A beach on Oman's easternmost point where endangered green turtles come ashore every night to lay their eggs. Guided night and dawn tours let you watch from a distance.
Book ahead. The peak nesting season is June to September. It's near the dhow-building town of Sur.
A canyon with turquoise pools between towering cliffs.
A sea of orange sand dunes, up to 100 m high, inhabited by Bedouin.
Oman's main mosque, completed in 2001, with a huge Persian carpet and a Swarovski chandelier.
A 17th-century fort with a huge round tower in the historic capital of interior Oman.
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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