Oman

October to April is the season, when temperatures are comfortable for the desert, the mountains and the coast, with November to March ideal. May to September is extremely hot across most of the country, though the far south around Salalah has its own draw then — the khareef monsoon turns the hills improbably green from June to September.

Five to seven nights lets you combine the dramatic Musandam coast with a taste of the interior — the Hajar mountains, the dunes of the Wahiba, and the souqs of Muscat. We build the routing across mountain, desert and coast, and arrange the 4x4 transfers and guides so the country's scale never feels daunting.

Three ways, each memorable: a winding mountain road, a boat along the coast, or — most unforgettably — a tandem paraglider from the ridge above the resort, which we arrange as part of your arrival. The Musandam Peninsula sits apart from the rest of Oman, so we plan the transfers and any Dubai connection around it.

Yes — you pay the same rate as booking direct and gain preferred-partner benefits such as breakfast, upgrades when available and resort credits at Six Senses Zighy Bay, which we have stayed at and reviewed first-hand. The value is the logistics: we route the trip across mountain, desert and coast, arrange the guides and 4x4 transfers, and stage the paraglider arrival.

Six Senses Zighy Bay, on the remote Musandam Peninsula — a crescent of pool villas between mountain and sea, and one of the most dramatically sited resorts anywhere. Reached by mountain road, boat or tandem paraglider, it combines Six Senses wellness with real seclusion, and it is one of the properties we know first-hand.