At the new Raffles Al Areen Palace Bahrain, the 78 villas have private courtyards and pools. Each comes with a butler, who can arrange pearl dives and tours of the resort’s art collection.

On the new Pearling Path, learn about Bahrain's pearl history, and even take a diving tour. It was a blazing November afternoon in Muharraq, the former capital of Bahrain. Cardamom and clove ...