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Dhofar Delights

Discover Oman’s southern treasures on this 13-day holiday.

Wildlife & Nature Culture & History + 1 more + 2 more

from £4,780 pp

Musandam Moments

Wildlife & Nature Adventure + 1 more + 2 more

Explore the Musandam Peninsula, Oman's 'Norway of Arabia'.

12 days

from £4,745 pp

Adventurous Oman

12 days of self-drive adventure around Oman's highlights.

Wildlife & Nature Adventure + 2 more + 3 more

from £3,270 pp

Oman Family Holiday

12-Day family adventure with deserts, beaches, mountains & wildlife.

Family Wildlife & Nature + 3 more + 3 more

from £3,775 pp

Sultanate in Style

Romantic Luxury + 1 more + 2 more

Oman’s finest landscapes and most luxurious stays.

20 days

from £9,099 pp

Unexplored Oman

Experience Oman, beyond the usual tourist trail.

Wildlife & Nature Off-the-beaten-track + 2 more + 3 more

from £4,065 pp

Quirky excursions

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Khor Rori

Possibly dating back as far as the 4th century BC, the ruins at Khor Rori have been identified as the town of Sumhuram, a coastal town probably established to dominate the frankincense trade. It’s a remarkable archaeological site, with the outline of the settlement clearly discernible and the ruins of houses and buildings rising to almost their original height in places. It’s one of the few places where you can really get to grips with Oman’s ancient history.

Mughsayl Beach

Heading out of Salalah along the coastline towards the Yemeni border, the shoreline rises and becomes more rocky than sandy. Partially collapsed caves at Mughsayl have created wonderful blowholes. In the right conditions, a building roar presages great fountains of seawater exploding up out of these blowholes to soak delighted spectators. Not far past Mughsayl the steep cliffs and mountain ranges tower and hide the “Furious Road”, a strip of tarmac defiantly twisting repeatedly back on itself in an effort to conquer the peaks and make its way into Yemen.

Taqah

East of Salalah and en-route to Mirbat, is the delightful town of Taqah. In the old quarter of the town you can find the historic homes of the old traders of Taqah, dating from when the town was a significant export hub for myrrh and frankincense; these houses, some of which are now shops, have a large open downstairs where merchant’s goods used to be stored and the living quarters upstairs. The fort has been recently restored and is one of the best examples of historic military architecture in Dhofar.

Mirbat

Mirbat today is a small and sleepy town, notable for its Yemeni-style buildings, most of which are sadly in some state of disrepair. One building which has been restored is the fort which was the backdrop to the most notable event in Mirbat’s history. In 1972 the Omani government, supported by the British, was waging a war against a Marxist, Arab nationalist uprising. 300 guerrilla soldiers pinned down 9 SAS soldiers in the fort; thanks largely to the heroic actions of one of the SAS soldiers, who ran under fire to an artillery emplacement and single-handedly operated a field gun usually manned by 4-6 soldiers, the assault was beaten off, although two of the SAS soldiers died in the battle.