Desert Resorts: Silence, Dunes and the Best Months to Go
Sand sea, stony plateau, canyon or mountain: how to choose a desert, when to go, and what the big temperature swing means for your stay.
Silence, dunes and starlight
Desert Resorts
A desert resort offers something rare: real silence, a horizon without a single building and a night sky crowded with stars. The landscapes vary far more than the word suggests, from the sand seas of Arabia to the stony Agafay near Marrakech, the canyons of Wadi Rum and the arid mountains of Oman. Each calls for a different season and a different kind of stay.
These pages cover how to choose a desert and the months that suit it, tented camps compared with villas, what the big swing between day and night means for packing, how resorts handle water, and how to plan your nights around the moon for stargazing.
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4 articles on desert resorts
Photo: RosewoodLas Ventanas al Paraíso: Rosewood’s Los Cabos Resort Keeps Two MICHELIN Keys
Where the Baja desert meets the sea, Rosewood’s Las Ventanas al Paraíso holds Two MICHELIN Keys in the 2027 guide and turns 30 next year.
Desert Nights: A Guide to Stargazing from Your Terrace
Moon phase, season and twenty minutes of patience: how to plan a desert stay around the night sky and get the most from a dark terrace.
Tented Camp or Desert Villa: Choosing Your Kind of Desert
Canvas or stone, dune view or walled garden: how tented camps, permanent camps and desert villas compare on comfort, noise, sand and privacy.
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Best Time to Go: The Resort Calendar
Choose a month and see where the season is at its best, with typical air and sea temperatures for twenty four resort destinations.
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