Adventurous Oman

12 days

Indicative cost incl. flights:

A typical 4* holiday costs from

£3,270 per person

(Based on two people travelling. Low season can be a lot cheaper, and peak season or 5* hotels can be substantially more expensive.)

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Muscat

Nizwa & the Mountains

Wahiba Sands

Day 1

Fly from the UK to Muscat, where you’ll be met and transferred to your Muscat hotel, for a stay of two nights.

Day 2

You have a half day trip out to Dimaniyat Islands where you have time snorkelling the unspoiled reefs.

Day 3

You have a private tour Muscat, including the Sultan’s Palace and Grand Mosque, before picking up your hire vehicle and camping equipment and heading to the mountains for three nights.

Day 4

Spend the day in the mountains, marvelling at Wadi Ghul, Oman’s “Grand Canyon”, visiting dramatically-perched mountain villages like Misfah and taking a trip underground at the Al-Hoota Cave.

Day 5

Take on the 'Balcony Walk' or venture to the foot of the mountains to explore forts such as Jabreen and the UNESCO-recognised Bahla. Be here on a Friday for the livestock auction at Nizwa.

Day 6

You head for Wahiba Sands today where you can try your hand at dune bashing and desert trekking. Spend the night in one of our recommended desert camps.

Day 7

Leaving the Wahiba Sands, you make your way to your next camping spot for the night at either Wadi Bani Khalid or to the coastal road at Fins Beach.

Day 8

Driving back to Muscat you return your hire vehicle and spend your final four nights on the beach.

Day 9

Muscat is a great base for diving and snorkelling trips. Ask us for recommendations or your hotel will be able to arrange this locally.

Day 10

You are free to relax at the hotel today or enjoy more water sports.

Day 11

You are free to relax at the hotel on your final day in Oman.

Day 12

You have a private transfer to the airport in time for your flight home.

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Everything we do is tailor-made; our itineraries are just suggestions to give you an idea of what is possible. Please contact us so we can tailor the perfect holiday exclusively for you.

With mountains, desert, and coastline all within a few hours’ drive of each other, and camping commonplace for locals and travellers alike across the country, Oman is a prime destination for adventure lovers. Pitching up a tent can also help reduce the cost of what is an otherwise expensive country for travellers. This self-drive itinerary takes in the Oman’s top scenery, as well as discovering the wealth of marine life that lives just of its waters through diving and snorkelling in and around Muscat. Combining a bit of sleeping under the stars with some of more low-cost (but very comfortable!) hotels, this is a trip full of freedom for you to see what you want, when you want.

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