Whether you are going in the winter or the summer, Salalah will never seem the same twice. From mid-June to mid-September, the capital of Dhofar, whose population reaches some 150,000, suffers from the Indian monsoon rains which sometimes have good effects: the surrounding green mountains and the rivers which run down the slopes and occasionally turn into cascades when the ground is suitable. During ...

A superb mosque

A family of camels strolling along the beach.

The incense souq.

The incense tree.

8 metres long and covered with a rug, this is a sacred spot for those who come to pray here.

Ruins of one of the Queen of Saba's palaces.