Hiking & trekking

A guided four-hour hike in the mountains above Khasab, on old footpaths past remote villages, with views over the fjords.

Two and a half hours in Misfat Al Abriyeen with a local guide, meeting villagers and hearing how old ways of life continue today.

A three-hour walk on Jabal Akhdar from Al Aqur to Ash Shirayjah through terraced farms and falaj, above Wadi Bani Habib. Rose water in April.

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

Thirteen days in a rental 4x4: Muscat, Wadi Shab, Sur and Ras Al Jinz, the Wahiba Sands, Jabal Akhdar, Nizwa, Jabreen and Bahla, Misfat, Al Hoota Cave, Jabal Shams and the Balcony Walk.