5-Days Private Oman Tour – Mountains, Deserts & Coastline

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Muscat City Tour Half Day 4 Hours
6 stops
1
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
At approximately 8:30 AM, we will take you through the gorgeous city of Muscat where we will first visit the grand mosque which, among a couple others, is one of the biggest 1-piece handmade Iranian carpet in the world. The carpet weighs a whopping 21 tons and can comfortably accommodate up to 20,000 worshippers. Shortly after, we will drive you around the ministries and the Royal Opera House area which is leading arts, and culture organization in the Sultanate of Oman.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
2
Royal Opera House
The vision of the Opera House is to serve as a center of excellence in global cultural engagement.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
3
Qurum Beach
Then visit Qurum Beach Photo Stop and we will take you to had a taste the Omani bread with honey and karak tea
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
4
Mutrah Souq
then continue drive to the Muttrah Souk is next, where you can find various souvenirs and Muttrah Souq one of the oldest marketplaces in Oman dating back two hundred years.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
5
Al Alam Palace
After we will show you the Al Alam palace, the official palace of his majesty.
10 minutes • Admission ticket free
6
Al Jalali Fort
Next visit the 2 Portuguese forts of Al Jalali and Al Mirani photo stop are next on the itinerary. These forts are impressive to tour and explore. Various picture opportunities are available throughout the fortresses.
10 minutes • Admission ticket not included
Day 2
Wadi Shab Adventure and stay Overnight at Turtle Beach Resort
5 stops
7
Bimmah Sinkhole
Depart Muscat, approximately at 8:30 AM, Our first stop on this day is Bimmah Sink Hole, a big crater near the sea with a small lake at the bottom, which is believed to have been crated by meteor.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
8
Fins Beach. Our next stop to Fins Beach, It is strikingly white, curiously pebbly, incredibly blue and jaw- droppingly amazing.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
9
Wadi Shab & Sinkhole
Then we continue drive to Wadi Shab this Wadi is an enormous canyon gorge that is lined with palm trees and impressive indications of what the power of the water coming down from the mountains can do in nature. With around 35-minute hike up through the canyon Wadi, we arrive at one of several crystal-clear water pools. Tourists can swim on through the warm waters from pool to pool. Eventually, we come to the last pool where an opening among the enormous rocks allows us to swim into an incredible crevice cave with a small waterfall. Inside, the sunlight filters in from the outside, turning the water into a beautiful turquoise blue whilst water showers down one side of the cave from the wadi beyond.
5 hours • Admission ticket included
10
Wadi Tiwi
Wadi Tiwi Photo Stop. Our next stop is the Wadi Tiwi photo stop, which is named after Tiwi village at the coast, is a beautiful wadi with the lush plantations giving it a different (certainly greener) feel than many other wadis,
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
11
Ras al Hadd Castle
Overnight Stay at Turtle Beach Resort Evening time Watching Turtle (Optional if you want to watch then you can pay them directly 12 OMR per person)
12 hours • Admission ticket not included
Day 3
Sur – Dhow Factory – Omani Ghazal Farm – Wadi Bani Khalid – Wahiba Sands Desert
5 stops
12
Sur
Depart the hotel after breakfast, then today we drive to Sur, In the morning we will show you the City of Sur with some old fortresses.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
13
Dhow Factory
The famous Arabian Dhow Factory, where you can see traditional wooden Dhows being built.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
14
Oman
Then we will drive onwards to visit Omani Ghazal Farm in Al Kamel (Asilel Farm)
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
15
Wadi Bani Khalid
then after drive to Wadi Bani Khalid, one of the biggest and most beautiful Wadis in Oman. Here you can swim, sunbath, relax and have a picnic in the beautiful scenic of wadi canyons.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
16
Wahiba Sands
In the late afternoon, we continue to our desert camp in the Wahiba Sands desert, where you relax or take part in an adventurous 4×4 drive in the sand dunes. Then we will watch the stunning sunset of the desert on one of the big sand dunes. We finish the day with have a dinner at the camp and a nice romantic time around a campfire. If you want to ride a camel you need to pay them directly 3 OMR per person..
12 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Jebel Akhdar – Birkat Al Mouz Old Village – Irrigation System of Al Katmyn – Nizwa
4 stops
17
Jebel Akhdar
Our next stop in Jebel Akhdar or they called the Green Mountain is part of Al Hajar Mountains range in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate of Oman. It rises to a height of 2,980 and encompasses the Saiq Plateau at 2,000 meter above sea level.
3 minutes • Admission ticket free
18
Birkat Al Mouz Ruins
after lunch drive towards to Birkat Al Mouz, a unique village nestle into a mountain face.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
19
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
the Irrigation system of Al Kattmyn in 2006, one of the five Irrigation Systems of Oman were added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
20
Birkat Al Mouz Ruins
Birkat Al Mouz Old Village Views
15 minutes • Admission ticket free
Day 5
Nizwa Fort – Nizwa Souk – Al Hamra Old Village – Misfah Al Abryeen – Jebel Shams - Back to Muscat
4 stops
21
Nizwa Fort Oman
Depart the hotel after breakfast, then today drive to Nizwa, the former capital of Oman, and home of the famous Nizwa Fort, the fort is a museum and offers splendid views of this ancient town and the surrounding mountains.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
22
Nizwa Souq
The Nizwa Souk, take a break to browse and purchase some Omani silver craft and other beautiful handmade items. The site of one of the oldest souqs in the country, this extensive marketplace is dedicated mostly to fruit and vegetables, meat and fish, all of which are housed in separate blocks behind the great, crenellated piece of city wall that overlooks the wadi.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
23
Al Hamra
After your time in Nizwa, head up to make a visit to Al Hamra Old Village, home to the mountain village of Misfah Al Abryeen, here some of the oldest preserved houses in Oman can be found.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
24
Jebel Shams
Then continue drive Jebel Shams the Grand Canyon of Oman, which is the Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman, states to be 3,009 m (9,872 ft) high, afterwards back to Muscat.
4 hours • Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Wheelchair accessible
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health

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