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Food preparation at Jebel Jais
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A Maserati with the Hajar mountains in the background. All photos: The Ritz-Carlton
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The Maserati convoy wends its way up Jebel Jais
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A pair of Maseratis at Al Bustan Palace in Muscat
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The Ritz-Carlton Dubai
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The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert
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Horse riders on the beach in Oman
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Night lights at The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert
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Outside decorations on the beach at Al Bustan Palace
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The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC
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The Al Bustan Palace resort in Muscat
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Food preparation at Jebel Jais
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A Maserati with the Hajar mountains in the background. All photos: The Ritz-Carlton
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The Maserati convoy wends its way up Jebel Jais
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A pair of Maseratis at Al Bustan Palace in Muscat
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The Ritz-Carlton Dubai
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The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert
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Horse riders on the beach in Oman
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Night lights at The Ritz-Carlton Ras Al Khaimah, Al Wadi Desert
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Outside decorations on the beach at Al Bustan Palace
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The Ritz-Carlton, DIFC
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The Al Bustan Palace resort in Muscat
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Food preparation at Jebel Jais
Middle East Grand Tour: Dubai to Muscat in Maserati Grecale SUVs
Flying might be faster, but a road trip around the UAE and Oman gives you more scope to look around
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Simon Wilgress-Pipe
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