A sea of orange sand dunes, up to 100 m high, inhabited by Bedouin. Stay in a desert camp, ride camels and watch the sunset over the dunes.
You need a 4x4 and experience, or arrange a transfer from Al Wasil or Bidiyah. Wadi Bani Khalid's pools are nearby.
A beach on Oman's easternmost point where endangered green turtles come ashore every night to lay their eggs.
A canyon with turquoise pools between towering cliffs.
A 17th-century fort with a huge round tower in the historic capital of interior Oman.
Oman's main mosque, completed in 2001, with a huge Persian carpet and a Swarovski chandelier.
Oman's highest mountain, about 3,000 m, overlooking Wadi Ghul, the 'Grand Canyon of Arabia'.
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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