Airbnb Adventures in Oman with Six Strangers from around the world

Airbnb took Six Strangers from around the world and sent them on the first Airbnb adventure where you can “ditch the tourist trails and go deeper with wildly unique adventures around the world”. Where would Airbnb send them? 24 hours later they landed in Oman!

Six Strangers Airbnb Adventures in Oman
Six Strangers Airbnb Adventures in Oman

And you can plan out your adventure in Oman with the Bradt Guide to Oman – or watch the video at the end of this blog post.

Patrice made the international trip from USA finding the Omanis ‘genuine and sweet people’

Patrice Airbnb Adventures
Patrice Airbnb Adventures

Allie flew in from Philadelphia USA thinking it an ambiguous situation but enjoyed riding a camel detailed page 255 Bradt Guide to Oman

Allie Airbnb Adventures
Allie Airbnb Adventures

Michael travelled from London UK and though he only took 1 pair of trousers

Michael Airbnb Adventures
Michael packing for his Airbnb Adventures

– David from Spain took a full wardrobe and at the top of a sand dune reflected on the start of his new life after breaking up with his partner

David organising his wardrobe for Airbnb Adventures
David organising his wardrobe for Airbnb Adventures

Rick from USA didn’t know where he was going but ended up climbing a date tree using a traditional habl al tuluw page 150,

Rick Airbnb Adventures
Rick talking about his future Airbnb Adventures

and Supariya from Thailand had to run to get a taxi to get to the airport in time.

Supariya running for her Airbnb Adventures
Supariya running for her Airbnb Adventures

Nabeel was a host whose passion is showing guests Oman and they called into Nizwa the ancient town with its spectacular fort and weekly souq pages 217-225

Nizwa Oman Airbnb Adventures
Nizwa Oman Airbnb Adventures

Near Nizwa they visited Al Hamra a traditional mud-brick town detailed on pages 228-230 and had some traditional Omani beauty treatment

Patrice and Michael Al Hamra Airbnb Adventures
Patrice and Michael Al Hamra Airbnb Adventures

They explored beautiful Misfat Al Abriyeen a village set above a deep canyon, lined with date palms where Rick made his climb of the date palm pages 230-1.

Rick climbing date palm Airbnb Adventures
Rick climbing date palm Airbnb Adventures

Overnight they camped in the rugged Western Hajar Mountains at 2,000metres on a windy night pages 203-238

Western Hajar Mountains Airbnb Adventures
Western Hajar Mountains Airbnb Adventures

and later did some ‘canyoning’.

Patrice canyoning Airbnb Adventures
Patrice canyoning Airbnb Adventures

Travelled to Bidiyyah, a series of small villages, set on the edge of golden desert sands pages 252-3 where the high steep sand dunes allow ‘sandboarding’ which is included on page 254 and a trek on camels over the dunes.

David camel riding Airbnb Adventures
David camel riding Airbnb Adventures

You can plan your own adventure with the Bradt Guide to Oman available through Amazon, other online retailers or your own favourite bookshop, worldwide.

Reviews of Bradt Guide to Oman
Amazon UK – Reviews of Bradt Guide to Oman

Author: Tony Walsh

Book author including the current Bradt guide to Oman