Further Distractions
Muscat
Beyt az-Zubair
Muscat has several small museums dedicated to life before the Renaissance (ie pre-1970) but this collection of antique household items in a beautifully restored residence gives the best idea of Omani heritage.
As-Saidiyah St, Old Muscat
Tel: 24 736 688.
Qurm Beach
An uninterrupted beach of pale sand, bejewelled with shells and ornamented with sea birds, stretches for 20km (12 miles) from the Crowne Plaza Hotel, past shaded barbecue areas, coffee shops and three grand hotels, InterContinental Muscat, the Grand Hyatt Muscat and the Chedi.
Beyt az-Zubair
Muscat has several small museums dedicated to life before the Renaissance (ie pre-1970) but this collection of antique household items in a beautifully restored residence gives the best idea of Omani heritage.
As-Saidiyah St, Old Muscat
Tel: 24 736 688.
Qurm Beach
An uninterrupted beach of pale sand, bejewelled with shells and ornamented with sea birds, stretches for 20km (12 miles) from the Crowne Plaza Hotel, past shaded barbecue areas, coffee shops and three grand hotels, InterContinental Muscat, the Grand Hyatt Muscat and the Chedi.
Muscat has several small museums dedicated to life before the Renaissance (ie pre-1970) but this collection of antique household items in a beautifully restored residence gives the best idea of Omani heritage.
As-Saidiyah St, Old Muscat
Tel: 24 736 688.
Qurm Beach
An uninterrupted beach of pale sand, bejewelled with shells and ornamented with sea birds, stretches for 20km (12 miles) from the Crowne Plaza Hotel, past shaded barbecue areas, coffee shops and three grand hotels, InterContinental Muscat, the Grand Hyatt Muscat and the Chedi.









