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Itineraries
2 WEEKS
Best of Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula
For an introduction to the Peninsula that weaves between modern and ancient, begin your
visit with two days in
Doha
, with its skyline of 21st-century architectural gems. Loiter
with falcons in Souq Waqif and visit the exceptional Museum of Islamic Art to understand
that the modern Gulf is built on inherited Arab values.
Fly to
Dubai
for three days to see a city obsessed with the newest, the biggest and the
best, and visit that totem of superlatives, Burj Khalifa. Resurrect the past in a dhow trip
along the Dubai Creek and visit Al Fahidi Historical Neighbourhood.
Fly on to
Muscat
for two days for a low-rise, understated experience of modern Arabia,
catching a show in the city's magnificent Royal Opera House. See how 40 years of 'renais-
sance' has created a modern nation strongly underpinned by a respect for the past in a four-
