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Flash Pack

(020 3856 3903; flashpack.com) offers a sevenday Frontiers of Oman tour, which starts from £1,749 per person including shared accommodation (single supplement optional), most meals, activities and transport. Excludes international airfares and visas. UK nationals must buy an e-visa prior to travel (https://evisa.rop. gov.om). A 10-day visa costs 10 Omani rial (£20). Oman Air (omanair.com) flies daily from Muscat to Salalah from £115, flight time 1hr 20 mins.