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Reasons To
Visit Oman

  • 4WD Trips

    With all of these mountains, wadis and desert dunes, it is probably apparent that a saloon car isn't going to suffice for many of the journeys you take in Oman! A 4WD, piloted by a skilled local, is very often required and adds to the sense of adventure.

    4WD Trips
  • Beaches

    Oman's miles of coastline are a veritable haven of white-sand beaches and secluded coves. Whether you choose to stay in a downtown Muscat hotel where the beach is wide and open, or to head to somewhere like Musandam, where your hotel is likely to be the only thing for miles around, Oman's beaches are one of her major attractions.

    Beaches
  • Dunes

    The Wahiba Sands are easily accessible from Muscat and provide an insight into desert life. The tall dunes hide small Bedouin encampments, and a surprising array of wildlife. For the truly adventurous, the legendary sands of the Rub' al Khali, or Empty Quarter, beckon in the south of the country.

    Dunes
  • Local Culture

    Although a clichéd phrase, much of Oman is relatively untouched by Western influences, and when you stand at Nizwa market watching the locals haggle over livestock, or admire the way fields have been terraced into impossibly steep mountainsides, you're appreciating a more traditional lifestyle.

    Local Culture
  • Mountains

    The Hajar Mountains have kept the interior of Oman isolated for millennia , and the remote villages steeply terraced into the mountainsides seem little changed in that time. In Salalah the mountains have captured the moisture in the ocean air, allowing the liquid gold of frankincense to be grown on their slopes.

    Mountains
  • Wadis

    Cutting through heavily folded rock, with pretty streams and swaying palms nestled in their beds, the wadis of Oman are a major attraction, from the gentle and peaceful Wadi Bani Khalid through to the drama of Wadi Gul, with its 1 kilometre sheer sides.

    Wadis

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Accommodation in Oman: Al Waha

With a wide range of restaurants, attentive staff, children's pool and club, the Al Waha at Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah resort is great for families.

Activities, Sports & Relaxation

The resorts signature spa, Chi, is one of the most luxuriously appointed spas in the Sultanate of Oman. Each treatment takes place in one of twelve private spa villas. The Euro-Divers dive centre has excellent scuba diving and snorkelling facilities and is a PADI 5 Star Gold Palm Resort. It welcomes beginners and certified divers for daily scuba diving trips for one and/or two dives.

The daily dolphin and whale watching excursions, snorkelling trips and sunset cruises are all very popular with guests. From January to June, there is the opportunity to observe greenback and hawksbill sea turtles nesting, laying eggs or hatching. In addition, there are tennis courts, a fitness centre, three expansive swimming pools and a lazy river that connects Al Waha to Al Bandar.

Diving

The Euro-Divers dive centre has excellent scuba diving and snorkelling facilities and is a PADI 5 Star Gold Palm Resort. It welcomes beginners and certified divers for daily scuba diving trips for one and/or two dives. Courses start in the hotel pool and later move to the ocean to discover the rich waters of the Arabian Sea, full of corals, fishes, turtles and other sea life. For children, the Bubble Maker experience in the pool and in the ocean caters for children from eight years old upwards on demand.

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