstairs where merchant’s goods used to be stored and the living quarters upstairs. The fort has been recently restored and is one of the best examples of historic military architecture in Dhofar.

The Empty Quarter

Made legendary by the exploits of explorers like Bertram Thomas, St. John Philby and most famously of all, Wilfred Thesiger, the Rub Al-Khali (Empty Quarter) is a place of myth and fearful reputation. It’s possible to take a daytrip from Salalah to dip one’s toes into this vast sand sea where the dunes line up in towering ranks like ridges on a corrugated steel sheet covering 250,000 square miles of inhospitable terrain. For a sense of complete isolation and to get just an inkling of what the desert Bedouin and men like Thesiger endured (or even enjoyed) it’s a trip worth taking.

Shisr

Shisr, a tiny well in the interior of Dhofar, gained international recognition in the early 1990s when Sir Ranulph Fiennes and a team of archaeologists identified it as a legendary lost city, Ubar, swallowed by desert sands. Debate rages as to whether or not this is the case, and the remains at Shisr are far from extensive, but for anyone who has read Fiennes’ “Atlantis of the Sands” and has an interest in the subject, Shisr is an important stop on a trip into the Empty Quarter.

Job's Tomb

About 40 miles from Salalah is a trace of the now-departed Jewish community of Oman. Job, a prophet for all three major monotheistic religions, is reputed to have lived in Dhofar and his tomb makes for an interesting visit. The tomb is some 13 feet long and Job is said to have been this tall, a fact further attested by his huge footprint in a nearby rock.