Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (The Chedi Muscat) The desert kingdom of Oman is still somewhat of an overlooked gem for travellers — but that’s quickly changing.

Amid the sky-scraping, gold-obsessed cities of the Gulf, Muscat is a breath of fresh air – literally. Here, Oman’s mighty Hajar mountains, the highest range in the Arabian Peninsula, meet soft-sand ...