Visit Salalah

A round fort of 1668, the Friday goat market and the date-palm oasis at the foot of Jebel Akhdar.

The dhow-building yards, a lighthouse on the lagoon and the turtle beach at Ras al Jinz.

Visit Muscat, the capital of Oman. Explore the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque (one of the largest mosques in the world, with a 14-meter chandelier and Persian carpet covering 4,200 square meters), wander through the Mutrah Souq (historic market known for silver jewelry, frankincense, and traditional Omani crafts), and see the Al Jalali and Al Mirani forts (16th-century Portuguese-built fortifications guarding the harbor).

Camp frankincense deserts, swim wadis, and stroll seaside forts of Oman

Learn Modern Standard Arabic and its unique script

Camp among rolling desert dunes.

Oman's highest peak and grand canyon.

A 17th-century round tower fort with murder holes and honey traps, beside Nizwa’s Friday goat market.