A 17th-century fort with a huge round tower in the historic capital of interior Oman. On Friday mornings the livestock market draws locals trading goats and cattle.
The souq sells silver, khanjar daggers and dates. Nearby are Jabreen Castle and Bahla Fort, a UNESCO site.
Oman's highest mountain, about 3,000 m, overlooking Wadi Ghul, the 'Grand Canyon of Arabia'.
Oman's main mosque, completed in 2001, with a huge Persian carpet and a Swarovski chandelier.
A canyon with turquoise pools between towering cliffs.
A sea of orange sand dunes, up to 100 m high, inhabited by Bedouin.
A beach on Oman's easternmost point where endangered green turtles come ashore every night to lay their eggs.
A rugged peninsula at the Strait of Hormuz, separated from the rest of Oman, with mountains plunging into fjord-like inlets (khors).
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