Happy Friday! Behold some of our favorite images from past Foto Fridays ~
Havana, Cuba, photo by Jason Hedrick
Cappadocia, Turkey
Sur, Oman
Havana, Cuba, photo courtesy of Jason Hedrick
Mt. Nebo, Jordan
Fez, Morocco
camelboy in the desert of northern Oman, photo by Sallie Volotzky
Trinidad de Cuba, photo by Steve Sherwood
Bodrum, Turkey, photo by Sue Alstedt
Fez, Morocco
Sur
Wahiba Sands
Sur
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat
Happy Friday! Please enjoy another set of photos of the magnificent country of Oman. All images are courtesy of our partner in Oman, Elite Tourism. Click here to see more photos of Oman and click here to read Rich Davis’ post about Oman after his December 2013 visit.
Sur, Oman, photo courtesy of Elite Tourism
Click to see tours to Oman on our website.
Enjoy the weekend!
We have so many great images from our Arabian Peninsula fam trip to the UAE (specifically Dubai and Abu Dhabi) and Oman, I’ll keep posting them in nice juicy batches until you’ve seen them all. Most of these are from fam group member Sallie Volotzky, with one or two from our Midwest Sales Manager, Rich Davis.
DUBAI
Here are a few shots of the Bastakiya Mosque. The Bastakiya district is one of Dubai’s oldest neighborhoods and is full of traditional character.
Dubai’s Gold Souk is located in the business district of Deira. With hundreds of shops, the souk contains something like 10 tons of gold.
walking through the Gold Souk, Dubai, photo by Rich Davis
OMAN
Traditional elements merge into a sleek, modern whole in Muscat’s sparkling Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. It was completed in 2001 and can hold 20,000 worshippers.
The ancient city of Sur, Oman, about 93 miles southeast of Muscat, was an historically important port and center for ship building in the Arabian Gulf.
restored Ghanjah Dhow, Sur shipyards, Sur, Oman, photo by Sallie Volotzky
Al Hamra is a largely-abandoned, 400-year-old, mudbrick village, the best-preserved of its kind in Oman. It’s located in northeastern Oman, about 140 miles northeast of Muscat.
Al Hamra, Oman, photo by Sallie Volotzky
Bait al Safa is a cultural center/museum in Al Hamra, where local women demonstrate traditional methods of milling grain, cooking, weaving etc.
Bait al Safa, Oman, photo by Sallie Volotzky
On the road to Al Hamra…
For impressions of Oman in words, read Rich Davis’ post. For more Oman and UAE pictures, see these posts – Foto Friday and Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Oman: a few photos.
Our tours to Oman can be found here and our tours to the UAE can be found here. They are all privately escorted and open for customization. We will also create custom itineraries from scratch in any of the areas we serve – Oman, UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Morocco, Turkey and Cuba.
Enjoy the weekend!
As promised, here are a few more images from our fam trip to the Arabian Peninsula, specifically, Dubai, Abu Dhabi and northern Oman. All of these photos were taken by two travelers on the trip. I hope you enjoy the viewing as much as I have. There are still lots more to come.
DUBAI
Dubai, photo by Sue Alstedt
Dubai, photo by Sallie Volotzky
ABU DHABI
Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, photo by Sue Alstedt
Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi, photo by Sue Alstedt
Men & their falcons, Abu Dhabi, photo by Sue Alstedt
ARABIAN DESERT
Qasr Al Sarab Desert Resort near Abu Dhabi, photo by Sue Alstedt
Arabian Desert, photo by Sallie Volotzky
OMAN
northern coast of Oman, photo by Sue Alstedt
leaning in for a pat, Muscat, Oman, photo by Sue Alstedt
somewhere in Oman, photo by Sue Alstedt
Muscat, Oman, photo by Sue Alstedt
Muscat, Oman, photo by Sue Alstedt
Nizwa Fort, Oman, photo by Sue Alstedt
northern coast of Oman, photo by Sue Alstedt
See our website for tours to Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Oman. We have 10 tours published there with detailed itineraries, from 3 and 4-day stopover tours focused on the highlights of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat or Salalah, to a 15-day comprehensive tour of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha and Oman. In between, we have two 8-day tours, Wonders of Arabia and Glory of Arabia, with different configurations of Abu Dhabi, Dubai and the Arabian Desert in UAE. In Oman, we have a 6-day tour that includes both Muscat in the north and Salalah in the south, two very different regions, and a 9-day tour covering Muscat, Salalah, Nizwa, Sur and the Wahiba Sands desert. All itineraries are privately escorted and so totally flexible. We will also create custom itineraries to any of our destinations in the Arabian Peninsula.
Happy weekend!
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