Culture & heritage

Five days: the Grand Mosque and Jabal Akhdar, Jabreen, Bahla and Nizwa, Wadi Bani Khalid and the Wahiba Sands, turtles at Ras Al Jinz, and the coast road back to Muscat.

Six days: Muscat, Nakhal and Al Hazm, Rustaq and Wadi Bani Awf, Misfat and Jabal Shams, then Nizwa, Bahla and Jabreen.

A day trip from Muscat by 4x4: Barka fish market, Nakhal Fort and springs, and the off-road drive through Wadi Bani Awf to Bilad Sayt.

Eight hours from Muscat: Nizwa Fort and souq, then up Jabal Akhdar to the terraced orchards of Saiq, Wadi Bani Habib and Al Ain. Picnic lunch included.

Eight hours from Muscat: Bait Al Safah in Al Hamra, Wadi Nakhar and the rim of the canyon on Jabal Shams. Lunch at a local restaurant included.

Seven days with a guide: Muscat, the coast road to Sur, Wadi Bani Khalid and the Wahiba Sands, Nizwa, Jabal Akhdar and Nakhal.