Culture & heritage

Two and a half hours in Misfat Al Abriyeen with a local guide, meeting villagers and hearing how old ways of life continue today.

A day trip from Muscat: the Royal Opera House, Barka fish market, Nakhal Fort and the warm springs of Ayn Al Thowarah.

A gentle one-hour ride on an Arabian horse through the farms and falaj channels of Al Hamra, with an introduction at the stables.

A gentle guided walk of about two and a half hours through the stone lanes, terraces and falaj channels of Misfat Al Abriyeen.

Six days with a guide: Muscat, a wadi and the Wahiba Sands, Nizwa, Jabal Akhdar and Nakhal. Oman’s essentials in under a week.

Six days with a guide: Muscat, Jabal Shams and the Grand Canyon, Nizwa, the Wahiba Sands and the turtle beaches of Ras Al Jinz.

Six days at your own pace in a rental 4x4: Muscat, a wadi and the Wahiba Sands, Nizwa, Jabal Akhdar and Nakhal.

Two days from Muscat: Ibra, the pools of Wadi Bani Khalid, a night at a camp in the Wahiba Sands, then back along the coast by Wadi Shab, the Bimah Sinkhole and Quriyat.

Seven days in a rental 4x4: Muscat, the coast road to Sur, Wadi Bani Khalid and the Wahiba Sands, Nizwa, Jabal Akhdar and Nakhal.

Thirteen days in a rental 4x4: Muscat, Wadi Shab, Sur and Ras Al Jinz, the Wahiba Sands, Jabal Akhdar, Nizwa, Jabreen and Bahla, Misfat, Al Hoota Cave, Jabal Shams and the Balcony Walk.