Salalah · Nightlife

In khareef the frankincense market runs to about 10pm and is the busiest place in the city after dark. Bargaining is expected.

Licensed drinking sits inside the resorts, chiefly Al Baleed Resort by Anantara and the Hawana marina properties. There is no bar scene outside them.

The Salalah Tourism Festival site, mid-July to late August: funfair, food stalls, handicraft market and nightly performances, at their busiest after dark.

Families take over the seafront once the drizzle eases and the temperature sits around 22C. Cafes and karak rather than bars.

The road out towards Mughsail is lined with stalls selling green coconuts, bananas and papaya, many of them open late. A few hundred baisa each.