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Along The Frankincense Trail: An Oman Exploration

Feb 11-21, 2024

11 days | Oman | alumni UBC Travel Club

The opportunities to travel to little-visited locations are increasingly rare. Oman stands out for its spectacular landscapes of desert, coast, and mountain, its fascinating history, and its stable politics.

Reputed to be the land of the legendary Sinbad, Oman was a hub for commerce by land and by sea before the first century AD trading in copper and frankincense. We’ll follow the Frankincense Trail from Muscat to the Empty Quarter and onward to Dhofar where the frankincense trees grow among the remains of abandoned caravan oases.

We’ll see spectacular UNESCO sites including the immense ruined Bahla Fort, admire the dramatic mountain scenery of Jebel Shams, the ‘Grand Canyon of Oman’, tackle vast expanses of the Arabian Desert, and meet traditional communities in souks and village markets filled with merchants still trading the gold, silver, silks, and spices as they did in the 10th century.

Enjoy unbroken sunshine, luxurious accommodation, and exclusive connections with local scholars on this relaxed exploration of Oman.
 
 

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Tour Cost (per person):
US$6295  Includes all taxes and gratuities.
Group Size:
12 - 16 participants

What’s included: Airport transfers for passengers arriving and departing as per the group itinerary; accommodation based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar; all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily); transportation by air-conditioned private coach and 4x4 vehicles; flight from Muscat to Salalah; all activities and entrance fees; meetings with scholars and local experts; services of specialized English-speaking guides; gratuities for escort, local guides, drivers, hotel, and group meals; all taxes; services of your Tour Leader, Paula Swart; fully escorted by our Oman Tour Director

Itinerary at a Glance

DayActivity
1Meet in Muscat
2Traditional Muscat
3Modern Muscat
4Drive to the Wahiba Sands
5Exploring Nizwa, Birkat Al Mauz
6Scenery and villages of Al Hamra, Al Ayn, Wadi Ghul
7The citadels of Bahla and Jabrin
8Return to Muscat, fly to Salalah
9Salalah, Land of Frankincense
10Excavations at Khor Rori, Wadi Dawkah
11Depart Salalah
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Your Tour Leader

Paula Swart is a museum curator and expert on Asian culture and history. Paula has degrees in Sinology, Asian art history, Chinese history, and archaeology and has published several books and numerous articles on the art and architecture of Asian cultures. Paula is a lecturer at the University of British Columbia and has recently been teaching courses on UNESCO World Heritage sites at the UBC Summer Institute and the University of Victoria.

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alumni UBC Travel Club Cultural Explorations Alumni Expeditions
Tour Cost (per person):
US$6295  Includes all taxes and gratuities.
Group Size:
12 - 16 participants

What’s included: Airport transfers for passengers arriving and departing as per the group itinerary; accommodation based on double occupancy in hotels listed or similar; all meals (breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily); transportation by air-conditioned private coach and 4x4 vehicles; flight from Muscat to Salalah; all activities and entrance fees; meetings with scholars and local experts; services of specialized English-speaking guides; gratuities for escort, local guides, drivers, hotel, and group meals; all taxes; services of your Tour Leader, Paula Swart; fully escorted by our Oman Tour Director

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