The Queen of Sheba reputedly came from either southern Oman or its neighbor, Yemen. On January 29, 2026, we visited Salalah, in southern Oman, which is where the Queen of Sheba may have ruled. In any event, as our local guide said, "She shipped her frankincense from here." .
We visited an archeological museum, where experts try to learn more about the early days of Oman.
We also visited the sprawling old fort, guarding the ancient port from which frankincense made its way as far as Europe and India.
We never saw an actual frankincense bush, but we saw this photo over and over, documenting what the bushes look like. The trees are slit in places and the dried sap that oozes out is collected, dried, and sold worldwide.
Camels ran free in the area next to the fort, but near the sea.
We drove to a viewpoint where we could see waves, and an occasional boat, plying this part of the Indian Ocean.
We stopped next to a camel herd grazing in a dry field. The camels were as curious about us as we were about them.
We ate lunch at a park and were entertained by this friendly little antelope, maybe a desert oryx.
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