Luxury Family Oman

DAY 1 London To Muscat

Thanks to our exclusive Sharky & George fun packs, which contain games and quizzes specifically chosen for each child, your family-friendly adventure to Oman starts even before your direct flight to Muscat. This evening it's time to sit back, relax and enjoy the on-board services while you fly overnight from the UK to the Sultanate of Oman. You'll be able to sleep through the seven-and-a-half-hour journey then wake refreshed and ready to start your holiday from the moment you disembark at Muscat Airport.

DAY 2 Off Road Mountain Routes & Night Camp

Enjoy a good breakfast at your hotel before leaving Muscat on a one-and-a-half-hour journey, first along the Al Batinah coast, then inland to the sensitively restored Nakhal Fort. The children will love running around what looks like a giant sandcastle overlooking a palm tree-filled valley before continuing to the hot springs of Ain a'Thawwarah for a relaxing dip of your toes in the therapeutic waters. From there, you'll begin the epic off-road journey into the Hajar Mountains, climbing to an altitude of around 6,500ft as you pass through the ancient villages and craggy scenery of Jebel Akdhar until you reach Rustaq. Then it's literally all downhill from there through famous Wadi Bani Auf as far as the village of Bilad Sayt, where you'll take a break for a well-deserved lunch and to stretch your legs on the hiking trails around the village.

Then it's back on track in the direction of your hotel, where all you'll have to do is enjoy a cocktail (or mocktail, obviously!) while taking in the views as the sun sets behind the mountains.

DAY 3 Souqs & Sand Camps

Eat breakfast as you watch the sunrise before hitting the road to Nizwa for a visit to a popular local market. Enjoy some free time to absorb the souq atmosphere, practice your family haggling skills and investigate the old fort before heading for the UNESCO sight of Bahla, which is well known for its hand-crafted pottery. Stop off for lunch under the shady palms of the Birkat al Mauz date plantation, and take an investigatory walk through the palms tracing the elaborate 'falaj' irrigation system before continuing on to the desert region known as the Wahiba Sands. En route you'll pass through the merchant town of Ibra and the well-preserved village of Mudayrib. You'll arrive at the desert camp site along tracks made by the nomadic Bedouin as the sun sinks on the horizon.

This evening the family will experience a delicious desert dinner and then some serious stargazing in night skies unaffected by light pollution.

DAY 4 From Deserts to Deserted islands

A desert sunrise starts the day followed by breakfast in the majlis - the camp communal sitting area - before you set out for the fishing town of Sur. Here you'll have time to see the shipyards where traditional Omani dhows (wide hulled merchant ships) are manufactured, before continuing your journey along the coastal route of the Hajar Mountains. You'll arrive back in Muscat in the afternoon where you'll board your private charter catamaran to set sail along the Muscat coastline. Take in the sights of the port, forts and the Sultan's Palace as you navigate away from Muscat toward Oman's unique National Marine Nature Reserve in the Daymaniyat Islands. You'll anchor up in a quiet bay in this uninhabited archipelago. Time to relax or a leisurely swim before dinner is served on-board or on a nearby beach, if you prefer.

DAY 5 Muscat Marina & Airport

The final day of your amazing holiday in Oman begins with an early breakfast on board the catamaran. You'll then sail back into the marina at Muscat where a driver will be waiting to collect you and take you on the ten-minute drive to the airport for your daytime flight home. The flight time is around eight hours and you will be back in London at lunchtime.