Four-Wheeling

Muscat Nature Tours. For those without a four-wheel drive rental—or the experience to drive one along the switchbacks and steep inclines of the jagged Al Hajar Mountains—Muscat Nature Tours offers full-day excursions into Jabal Akhdar and Jabal Shams, including transportation, an expert guide, lunch, and beverages. Although the tours originate in Muscat, pickup is available from Nizwa hotels. /9222 1008; muscatnature.com.