{"id":25752,"date":"2024-04-21T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/?p=25752"},"modified":"2024-04-21T18:40:38","modified_gmt":"2024-04-21T16:40:38","slug":"arabian-nights-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fromplacetoplace.travel\/oman\/arabian-nights-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Arabian Nights Resort & Spa: two nights in the desert"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

We drive for about 40 minutes through the Al Sharqiya Sands desert until the Arabian Nights Resort & Spa becomes visible on the horizon between meter-high sand dunes. A green spot between golden sand with small houses, a hotel like we have never seen before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Even the drive to the resort is like an adventure. The tour guide from Zahara Tours<\/a> drives us into the desert on unpaved roads and through soft sand. In some places, the sand is soft and the four-wheel drive vehicle lurches almost as if on an icy road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He clearly enjoys driving and sometimes I prefer to hold on tight. Every now and then we stop, get out and enjoy the view of the dunes, the camels and the herds of goats eating up the little greenery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An unforgettable experience for me and I can’t get enough of the high dunes and every time I hear “There’s a camel!” the driver starts laughing. What is an everyday occurrence for him, who lives nearby, is a dream for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The green in front of us becomes clearer and we reach the resort. A barbed wire fence protects the entrance. Not from the few people, but from the camels. As we experienced in the evening hours, they like to come to the resort to eat a bit of fresh grass or some bushes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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There is a large parking lot in front of the entrance and as soon as we got out of the car, a golf cart arrived and took our luggage to reception. We received a very friendly welcome and after a quick check-in we were driven to our accommodation for the next 2 nights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Around the hotel rooms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We didn’t stay there for long and set off to discover the resort. The rooms are located in small houses in a fenced-in area. The Arabian Nights Resort & Spa offers its guests a range of activities to make their stay more varied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n