Middle East Tour Highlights

Straddling a nexus of desert roads, Nizwa, on the far side of the Hajar Mountains, is an oasis town par excellence – in a truly breathtaking setting.

Wrapped around a shell-shaped bay in the far east of Oman, Sur is a postcard-pretty fishing port with a rich historic patina.

Flanked by desert mountains, the Dead Sea is the lowest point on the earth’s surface – and the focus of an ancient wellness tourism industry that’s enjoying a modern revival.

An hour’s drive north of Amman, Jerash is a wonderfully well preserved Roman city often dubbed ‘the Pompeii of the East’.

Admire the spectacular waterfronts of the UAE capitals from the deck of a traditional wooden dhow.

Tracts of soft dunes and dried river beds, or wadis, inland from Abu Dhabi and Dubai are popular destinations for desert safaris.