Salalah is well-known for a beautiful sprawling coastline and its beaches bring in tourists from across the world every year. With a perfect climate for surfing, beach dwellers and nature lovers, the beaches of Oman are something to see. Monsoon season is the best time to visit Salalah and its beaches are no exception. During this time, you can get a welcome break from the heat and humidity and enjoy this beautiful region with ease and comfort.

Mughsail Beach

One of the most popular beaches in Salalah, Mughsail Beach, has great waves and has an incredible blowhole that will erupt and blow water up to 100 feet when there is a strong pattern of waves. There is a great rock shelf here as well that makes walking along the beach and listening to the incessant crashing of the waves quite mesmerizing. The desert surrounds you here and there are some really stunning views to be had of the white sandy beaches and rugged cliffs and mountains. The beach here is near deserted and stretches for 8 kilometers, offering few amenities outside of water sports and one restaurant. A home to many kinds of migratory birds, Mughsail Beach is perfect for bird watching and there are often many camels here early in the morning.

Rakhyut

Home to another deserted beach, the town of Rakhyut is further west of Salalah and close the Yemeni border. In this small town, the beach is perfect for a pleasant picnic and relaxing swim in the ocean. Surfing is popular here and elsewhere in Salalah, where the best times to take advantage of the monsoon swells from the Indian Ocean are on either side of the actual monsoon, either between May and June or September. If you do come here for surfing though, keep in mind that there will likely be no one else for miles on the beach, so take some necessary precautions when going surfing or doing other water sports especially if you will be alone.

Beach Activities in Salalah

Throughout much of the year, visitors flock to the unspoiled beaches of Salalah to enjoy a variety of water sports, including jet skiing, snorkeling, sailing, canoeing and scuba diving. There are many untouched coral reefs here that make for fascinating exploration and some really diverse marine life viewing. Water sports and other water activities can be arranged through the hotels located on the beach and in the city.