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Enjoy water-based adventures for the whole family at this popular water park, with thrilling drop rides, high-speed slides and a beach.

A Formula 1 racetrack, water and amusement parks, a golf course and spectacular hotels and restaurants await on this island of entertainment.

The perfect way to cool down in the Abu Dhabi heat, this huge waterpark is home to stomach-turning plunges and exciting family play areas.

Enjoy water-based adventures for the whole family at this popular water park, with thrilling drop rides, high-speed slides and a beach.

This 16th-century Portuguese fort was once a prison. It has been turned into a private museum and offers some of the best harbor views in Old Muscat.

Enjoy water-based adventures for the whole family at this popular water park, with thrilling drop rides, high-speed slides and a beach.

Enjoy water-based adventures for the whole family at this popular water park, with thrilling drop rides, high-speed slides and a beach.

A 20th-century fort rises above the excavation site for an 18th-century pearl-diving and trading town buried by the sands of the desert.

From little more than a tiny police station over 65 years ago, this area has grown to be a major sunny vacation destination. 

The perfect way to cool down in the Abu Dhabi heat, this huge waterpark is home to stomach-turning plunges and exciting family play areas.

This 16th-century Portuguese fort was once a prison. It has been turned into a private museum and offers some of the best harbor views in Old Muscat.

A 20th-century fort rises above the excavation site for an 18th-century pearl-diving and trading town buried by the sands of the desert.

A Formula 1 racetrack, water and amusement parks, a golf course and spectacular hotels and restaurants await on this island of entertainment.

The perfect way to cool down in the Abu Dhabi heat, this huge waterpark is home to stomach-turning plunges and exciting family play areas.

Enjoy water-based adventures for the whole family at this popular water park, with thrilling drop rides, high-speed slides and a beach.

East meets west in this historical port city, home to lavish palaces, Portuguese forts and one of the oldest marketplaces in the Arab world.

This sultanate on the Arabian Sea features a wealthy capital, a mountain range cut by picturesque canyons and several sections of remote sand dunes.