Middle East · Oman
Wadis and desert forts, a mountain plateau and a coast with no crowds.
Our notes
Oman is the Gulf without the skyline. Muscat is low rise and traditional; two hours inland the Jebel Akhdar plateau sits at two thousand metres with canyon edge hotels and a genuinely cool summer; the Wahiba Sands and the wadis are a day's drive. The coast at Musandam has fjords. It suits travellers who want the desert and the culture with good hotels and no nightlife. Winter, October to April, is the season; the interior is pleasant later than the coast.
Stay
Musandam, Oman
Six Senses Zighy Bay sits on a private sandy beach in Oman's Musandam Peninsula, reached by a 60-minute drive from Dubai through the Dibba land border, with villas built around private pools.
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Muscat, Oman
A 21-acre beachfront resort in Muscat's Al Khuwair district, built where the Al Hajar Mountains meet the Gulf of Oman, with 162 Omani-influenced rooms and villas.
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Muscat, Oman
A beachfront hotel in Shatti Al Qurum, Muscat, with views of the Gulf of Oman and the Hajar Mountains, about 20 minutes from Muscat International Airport.
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Muscat, Oman
On a secluded bay in Qantab, Jumeirah Muscat Bay sets its rooms, suites and villas against the Gulf of Oman, with five restaurants and a private plunge pool in every villa.
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Muscat, Oman
An 80-room hotel and residences development planned for Yiti Beach, 28 kilometres from Muscat's city centre, combining a Nobu restaurant, spa and beach club within a 60,000 square metre site.
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