SALALAH ROTANA RESORT, SALALAH BEACH

In their own way the canals, water features and serene lagoons of Salalah Rotana Resort are as alluring as those of Venice. With palm trees instead of gondolas.

The best reason to include Salalah Rotanan Resort on the itinerary of your luxury, tailor-made holiday to Oman? Apart from one of the Middle East’s most renowned beaches, the resort is a true destination in its own right. On first sight the Salalah appears to rise out of water, carved from solid desert rock to be at one with its surrounding enviroment. But as you walk around the resort the Omani-influenced architecture, the flowing canals, sparkling water features and still lagoons give you a sensation of peace, quietude and coolness on the edge of the desert.

Every bit as tempting, of course, is the Indian Ocean, especially as it is fringed by one superb beach – a shrine for true sun worshippers and lovers of warm blue seas.