A white 4x4 driving through the Wahiba dunes, seen from above

8 to 18 January 2027 · small group

Oman

Eleven days and one loop through northern Oman in two 4x4s: Muscat, the Hajar mountains, a night in the Wahiba Sands, the turtle coast and Wadi Shab.

Lena with arms open in a sea cave above turquoise water on the Omani coast A white house with turquoise windows under the mountains in old Muscat

Why Oman

Where Lost on Purpose started

Last December Lena skipped her flight home and spent eight days driving through Oman with no plan. It became the trip she couldn't stop talking about, and the reason this company exists.

We don't just look at Oman, we live it for eleven days: sleeping in mountain villages and in the desert, the Friday goat market in Nizwa, swimming up Wadi Shab and saying yes to every tea.

11 days8 to 18 January 2027
2 hostswith you the whole trip
2 4x4sone loop, Muscat to Muscat
1 nightunder the stars in the Wahiba Sands
  1. Fri 8

    Land in Muscat

    Meet the group, welcome dinner.

  2. Sat 9

    Muscat

    The Grand Mosque, Mutrah Souq and the corniche at sunset.

  3. Sun 10

    Daymaniyat Islands

    A boat day snorkelling clear turquoise water. Evening at Qantab beach, and a night kayak if the plankton is glowing.

  4. Mon 11

    Jabal Shams

    Up into the Hajar mountains, the highest in Oman.

  5. Tue 12

    The Balcony Walk and Al Hamra

    A morning hike along the canyon edge, then the old mud-brick town.

  6. Wed 13

    Misfat al Abriyyin

    A slow day in a mountain village of terraces, palms and old water channels.

  7. Thu 14

    Birkat Al Mouz and Nizwa

    The abandoned village under the mountains, then Nizwa fort and souq.

  8. Fri 15

    Nizwa goat market and the Wahiba Sands

    The Friday goat market early, then the desert for sunset and a night under the stars.

  9. Sat 16

    The turtle coast

    Al Ashkharah and Ras Al-Khabbah, then turtles at Ras Al-Jinz in the evening.

  10. Sun 17

    Wadi Shab

    Swim up the wadi to the cave, back to Muscat for a farewell dinner.

  11. Mon 18

    Fly home

    Or stay on and keep going.

Lena on the bow of a boat on turquoise water at the Daymaniyat Islands
Daymaniyat Islands
The abandoned mud-brick village of Birkat Al Mouz under the mountains
Birkat Al Mouz
One person standing on a red dune crest in the Wahiba Sands
Wahiba Sands
Three people on a limestone cliff above turquoise water
The Omani coast
Drone shot of the Hajar mountains at dusk Lena walking down a dune in the Wahiba Sands at sunset

From the
mountains

To the
dunes

What Oman looks like

Photos from Lena's trip.

Lena barefoot on the rocks above the green water of Wadi Shab
Wadi Shab
A sea turtle swimming in clear turquoise water
Swimming with turtles
A deep green pool between high canyon walls
Canyon pools
A red sunset over the mountains and an old mud-brick town
Sunset over the old town
The crowd at the Friday goat market in Nizwa
Nizwa Friday market
Mud-brick ruins above a sea of date palms
Birkat Al Mouz
Coffee and cake on a terrace above a palm valley in the mountains
Coffee in the mountains
Ruins of an old stone village on a mountain ridge
Abandoned villages
People walking along a road between rocks at sunset in Muscat
Muscat at dusk

What's included

Included

  • 10 nights' accommodation, shared twin rooms
  • 4x4s and fuel for the whole loop
  • An English-speaking local guide
  • A night at a desert camp in the Wahiba Sands
  • Daymaniyat Islands boat day
  • Turtle watching at Ras Al-Jinz
  • Lena and Parker with you the whole trip

Not included

  • Flights to and from Muscat
  • Travel insurance (required)
  • Visa, if your passport needs one
  • Most meals
One person with arms out on a long dune crest in the Wahiba Sands

Is this you?

  • You want more stories, fewer routines.
  • You'd rather feel a place than just see it.
  • You're done waiting for someone to come with you.
  • You want to meet people who get it.

Come to Oman with us.