Classic Oman

Arrive in Muscat and meet your guide. Start with the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and its fine Islamic architecture, then wander through Mutrah Souq, where crafts, spices and frankincense tell of Oman’s trading past. End with a stroll along the Mutrah Corniche, looking over the harbour and the old town.

After breakfast, drive inland through changing country and stop at a beautiful wadi with clear pools. Continue to the Wahiba Sands, enter the dunes by 4x4 for some dune driving, and watch the sun set over the desert before an evening of Bedouin hospitality at your camp.

After a quiet desert morning, drive to Nizwa. In Nizwa, the old capital of the interior, climb the great round tower of Nizwa Fort for the view over the oasis, then browse Nizwa Souq for silver, pottery, dates and local produce.

After breakfast, visit Birkat Al Mouz, an old village among date gardens and falaj channels, then climb to the cool heights of Jabal Akhdar, with its terraced farms, stone villages and deep canyons. There is time to walk and enjoy the cool mountain air.

Drive down from the mountains to the oasis of Nakhal. Visit Nakhal Fort, set dramatically against the Hajar mountains, and relax by the warm springs nearby, then return to Muscat for a last evening in the capital.

Breakfast, then our driver takes you to the airport in Muscat in good time for your flight.