Souqs of Muscat
Spend some time in Muscat to explore the mosque, souqs, and the mansion museum of Bait Zubair.
Oman is home to endless coastlines, a friendly and fascinating culture and smart, stylish hotels. Scattered with forts, deserts, green wadi’s, overlooked by towering granite mountains, this holiday idea to Oman offers a huge variety and is only a seven-hour flight from the UK.
Spend some time in Muscat to explore the mosque, souqs, and the mansion museum of Bait Zubair.
Explore the forts, markets and mountain villages, which scatter this diverse landscape.
Spend a day or two in the complete peace of Wahiba Sands.
Discover the less visited Salalah, home to former spice ports and remote frankincense trees.
Oman can easily be explored with limited time. Walk the old walled town of Muscat, spend a night or two under the stars at Wahiba Sands, and marvel at the pretty villages embedded into the mountain ranges. Top this off with a few days of beach to ensure you have the perfect balance of fascinating culture with relaxation. All of this in the knowledge that you are travelling in a safe, visitor-friendly destination.
Day 1
Muscat (The Chedi Muscat)
Day 2
Muscat
Day 3
Muscat - Wahiba Sands (Deserts Night Camp)
Day 4
Wahiba Sands
Day 5
Wahiba Sands - Jebel Akhdar (Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar)
Day 6
Jebel Akhdar
Day 7
Jebel Akhdar - Muscat - Salalah (Anantara Al Baleed)
Day 8 - 9
Salalah
Day 10
Salalah - Muscat (Shangri La Al Waha)
Day 11
Depart Muscat
Day 1
Muscat (The Chedi Muscat)
Met on arrival and driven to the Chedi Muscat, or your chosen hotel.
Day 2
Muscat
Spend the day exploring old and new Muscat. A sunset wander along the corniche, haggle in the lively Muttrah souq or enjoy a night at the Opera.
Day 3
Muscat - Wahiba Sands (Deserts Night Camp)
Take a camel ride through the desert, visit a local Wadi or simply enjoy the tranquillity of your camp and the desert star-lit skies.
Day 4
Wahiba Sands
Day 5
Wahiba Sands - Jebel Akhdar (Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar)
Driven from Wahiba to the mountains, a complete change of scene.
Day 6
Jebel Akhdar
Walk amongst the dramatic mountain scenery. Here grand canyons meet farming terraces, abandoned villages, date palms and wild wadis.
Day 7
Jebel Akhdar - Muscat - Salalah (Anantara Al Baleed)
Return to Muscat for the short, scenic flight south to Salalah.
Day 8 - 9
Salalah
Spend two days on the beach with time to explore the local markets, former spice ports and souqs.
Day 10
Salalah - Muscat (Shangri La Al Waha)
Return to Muscat for your final night.
Day 11
Depart Muscat
Two or three days are well spent in Muscat, time enough to discover this interesting city. Gain access to private museums, showcasing paintings, khanjars and photographs, watch a performance of the Royal Opera House and take a private boat charter for dolphin spotting. Time should also be allowed to relax on the beach at one of the luxury hotels.
Wahiba Sands is a desert region home to the Bedouin Tribes, known for their hospitality and knowledge of the dunes. Hike up huge dunes, hire a sand board to surf these orange giants and spend time stargazing under warm night skies. In contrast are the towering peaks of the Jebel Akhdar mountains – home to terraced villages and hidden forts.
Visit the UNESCO market town of Nizwa and, if your visit falls on a Friday, you will have the chance to witness the atmospheric goat and cattle auction. The enormous 17th-century Nizwa Fort is not to be missed. The scenery dramatically changes here amongst the wadi’s. Fruit orchards laid out on the mountain terraces, with small villages dotting the landscape.
A visit to this southern region offers further insight into Oman and gives a deeper understanding of its history and landscapes. Due to the summer rainfall, or khareef, this part of Oman has a more tropical feel, with coconut groves and banana plantations. Home to frankincense trees, souqs, historical sites, the vast Empty Quarter and even the ‘Lost City of Ubar’ originally discovered by NASA, the south is well worth adding .
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Oman will generally experience cooler temperatures and occasional rainfall, making both January and February an ideal time to visit for comfortable sightseeing but as a result, some regions may become busier.
February is an ideal month to travel to Oman with over 10 hours of daily sunshine and average temperatures of 24°C, perfect for some winter sun.
As temperatures start to rise, March is a preferred time to travel to Oman in order to experience a warm climate, but without the intense humidity, that summer can bring.
Slightly warmer than March but cooler than the peak summer months of July and August, April can be a good time to travel to Oman with the country experiencing average temperatures of 35°C.
As May brings the start of summer, temperatures will be high throughout the country with marginally lower levels of humidity than the peak summer months.
Frome June through to August, the southern region of Dhofar catches the Indian Ocean monsoon rains, known as Khareef. This can be a welcome break from the intense summer heat, but makes Salalah, the capital city of Dhofar, very busy during this time.
Due to the high temperatures experienced in Oman during the months of July and August, this can be a less comfortable time to travel to the country unless you visit the Southern regions.
With Oman experiencing Khareef, the country’s monsoon season, visit the South of the country where the monsoon rains have created lush, green vegetation across the landscapes.
With both the monsoon season over and as summer draws to a close, September experiences high temperatures with very little rainfall.
The best time to visit the country is from late October through to mid-March with Oman experiencing temperatures ranging from 25°C to 35°C, with cooler balmy evenings.
The best time to visit the country is from late October through to mid-March with Oman experiencing temperatures ranging from 25°C to 35°C, with cooler balmy evenings.
December is the coolest time to visit Oman with a maximum average of 26°C. Mountainous regions, however, can experience considerably lower temperatures at night.
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