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Oman · Muscat & Sharqiyah
Culinary Adventure
Five nights between Muscat's souqs, the Wahiba dunes and the wadis of the east coast.
- Day by day
- 5 nights
- From
- €1,000 per person
- Best months
- January, February, March, April, October, November, December
Overview
Oman is best understood at the table. Slow-cooked Shuwa after sunset on the Corniche. Bread and coffee shared with a Bedouin family in the sand. Between meals, the country opens up: white marble in Muscat, red dunes in Wahiba, clear water running through limestone canyons. This journey runs entirely on a private basis. One English-speaking driver-guide stays with you from arrival to departure, and the pace follows yours. Nights in Muscat frame two nights at a desert camp, so the days move from city to sand to sea without rushing. Arranged with our trusted partner on the ground in Oman. The order of visits may shift for operational reasons. Every stop listed is kept.
Highlights
- Shuwa dinner at a local Omani restaurant after sunset on Muttrah Corniche
- Private cooking session and lunch with a Bedouin family
- Two nights at a desert camp in the Wahiba Sands
- Swimming in the pools of Wadi Bani Khalid and Wadi Shab
- Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and Old Muscat with a private guide
- Bimmah Sinkhole on the coastal road back to Muscat
Day by day
Day 1
Arrival in Muscat
Your driver meets you at Muscat International Airport for a private transfer to your hotel. The rest of the day is yours to settle in. Overnight in Muscat.
Day 2
Muscat, old and new
Your guide meets you after breakfast. The morning begins at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, one of the largest in the Middle East, followed by the Royal Opera House. The road then follows the Corniche into Old Muscat, once a walled city, with a photo stop at Al Alam Palace between the 16th-century Portuguese forts of Mirani and Jalali. Visit the fishing village of Haramel and the Bait Al Zubair Museum, home to Oman's cultural history. Wander Muttrah Souq for silver and handicrafts. As the light drops over Muttrah Corniche, sit down to Shuwa, lamb marinated in spices and slow-cooked underground, at a local Omani restaurant. Overnight in Muscat.
Where you will be
The countries this journey crosses.
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