Trips

A four-hour guided walk on Jabal Akhdar past the abandoned village of Sarab, old donkey paths and juniper trees to a hilltop viewpoint.

Seven days around northern Oman: the coast road to Sur, turtles at Ras Al Jinz, wadi pools, a night in the Wahiba Sands, the Green Mountain, Nizwa and Jabreen, and Muscat.

Half a day in Muscat: the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Bait Al Zubair, Al Alam Palace between its two forts, and Mutrah Souq.

Eight days: dolphins and old Muscat, the Grand Mosque, two nights on Jabal Akhdar, Nizwa, Bahla and Jabreen, Jabal Shams, the Wahiba Sands and the coast road.

A three-hour 4x4 drive from Khasab up to Jebel Harim, the highest peak of Musandam, with viewpoints, mountain villages and old stone houses.

A full day by 4x4 through Musandam’s mountains to Jebel Harim, with many viewpoints, remote villages and a picnic lunch in the mountains.

Three hours among the terraced farms of Misfat Al Abriyeen, learning how the falaj shares out water and how the villagers farm.

A five-hour guided trek from Misfat Al Abriyeen up old donkey paths to shepherds’ huts and a canyon viewpoint, with Omani coffee on the way.

A demanding full-day trek on the W9 trail, climbing over 1,000 metres from Misfat Al Abriyeen to the plateau of Sharfat Al Alamayn at about 2,000 m.

Two days on the W9 trail with donkeys carrying the camp: from Misfat Al Abriyeen to a night on the Sharaf plateau at 2,000 m, then a ridge walk above Wadi Sahtan.