Visitors on holidays to Oman can experience stunning deserts, beach landscapes and vast mountains all in one destination. Oman is a combination of both desert and sea activities, which makes it an ideal destination for holidays. The beautiful destinations of Oman lend a tranquil and at the same time a dramatic feel to all the visitors with its diversity. The country of Oman boasts of a beautiful stretch of 1600 km of coastline along with beautiful beaches, where the visitors can enjoy the azure waters, cool breezes and soft clean sands.
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Visitors can also enjoy all sorts of beach activities such as swimming, snorkeling, sunning, diving, surfing and boating all in one destination. Holidays to Oman are particularly fun for water sports enthusiasts as Oman is one of the best destinations for diving, where enthusiastic divers can discover deep secrets in the deep blue beaches and coral lined shores. It is also a great destination for deep sea fishing.
These beaches are perfect for a short trip with families who can experience adventurous activities such as whale watching, playing with dolphins and turtle watching. These trips are a favorite among the kids, as nowhere else in the world can they get to interact with these lovely water creatures. Thousands of turtles migrate annually from the Arabian Gulf to the shores of Oman. Visitors on holidays to Oman cannot miss this opportunity at the beach of Sur. The ford of Bander Al-Kheran in Muscat offers kayaking tours and traversing for adventure lovers. In Muscat, the capital city of Oman, visitors can easily locate the majority of the good hotels on the beach front area, where they can get easy access to the stunning beaches.
Apart from beaches, visitors on holidays to Oman can also find adventurous destinations. Oman boasts of adventurous mountain and desert experiences. Visitors who are on a quest for adventure can try four wheel drives in the mountain valleys, also locally known as wadi bashing trek. A’sharqiyah is one of the beautiful deserts of the Sultanate, where visitors can enjoy dune buggy safari on the vast sands of the desert. Holidays to Oman also provide visitors ample opportunities of sightseeing in some of the oldest cities of Oman that are enriched with heritage in the form of ancient forts and architecture.
A trip to Oman can ensure visitors an authentic taste of Arabian culture and cuisine, as the country is situated at the crossroads of the Middle East, Far East and Africa. Oman cuisine has a major influence on its neighboring countries. The cooking style has a hint of various regions from the long tradition of trade and seafaring. Visitors on holidays to Oman can enjoy a good variety of international and ethnic cuisine.
Oman Botanical Gardens
Oman has varied geography hence it has a variety of climatic conditions. Oman is subjected to various seasonal changes though it lies in the tropic region. The hottest duration in Oman is June-August. The ideal time for holidays to Oman is mid October-March, when the daytime temperature is below 30 Celsius.
