Sun, sea and sands

A sunny holiday in the desert embraced by rugged mountains, golden sands and warm seas. At Six Senses Zighy Bay the desert has turned into a luxury oasis with palms and private pools. 

Sand, sea and sky

Built like an Omani village, this is the perfect spot for a quiet and relaxed beach holiday, less than two hours from bustling Dubai. 

Here the beach club area...

We are staying in a villa offering all the five star luxuries … created with eco-friendly care. All villas have private pools.  I would definitely recommend the beach villas:

Villas on the beach with a dramatic backdrop of  mountains

Omani feel - oasis by the sea

More villas with beach and desert setting

Relaxing by the beach

Lunchtime for everyone - children very excited

A healthy meal in a sunchair

Dinner time with lovely youngsters - here Sophia and Ellinor

...and Patrik who is only 18 but has the perfect
 manners of a gentleman. 

I'm still recovering from the operation on my feet and Patrik sure knows how to charm a woman...

More than dining and lying on the beach, at Zighy Bay you can enjoy boat trips, paragliding and...

Each villa has bikes

Paradiso cinema

A great movie last night called The City of Life, directed by the Emirati film maker Ali Mustafa -  it was all happening in Dubai, which is quite a coincidence as we are going there in couple of days

Good movie!

Soneva secrets...

A few heavenly days to remember at Soneva Fushi, with the Soneva team and founders Eva and Sonu.

Fresh food creatively spiced tastes even better in good
company - here with the team from Soneva Fushi

Ewa - a glowing inspiration for healthy, fresh
yet delectable cuisine at Soneva Fushi
with Fredrik & Lars from Select Collection

From the wonders of sizzling locally sourced food, we went on to discover the flavours of cocktails and mocktails mixed from freshly picked organic fruit, sipped over water.

Then we went underground to discover more about wine.  The Soneva Fushi wine cellar has 7000 bottles of great wines including champagnes, vintage cognacs and organic and biodynamic wines. Guided by the sommelier, we tasted our way to new secrets.  I discovered Burgundy, which is now hot on the heels of Bordeaux as THE red to enjoy....

Jasper Kok, Food & Beverage Manager
in the wine cellar



Jasper explains a little about his favourite Burgundies and recent top vintages: 2002, 2005, 2009, (2008) 2010

His top list of producers of the red are:

Beaune: Domaine Joseph Drouhin and its Clos de Mouches

Volnay for its elegance: Domaine de la Pousse d'Or, Nicolas Rossignol, Comtes Lafon

Vosne-Romanee for power with feminine edge: Domaine Anne Gros, Domaine de Eugenie 

Musigny for longevity and texture: Comte George de Vogue

Antony Paton Managing Director of Soneva Group
with my Friday and Guest Relations
A fond goodbye to the lovely people at Soneva Fushi

Glorious slow life...

Soneva Fushi. We have had days of inspiration in paradise. Thanks to the passionate engagement in the environment of founders Sonu & Eva, Soneva Fushi is a beautiful example of “slow life” (Sustainable-Local-Organic-Wellness Learning-Inspiring-Fun-Experiences). Experiences are created to make guests fall in love with enlightened luxury. It starts with the food...

In paradise with Sonu

A special dinner

This is not just creative cuisine, it comes from the earth in the most sustainable way possible.

Crushing all branches and coconuts to make humus
that nourishes the plants

The lush organic garden

As fresh and nutritious as can be

Just getting to the restaurant is a reminder of where it all comes from:

Bridge over the organic garden to the
Fresh in the Garden restaurant

On a hotel inspection - a walk through paradise



One of our meetings was here...
Just perfect for incentives

Meeting here, paradise feels like it will go on forever.  You even get to see the heavens ...

The Soneva Fushi observatory