Private 6 Days and 5 Nights Round Trip Tour from Muscat

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

Day 1
Bimmah Sinkhole - Fins Beach - Wadi Shab - Ras Al Hadd
5 stops
1
Bimmah Sinkhole
Approximately at 8:30 AM, depart from Muscat, our first stop is Bimmah Sink Hole, a big crater near the sea with a small lake at the bottom, which is believed to have been created by a meteor.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
2
Bimmah Sinkhole
Our next stop to Fins Beach, It is strikingly white, curiously pebbly, incredibly blue and jaw-droppingly amazing.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
3
Wadi Shab
Then we continue to 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 a 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.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
4
Wadi Tiwi
Our next stop is the Wadi Tiwi Photo Stop, which is named after the Tiwi village at the coast, is a beautiful wadi with lush plantations giving it a different (certainly greener) feel than many other wadis.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
5
Ras al Hadd Castle
Then continue to drive to the hotel in Ras Al Hadd.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 2
Sur - Dhow Factory - Omani Ghazal Farm - Wadi Bani Khalid - Wahiba Sand Desert
3 stops
6
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 and the famous Arabian Dhow Factory, where you can see traditional wooden Dhows being built.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
7
Wadi Bani Khalid
Then we will drive onwards to visit Omani Ghazal Farm in Al Kamel (Asilel Farm), then drive to Wadi Bani Khalid, one of the biggest and most beautiful Wadis in Oman. Here you can swim, sunbathe, relax and have a picnic in the beautiful scenic wadi canyons.
4 hours • Admission ticket free
8
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 dinner at the camp and a nice romantic time around a campfire. Watching sunset and sunrise from the dunes.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 3
Sunrise - Visit Bedouin House - Nizwa Fort - Nizwa Souk - Birkat Al Mouz - Irrigation System of AL Kattmyn -Jebel Akhdar
6 stops
9
Wahiba Sands
Watching sunrise early morning from the dunes before breakfast, approximately at 8:30 AM depart Wahiba Sand Desert with some stop for photo’s in the dunes.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
10
Nizwa Fort Oman
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.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
11
Nizwa Souq
Then next is Nizwa Souk, take a break to browse and purchase some Omani silver craft and another beautiful handmade item.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
12
Birkat Al Mouz
After your time in NizwaThen drive towards Birkat Al Mouz, a unique village nestles into a mountain face.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
13
Aflaj Irrigation Systems of Oman
then next is the Irrigation system of Al Kattmyn in 2006, one of the five Irrigation Systems of Oman was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free
14
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 meters above sea level, after lunch then continue to hotel.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 4
Dianna's Viewpoint - 3 Village Walk - Wadi Bani Habib - Al Suwjara Old Village
4 stops
15
Jebel Akhdar
After breakfasr we depart the hotel, first stop Dianna’s Viewpoint. The rim of the cliff here, with its celebrated panoramic view of the farmed terraces below, has a royal connection. Diana, Princess of Wales, enjoyed this spot on a royal visit to Oman with the future British king in 1986. The tourist office receives numerous enquiries about the location, a point not lost on two neighbouring hotels that both encircle a potential viewpoint. They may be capitalising on Diana's memory, but this doesn't detract from the spectacular vista.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
16
Jebel Akhdar
Next is the 3 Village Walk, Al Aqr, Al Ayn and Ash Shirayjah are important sites of archaeological significance in Oman. Marvel at the ancient ‘falaj’ water irrigation system, which maintains the unique cliff-hanging terrace farms. Abundant produce is harvested from these farms including pomegranates, pears, grapes, garlic and onions. You can also collect some aromatic Damask roses that grow locally. Learn about the customs of the area and visit fascinating sites such as mosques, majilas, abandoned and inhabited homes and a medicinal distillery.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
17
Wadi Bani Habib Hiking
. Then will move to Wadi Bani Habib, Wadi Bani Habib refers less to the wadi of walnuts and pomegranates that are still grown here, and more to the ruined village that lies wrapped around the bottom of the valley. An easy walking path leads down 200 steps to the wadi bottom, across the irrigation channel that keeps the orchards fertile, and up to a cluster of slowly decaying mud buildings on the other side.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
18
Jebel Akhdar
Then next is Al Suwjara Old Village, The village preserves its stunning natural splendor and ancient history, which extends for more than 450 years, and continues to tell its story through its carved walls and rocks that have become part of its historical heritage. It was uprooted more than 80 years ago due to rain. Then after we drive back to hotel.
3 minutes • Admission ticket included
Day 5
Al Hamra Old Village - Bait Safa Museum - Misfah Al Arbyeen - Jebel Shams
4 stops
19
Al Hamra
Depart the hotel after breakfast, We head up to make a visit to Al Hamra Old Village.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
20
Next, home to the mountain village of Misfah Al Abryeen, where some of the oldest preserved houses in Oman can be found.
1 hour • Admission ticket free
21
To the next stop in Bait Al Safa an old house converted into a famous living Omani Museum.
1 hour • Admission ticket included
22
Jebel Shams
Then continue to 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. Then will drive to hotel.
10 hours • Admission ticket free
Day 6
Grand Canyon of Oman - Bahla Fort - Jabreen Castle - Back to Muscat
3 stops
23
Jebel Shams
Depart the hotel after breakfast starting your day you will move further up the mountain of the Grand Canyon of Oman for a breathtaking photo stop.
2 hours • Admission ticket free
24
Bahla Fort
Then after head to Bahla Fort, where you can see the local pottery being made.
3 hours • Admission ticket included
25
Afterwards head up to Jabreen Castle, one of Oman’s most beautiful forts. Next, back to Muscat then drive you back to Muscat.
3 hours • Admission ticket included

Additional info

• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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