Culture & heritage

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

A gentle two-hour bike ride through Al Hamra: a viewpoint, the old mud-brick town, terraced fields and the new town.

Four days by 4x4: Nakhal Fort and Wadi Bani Awf, a night on Jabal Shams, Jabreen, Bahla and Nizwa, then Wadi Bani Khalid, the Wahiba Sands and the coast road back to Muscat.

Three hours: a traditional wooden dhow along the Muscat coast at sunset, past Al Alam Palace and the old forts. Shared transfers and refreshments included.

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 guided night walk through Misfat Al Abriyeen under a full moon: silver terraces, running falaj and the quiet of the mountains.