but it beats rolling over in a miscalculated drive down the high dunes. Ask any young Bedouin camel jockey–no offense meant, nor taken, in this vast desert in the Sharquiyah, Oman’s eastern ...

With its long coastline, rugged mountains and haunting sand dunes, Oman is truly a paradise for desert lovers, hikers and boaters alike. Muscat, the capital city, is a gem—its arched white buildings ...

And yet Oman has nurtured its reputation as a neutral ... Image Children run up the white Sugar Dunes of Al Khaluf, in Al Wusta Governorate. The farther north I traveled, the craggier the terrain ...

Meanwhile the pearly-white Shatti Al Qurum ... When Thesiger visited southern Oman’s Dhofar region in 1945, he mounted his expeditions into the dunes from the city of Salalah, the region ...

Bear Grylls takes his wife wadi-bashing and climbing in Oman. UK News Website of the Year 2024 Your Say News Sport Business Money Opinion Ukraine Travel Health Lifestyle Culture Puzzles Podcasts ...

From terracotta dunes and jagged ... miles of azure waters, Oman's reputation as a beach destination is thoroughly deserved. In Muscat, unspoilt stretches of white sands extend as far as the ...