Jabal Akhdar

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.

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.

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.

Eight hours from Muscat: Nizwa Fort and souq, then up Jabal Akhdar to the terraced orchards of Saiq, Wadi Bani Habib and Al Ain. Picnic lunch included.

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.

Seven days with a guide: Muscat, the coast road to Sur, Wadi Bani Khalid and the Wahiba Sands, Nizwa, Jabal Akhdar and Nakhal.

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

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

Seven days in a rental 4x4: Muscat, the coast road to Sur, Wadi Bani Khalid and the Wahiba Sands, Nizwa, Jabal Akhdar and Nakhal.