Six Senses Zighy Bay Resort

What the classifiers highlight

Built like a traditional fishing village on Oman's Musandam Peninsula, the resort faces the Gulf of Oman below the Hajar Mountains. Its 82 pool villas sit behind high cobblestone walls, each with its own pool, day bed and shaded dining area. Forbes rates it Four Stars and notes the paragliding arrival, a 960-foot descent from the cliffs above.