Sutrelia / Destinations / Oman
Middle East · Arabian Peninsula
The Gulf without the glass towers — fjords, 3,000m canyons, empty desert and a coastline of turtles, all within an hour's flight of Dubai and centuries away in feel.
When to go
October to April is the season; days are warm and evenings cool. Summer, May to September, is extremely hot except in the Jebel Akhdar mountains, which stay temperate.
Getting there
Muscat International takes direct flights from London in around 7h30, plus private aviation. Internal transfers by 4x4, seaplane or helicopter.
What we arrange
Hotels and chalets, private transfers and helicopters, restaurant reservations, guides, events and everything in between — on one WhatsApp thread.
Where to stay
Every hotel here is one we know personally. Tell us your dates and we will come back with availability, the right room category and any partner benefits that apply.
A beach village between mountains and sea in the Musandam peninsula, reachable by mountain road, boat or tandem paraglide.
EnquirePerched on the rim of Oman's Grand Canyon in the Green Mountains, built from local stone, cool year-round.
EnquireTwenty-one acres of serenity in the capital, with a 103m serenity pool and the most refined service in the country.
EnquireWhere to eat
Four open kitchens — Arabic, Mediterranean, Indian and Asian — in one of the region's most elegant dining rooms.
Insider tableA single table on a cliff 293m above Zighy Bay, reached by 4x4, with the sea directly below.
Insider tableTraditional Omani cooking in a restored merchant's house opposite Muttrah harbour — shuwa and camel, done properly.
Insider tableThings to do
Dune driving into the Sharqiya Sands to a private camp, with Bedouin hosts and silence after dark.
A traditional dhow among the sheer cliffs of the Strait of Hormuz, with dolphins and swimming stops.
Oman's highest peak and the canyon beneath it — the balcony walk is one of Arabia's great trails.
Green turtles nesting on the beach at night, at a protected reserve on the easternmost point of Arabia.
Insider note
Oman rewards a road trip more than a resort stay. Three bases — mountains, desert and coast — over ten days shows you a country most visitors never see.
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