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Anyone seeking a taste of ‘Old Arabia’ these days makes a beeline for the Sultanate of Oman, a modern Gulf state with a wonderfully antique underbelly. When the recently-past ruler, Sultan Qaboos, took over in the 1970s, this ranked among the most secretive and closed of countries. But four decades of carefully managed development, financed by oil and gas exports, have brought about a spectacular transformation, ensuring visitors can sample Oman’s special atmosphere in great comfort, style and security.

The capital, Muscat, serves as most people’s gateway, and it’s a perfect primer for any Arabian adventure. Stroll down the city’s exotic seafront, whose mighty, azure-tiled mosque and Sultan’s Palace gaze across a bay enfolded by rugged desert mountains. Wooden dhows laze off-shore, surveyed by crumbling sandstone fortresses, and the souk is crammed to bursting point with traditional merchandise, from elaborately decorated silver khanjar daggers to turbans.

Possible destinations further afield include the coastal city of Sur, reached via a dramatic drive through the Hajar Mountains, or via a sinuous shoreline road punctuated by sparkling white beaches, palm-lined ravines and cliffs that plummet to a sea the colour of lapis. 

Oman’s second city, Nizwa, is regarded as the country’s cultural heart – a breathtakingly green oasis of palm trees and old-world architecture, off-set by a superb mountain backdrop. Travellers tend to pause here en route to the deep desert region of Dhofar further south – the legendary Empty Quarter explored by Thesinger in the 1940s, and where, more recently, Ranulph Fiennes discovered the remains of the mythic ‘Frankincense City’, Ubar, buried for centuries under a pall of soft sand.

Best time to visit: October to April

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Suggested Oman Holidays & Group Tours

Grand Tour Oman

Grand Tour Oman

16 days from £5395 per person

An exotic & varied fortnight combining beaches, mountains, ancient monuments, atmospheric markets and blissful hotels

Oman: The Jewel of Arabia

Oman: The Jewel of Arabia

7 days from £2640 per person

Showcases the Sultanate’s ancient sites plus some spectacular scenery, markets, beaches & desert

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Travel highlights for Oman

Wadi Hopping

Wadi Hopping

Wadis are the ravines that slice through the Hajar mountains of Oman. They range from narrow gorges to vast canyons with cliffs over a kilometre deep.

Empty Quarter

Empty Quarter

The vast, bone-dry desert stretching across the southern third of the Arabian Peninsula has been known since it was first explored by Wildred Thesinger

Hiking

Hiking

The craggy-topped Hajar mountains of Oman offer some of the most thrilling and distinctive trekking terrain in Asia. As yet, very little infrastructure is in place for multi-stage routes

Souqs & Shopping

Souqs & Shopping

Unlike in most Gulf states, where multi-storey malls are the norm, in Muscat most shopping is still conducted in old-style markets, or ‘souqs’. Comprising hundreds of small,

Souqs & Shopping

Souqs & Shopping

Unlike in most Gulf states, where multi-storey malls are the norm, in Muscat most shopping is still conducted in old-style markets, or ‘souqs’. Comprising hundreds of small,

Dune Bashing

Dune Bashing

An increasingly popular way to experience the desert landscape of Oman is by driving up and down its enormous dunes in a 4WD vehicle. “Dune Bashing”, as it’s known, is a bit of a misnomer

Diving and Snorkelling

Diving and Snorkelling

The transparent waters of the Omani coast are ideal for snorkelling and diving, and enthusiasts can expect plenty of opportunities to indulge

Camel trekking

Camel trekking

With its tracts of enormous shifting dunes, Oman is just the place to live out those Lawrence of Arabia fantasies! We’ve teamed up with some fantastic local operators with years of experience of taking visitors into Arabian desert

Dhow Cruises and Kayaking

Dhow Cruises and Kayaking

‘Dhows’ are the slender, wood-built sailing vessels that traditionally plied the waters of the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, and which carried pilgrims to and from the Arabian Peninsula for the Haj.

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