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Wilderness Al Ayn Beehive Tombs
"Stone beehive tombs older than the pyramids hold a clean line along the ridge."
City Al Hamra
"Mud-brick houses climb above the palms, and one of them still bakes its own bread."
Water Al Mughsail
"Swells drive seawater up through the cliff's blowholes beside a long Dhofar beach."
City Bahla
"A mud-brick fort rises from the same earth as its oasis, potters still firing beside it."
Water Bandar Khayran
"Limestone headlands, mangrove inlets and hidden coves maze the coast twenty-five minutes from Muscat."
Water Barr Al Hikman
"Half a million migratory waterbirds crowd these tidal flats, flamingos among them in unhurried flocks."
Water Daymaniyat Islands
"Hawksbill turtles nest among nine islands whose coral reads clear from the surface."
Wilderness Empty Quarter Edge
"The largest continuous sand desert on Earth begins where Dhofar's gravel plains give out."
City Ibra
"Wednesday's souq belongs entirely to Ibra's women, one of the region's last such markets."
City Jabrin Castle
"Astronomy and law were taught under painted ceilings, the finest fort interiors in Oman."
Mountain Jebel Akhdar
"In April the rose harvest scents whole villages terraced into canyon walls."
Mountain Jebel Qamar
"Forest-softened escarpments drop through hidden wadis towards Dhofar's western sea."
Mountain Jebel Samhan
"Camera traps on these cliffs still catch the Arabian leopard; visitors almost never do."
Mountain Jebel Shams
"The rim path hangs above a thousand metres of air, Egyptian vultures working the thermals below."
Water Khasab
"A harbour fort and dhow basin sit beneath Musandam's bare limestone ridges."
Water Masirah Island
"Loggerhead turtles come ashore here in one of the largest nesting populations on Earth."
City Mirbat
"In 1972 this fishing town lent its name to a defining battle of the Dhofar war."
Mountain Misfat al Abriyyin
"Falaj water slips beneath date palms and ochre houses on a mountain ledge."
Water Musandam Peninsula
"Bare limestone drops into drowned valleys where dolphins ride the dhow's bow wave."
City Muscat Old Town
"The Sultan's palace stands framed between two forts the Portuguese raised over the harbour."
City Nizwa
"On Friday mornings goats and cattle circle the ring beneath a tower built for cannon fire."
Water Ras al Jinz
"Green turtles haul ashore by night on one of the Indian Ocean's busiest nesting beaches."
City Salalah
"Frankincense smoke, coconut palms and monsoon-softened hills meet beside the Arabian Sea."
City Sumhuram
"Flamingos wade where Rome's frankincense cargo once rode at anchor."
City Sur
"Dhow ribs curve beside a lagoon where Oman's seafaring craft still has a workshop."
Wilderness Ubar
"In 1992 satellite radar found the Atlantis of the Sands, collapsed into its own sinkhole."
Mountain Wadi Bani Awf
"A rough 4WD road threads villages, canyon walls and the mouth of Snake Gorge."
Water Wadi Bani Khalid
"A hot spring keeps these emerald pools warm while the country around them bakes."
Wilderness Wadi Darbat
"From late June the waterfall comes over the escarpment and camels graze between the pools."
Water Wadi Shab
"A chain of cool pools ends at a waterfall hidden inside a keyhole chamber."
Mountain Wadi Tiwi
"Date palms, mangoes and bananas floor a gorge that narrows to a single car's width."
Wilderness Wahiba Sands
"Burnt-sienna dunes roll to every horizon in a silence that makes your ears ring."
Mountain Wakan Village
"For two weeks from late February, blossom turns this terraced village pale."
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