Several years ago I spent a couple of weeks in Oman and I can’t speak highly enough of the country. With it’s diverse geography, Muslim culture and Grand Mosque, beautiful coastline, amazing ruins, souks and friendly locals you’ll have an experience like no other.
Oman is a safe and hospitable country and Muscat, the capital, is just an hour’s flight from Dubai.
Here is a pictorial tour of this impressive country.

The Chedi Muscat is one of the most divine hotels I have stayed in. The contemporary Omani architecture is a combination of Asian Zen, Japanese and Arabic and works well providing a peaceful, calming ambiance right on the Arabian Ocean.

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque was completed in 2001, with over 300,000 tonnnes of sandstone. It houses the second largest single carpet in the world, weighing 21 tonnes and has 1,700,000,000 knots. Muezzin (a caller) chants a call to pray five times a day.

The Nizwa markets are a must. As well as the souk, guns, goats, cattle and more are all traded at this very social occasion for the locals
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