Oman Wilderness

Duration: 6 Days | 5 Nights
Destination: Oman
Highlights: Mystical Bazars, Heritage villages, Forts & Castles, Mountain & desert landscape

Embark on a 6-day adventure through Oman, exploring mystical bazaars, heritage villages, forts, castles, and stunning mountain and desert landscapes. Enjoy guided tours, luxury accommodations, and breathtaking views.

Day 1: Arrival Transfer
Pass through the immigration and customs. Our Chauffer will meet you outside the Airport (Landside) and escort to the vehicle parked outside. Standard check in time 1400 hrs.

Overnight stay in Naseem Hotel Muscat (Or Similar)

Day 2: Explore Muscat City (4hrs.)
Stop for a visit to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, modern and elegant, has become one of the symbols of the city, built from 1995 to 2001, famous for the beautiful Persian carpet and the incredible chandelier with 1122 bulbs, 8 tons of weight, the largest in the world. Continue to Bait Al Zubair Ethnological Museum where precious collection of Swords (Al Saif), Daggers (Kanjar), various weapons, ceramics and Omani customs and traditions are at display. Then stop at the Alam Palace, the official residence of the Sultan (external), & the two Portuguese forts (outside), Mirani and Jalali and the Souq of Muttrah. Return to hotel.

Overnight stay in Naseem Hotel Muscat – (B) (Or Similar)

Day 3: Misfah – Al Hamra – Bahla – Nizwa
0830 Hrs. Breakfast at hotel and drive to Nizwa. We first visit Misfah, a pretty village with stone houses, precariously clinging to the side of a huge mountain cliff. The village is laden with date, lemon and banana groves. We visit the village of Al Hamra, famous for their old multi-storied mud houses surrounded by a vast expanse of lush green date plantations. Later Drive to Jabal Shams and Jabal Shams is the highest peak in the Gulf region. Enjoy breath taking view of the deep canyon. A visit to Jabrin castle enables the visitor to recapture the atmosphere of medieval Oman. The 17th century fort is one of Oman’s finest castles and has some exquisite hand-painted ceilings. (The Jabrin castle has two floors of steps to climb in order to view all the rooms and the terrace). Islamic inscriptions combine with secret hiding. After tour, drive to Nizwa.

Overnight stay in Nizwa Heritage Inn (B) (Or Similar)

Day 4: Nizwa - Sinaw – Wahiba Sands
Breakfast at Hotel. 8.30 Check out and Drive to Wahiba Sands.
First, we visit Sinaw Souq. It features different areas for women and men, which are designated by a sign, but the action often spills out on to the streets, with sellers who missed a prime spot under the covered area opting to set up shop and display their wares along the pavement. Continue and visit Wadi Bani Khalid, this is considered one of the most beautiful wadi’s in Oman. The drive to Wadi Bani Khalid is through the Eastern Hajar Mountains, which offers a panoramic view of landscape below. We pass many pretty villages embedded in the mountains. Here the road winds down to the wadi alongside a large, shallow pool fringed with vegetation and ends at a village. We park our vehicles at this point and continue on a short trek to the deep blue pools of the wadi. Enjoy a swim in this glorious grace of nature.

Desert Safai over golden sand dunes and visit of a Bedouin family. Chat with the host and enjoy the traditional Bedouin Omani coffee with dates. Later drive to the campsite and check in. Evening get ready for a Sunset on nearby sand dunes.

Overnight stay in Sama Al Wasil Camp (B-D) (Or Similar camp)

Day 5: Wahiba Sands - Sur – Muscat
Breakfast at Camp. Depart from camp and drive to Muscat via scenic coastal route. First a stop at the ruins of Bibi Miriam's Tomb, which can be seen at the village of Qalhat on coastal road to Muscat. Our next stop is Wadi Shab. Inside you will have to walk along palm groves, on rugged rocky cliffs and swim through some pools to get to the main attraction, which the submerged cave with waterfalls. It will take you about 30-45 minutes’ walk to get to the cave and to enter it you have to swim through a hole between the mountains. Later visit Bimah Sinkhole, a spectacular limestone crater with blue green water at the bottom. On clear sunny days while driving along the coast one might chance to see sharks in the deep blue water or fleet footed Gazelle sprint across the landscape.

Overnight in Naseem Hotel Muscat (B) (Or Similar)

Day 6: Departure
Breakfast at Hotel. Check out from hotel (Standard Check out time 1200 Hrs.). Transfer to Muscat International Airport to board your flight back home.

Tour Price:
• Price shown is for a person based on twin share accommodation, for the travel period indicated.
• All prices displayed are subject to availability and can be withdrawn or varied without notice.
• Prices are guaranteed once booking is confirmed by us and paid in full by the due date.
• Depending on your needs and group size (individual, couple, family, group, etc.) we will provide the final pricing for your tour.
• Itineraries are subject to change without prior notice due to weather conditions, emergencies on board or any unforeseen situation.

Inclusions:
• 5 Nights’ accommodation in standard rooms on BB basis.
• 01x Dinner in Desert and Breakfast in all hotels.
• Transportation by 4WD. (Maximum 2 to 4 pax per vehicle with our English-speaking driver guide)
• Service of our certified English-speaking driver- Guide.
• Entrance fees for forts and museums wherever applicable
• Bottled Mineral water throughout the duration of tour
• Return airport transfers.
• All Applicable current taxes & 5% VAT.

Exclusions:
• Any services not mentioned in the “cost include”

Please refer to our Standard Booking Conditions for booking terms and conditions.