The mountains are a centre for trekking and our hotel had several route maps, ranging from moderate to “you have to be joking” (involving abseiling). We chose a three and a half hour “moderate” which included approximately 800m ascent/ decent over boulders, through a wadi and an abandoned village.
On our last day our hotel was at the 83km point for a 137km international endurance run. The winning time was just over 20 hours; they must be mad.
The hotel had a stunningly positioned yoga platform – too good to ignore (for Sarah), despite the daily yoga session being at sunrise (7am).


