Architectural wonders of Oman

Highlights

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• Visits to seven UNESCO World Heritage sites (Oman’s aflaj irrigation

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systems; early 18th-century Al Hazm Castle; the protohistoric archaeological

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complex of Bat, Al-Khutm, and Al-Ayn; the immense fort at the oasis

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of Bahla; the coastal, medieval trade city of Qalhat; and the Land of

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Frankincense; plus Zanzibar’s historic Stone Town)

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• Three nights in Oman’s capital city of Muscat, including a tour of Oman National Museum

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• Hasat bin Sult (a.k.a. Coleman’s Rock), site of Oman’s most significant rock art

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• Lunch at a local home in Al Hamra

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• Three nights in the ancient oasis town of Nizwa

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• A visit with a Bedouin family and an overnight at a lovely desert camp in

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Wahiba Sands, a 6,000-square-mile desert

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• Sur, where many of the trading fleets of Omani ships were built

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• Four nights in Salalah, including excursions to Sumhuram Archaeological

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Park, once an important conduit for the international frankincense trade

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network, and the 5,000-year-old fortress of Ubar

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• • Opportunities to wander through lively souks in Muscat and Nizwa, Oman;

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plus take an evening cruise aboard a dhow a

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