Trips

Half a day on a traditional dhow from Muscat to the quiet bays of Bandar Khayran, with a good chance of dolphins and time to snorkel.

A short guided tour of Khasab, the main town of Musandam: Khasab Fort and its museum, the old neighbourhoods and the dhow harbour.

Khasab Fort, the town and harbour, then the coast road north to the old border town of Bukha and its fort by the sea.

Three hours paddling a kayak in the calm water of Musandam’s fjords, below tall cliffs and past hidden coves and beaches.

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

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.

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

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

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