DESERT DREAMS

NOW THAT AL BALEED RESORT SALALAH BY ANANTARA ( ANANTARA .COM) HAS ROLLED OUT ITS LUXURY MOBILE CAMPING ADVENTURES WITH BESPOKE OUTFIT OMAN EXPEDITIONS, ANY OFF-THE-GRID VACATION IN SOUTHERN OMAN CAN BE SUPREMELY COMFORTABLE. OFFERED FROM LATE SEPTEMBER THROUGH APRIL, THE ALL-INCLUSIVE JOURNEYS SHOWCASE THE CULTURE AND NATURAL DIVERSITY OF DHOFAR PROVINCE, WITH CUSTOMIZED ITINERARIES ALLOWING GUESTS TO TAKE IN THE MAGNIFICENT SAND DUNES OF THE EMPTY QUARTER, RETRACE THE ANCIENT FRANKINCENSE TRADE ROUTES ON A CAMEL TREK, OR EXPLORE A SECLUDED STRETCH OF COASTLINE WHERE THE OFFSHORE WATERS TEEM WITH MARINE LIFE. FIRESIDE GOURMET DINNERS—COOKED UP BY ANANTARA CHEFS AND ENJOYED UNDER THE STARS—ARE A BONUS.