Highlights of Oman
Duration: 8 Days
Location: From Muscat through the Hajar Mountains,
From the famous Souqs and Grand Mosque in Muscat, through the Wadis of the Hajar Mountains. Camp under the stars and enjoy a traditional Bedouin dinner.
Highlights of the tour
See the Grand Mosque in Muscat
Dolphin watching and snorkelling
See the Nizwa Round Tower Fort
Visit a Bedouin Camp
Sleep under the stars
Day 1 - Muscat
When you arrive in Muscat you will be met by one of our representatives and transferred to your hotel. You can spend the day at your leisure.
Day 2 - Tour of Muscat
Depart from your hotel In Muscat, proceed to Grand Mosque, where you will be welcomed in to have a look around. Next is a visit to the Bait Al Zubair Museum or Bait Al Baranda Museum. There after proceed to the busting Fish Market on the Corniche, which sweeps the entire edge of Muscat Bay. Proceed to the Royal Al Alam Palace flanked by the 16th Century forts of Jalali and Mirani Before ending the morning at the famous Muttrah Souq, an Old World souq with charm and choice. The rest of the day can be spent at your leisure.
Day 3 - Dolphin watching and snorkelling
Regular visitors along the coast of Oman are bottlenose dolphins common dolphins, spinner dolphins, and Rissos dolphins. After seeing these beautiful animals swimming in the sea, you can do some snorkelling. The coral beds provide homes to an exotic variety of fish that are a pleasure to behold. Catch the timeless magic of tropical fish in a real life situation. You will return to your hotel at lunchtime to spend the rest of the day at your leisure.
Day 4 - Nizwa & Jebel Akhdar
The first stop on your tour will be the Nizwa Round Tower Fort and the Nizwa Souk. Before a drive to pretty village of Birkat Al Mauz. Enjoy a walk through the lush green date plantations. From here you will proceed to Wadi Al Madeen and up Jebel Akhdar, the green jewel of the Al Hajjar mountain ranges, a truly unique spot in the Arabian peninsula. The villages of saiq, wadi bani habib (the village of the old houses) & Al Ain dot the landscape. The villages overlook a spectacular landscape of dramatic peak, gorges and wadis. Rose water is distilled in the homes of the villagers.
Day 5 - Jebel Akhdar
This morning you can proceed with your guide for a memorable 3 village walk along the mountain top, which takes approximately an hour and a half. You then have the rest of the day free to relax in the hotel.
Day 6 - Wadi Bani Khalid
Today you will leave the mountain area and proceed to the beautiful Wahiba Sands en route stopping at Sinaw, an old town with a souq. Contine to Wadi Bani Khalid, a natural pool. Discover the beautiful Wadi Bani Khalid which invites you to have a swim or just to enjoy the mesmerizing scenery. Later proceed to Wahiba Sanbds, visit a Bedouin family that still lives in the desert before checking in at your luxury desert camp. Enjoy the sunset on top of the dunes and a delicious meal at the camp.
Day 7 - Quriyat
Today you will return to Muscat via the coast from Sur to Quriyat offer breath taking glimpses of the blue waters of the gulf of Oman that offsets pristine white beaches. You will stop briefly to see the ruins at Qalhat Bibi Mariam’s shrine (Bibi means "free") who is said to be an elderly woman who built a mosque. The next stop on the tour is a visit to the Wadi Shaab, with a tapestry of mountain in the background. Continue to Muscat driving past Quriyat, a very large fishing village between lagoon and the sea. The port of Quriyat is still guarded by a watchtower.
Day 8 - Muscat
Today you will be transferred back to the airport for your international flight home.
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