Oman, Landscapes & Peoples Traveller Reviews

So much variety, desert, mountains, oases, historical forts, seaside . Great hotels. A chance to make contact with locals. All enhanced by an extremely knowledgeable lecturer, very familiar with the country and fluent in Arabic. Extremely professional tour manager and great local guide. Tops.

Faultless

We stayed in Muscat, Jabal Akhdar (the mountains), Wahiba Sands, Sur and Salalah in five and four star acccommodation. Whilst there, Sultan Qaboos died and there were three days of mourning, so sites and museums were closed, but other activities were arranged at short notice to make up for this. The only part of the tour which I was disappointed with was the Desert Nights camp. I found the staff surly, compared to the friendliness and professionalism at all the other hotels. People have taken to ridiing quad bikes until the early hours of the morning, so this meant a very poor night's sleep. The best hotel was the Anantara in the mountains - pure luxury. Unlike other parts of the gulf no buildings over 10 storeys are allowed, so the country still has a human feel to it. I would love to go back in, say, five years.

MRT are always excellent. Especially, when last minute changes are required which are out of their control.