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You will be driven from Muscat and travel through the beautiful coastline of Oman.
Stop at Bimah Sinkhole
Located at North East coast and at around 1.5 hours’ drive of Muscat Governorate, Bimmah Sinkhole is one of the most beautiful natural pool in the world. It is about 600 m away from sea and 20 m deep, contains fresh water mixed with sea water giving a turquoise colour.
Perfect picturesque place for visitors to enjoy swimming or hanging around the park.
Next short stop at Fins beach.
Stop Wadi Shab
This beautiful white sand beach with clean blue waters is favored by the visitors for swimming.
Proceed to Wadi Shab, one of the most popular gorges in Sultanate of Oman. A deep canyon, flora and fauna, small water pools of emerald water and a waterfall in a cave will give enchanting experience.
Stop at Ras Al Jinz Reserve
Continue the journey towards Ras Al Hadd / Ras AL Jinz Turtle Reserve.
Check into the hotel. Early Dinner at the hotel.
Return back to the hotel,
Overnight in hotel.
Meals Included:
Dinner.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Stop at Sur
Proceed to beautiful town Sur, famous for its shipyards where the Dhows, the typical Omani boat, are still built with traditional methods. Visit the lighthouse and the fishermen's houses which carries the legacy of Africa with the doors of the carved houses.
Stop at Wadi Bani Khalid
Later continue the tour to Wadi Bani Khalid, a picturesque wadi surrounded by green palm trees, sets the perfect example for a true oasis. Enjoy swimming in the deep blue cool water, sunbathing and picnic in the beautiful scenic wadi canyons.
Stop at Wahiba Sands
Later proceed to Wahiba Sands, known for its exotic desert beauty.
Enjoy the desert activities like camel riding, adventurous 4x4 drive in the sand dunes, sunset watch etc in the desert camp of Wahiba Sands.
Relish the dinner at the camp and avail enchanting experience of star gazing in open sky of desert area while enjoying a campfire.
Overnight in Desert Camp.
Meals Included:
Breakfast & Dinner.
Breakfast at the camp.
Stop at Al Mudhaireb
Today you will be driven to Al Mudhaireb village, one of the famous historical and cultural village in Oman. You can visit “cultural and Heritage house”, a house of one of the Sheikhs that has been transformed to museum.
Ahead you can walk a bit uphill where you'll be within the ruins of the old village of Al Mudhaireb.This is very interesting sight. Further ahead of uphill you'll see one of the many watchtowers of Al Mudhaireb, with the spectacular view. Once you reach uphill, you will also find another half a dozen other watchtowers in Al Mudhaireb. Historically, each quarter of the village had its own watchtower to warn the residents from attacks from other villages/quarters, and there would have been an old quarter under or near-by to each of these watchtowers.
Stop at Ibra:
Next stop is at Ibra Village which is one of the oldest cities in Oman and was once a center of trade, religion, education and art. You can walk around village which is built with mud and limestone.
Stop at Zukait Tombs:
Proceed further and on a way to Nizwa stop at Zukait village. Located on a hilltop in the Al Dakhiliyah region you will find, cylindrical tombs that date back to the third millennium BC and they are made of mountain rock stacked to create a distinctive beehive shape.
Stop at Birkat Al Mouz:
From Zukait we continue our journey to Birkat Al Mouz listed into UNESCO the world heritage and culture. It has a large Falaj system that supplies water date palms, and vegetables for many orchards and its worth spending some walk around the old part of the village.
Stop at Nizwa
Tour will be continued to the old capital city of Oman Nizwa. Upon arrival check into the hotel.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Dinner at the hotel.
Overnight in the hotel.
Meals Included:
Breakfast & Dinner.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Stop at Nizwa Fort
Start the tour with visit to Nizwa Fort which is famous for its massive circular cannon tower, antiques and silver jewelry. You will visit the ancient Nizwa Fort whose history dates back to the 12th century. It was built by Sultan Bin Saif Yaruba, the first imam of the Yaruba Dynasty. When inside the fort, you’ll be thrilled to pass through its ancient doorways, narrow staircases and corridors, high-ceiling halls, and a maze of rooms. As Nizwa is a town that is surrounded by date palms, one can enjoy an amazing view of the entire town and its date plantation from the top of the tower.
Stop at Nizwa Souq
You would then pass through the traditional Nizwa souq, a place where you find hand-carved ceremonial daggers, called the ‘khanjars’, and ornate silver jewelry.
Stop at Al Hamra
Al Hamra - Here, you will get to see 400-years-old, well-preserved, traditional mud houses, and experience the Falaj system.
Wadi Ghul - Continue the journey for the next 15 km until you enter Wadi Ghul. An abandoned 2000 years old village in the north-western region of Al Hamra town of Oman located at the foot of mountain Ghul can be seen on the way to Jabal Shams. It has been built of solid stones.
It is best known as ‘The Grand Canyon of Arabia’ or the ‘Omani Grand Canyon’.
Stop at Jebel Shams
Jebel Shams is a mountainous region in the AL Hamra town. It nestles the highest mountains of Oman and is an important tourist destination. The word ‘Jebel Shams’ translates into ‘Mountain of the Sun’ since it receives the first sunrise of the region. A moderate temperature of the mountains during the summers make it an ideal location to beat the Arabian heat. People coming here indulge in various activities including hiking, exploring near-by villages, camping and star-watching, night photography, etc. The stunning view of Al Nakhr Canyon or The Grand Canyon of Arabia from Jebel Shams is sure to leave you spell-bound!
Dinner in the hotel.
Overnight in Jebel Shams.
Meals Included:
Breakfast & Dinner.
Breakfast at the hotel.
Check out from the hotel. Later we drive down the mountain drive back to Muscat.
Stop At: Track Wadi Bani Awf
This time the drive will be from East of mountain side in to Wadi Bani Awf. The wadi leads directly to the picturesque gorge also called as “Snake Canyon” a very narrow gorge situated in the middle of “Wadi Bani Awf”. Snake Gorge, which gets its name from the colubrine effect created by the mountains that "snake" through it. The gorge contains waterfalls emerging from its rocky walls, plenty of natural pools, and colossal boulders all around.
You will be arrived in Muscat.
Tour Ends
It’s a round trip to discover the sights of Oman. Dive in turquoise waters, in wadi Bani Khalid. See the turtles, spend 1 night in the silent Wahiba desert, and enjoy star gazing or dune bashing. After crossing the Hajr range. Visit Jabal shams, Nizwa, and see the beautiful sinkhole