Muscat-Nizwa Market (Souq) and Fort-Wahiba sands

Nizwa Souk - We’ll leave Muscat for the old capital of Oman Nizwa, we’ll visit the famous Nizwa Market (Souq), where a wide variety of vendors offer their goods in the streets of the souq, where you can find, vegetables, pottery, jewelry, handicrafts, Omani sweets (Halwa), dates spice, and souvenirs which are sold in authentic old market halls that few places can boast, especially interesting is the Friday cattle market when the locals from the nearby villages come to sell their, goats, cattle, sheep, and chickens in a circus style open marketplace.

Nizwa Fort Oman - Next to the Souq is Nizwa Fortress, the Fort is a museum today and offers splendid views of this ancient town and the surrounding mountains, you can walk around in this impressive Fortress and visit its many rooms, passages, and towers, the Fort architectural testimony to the economic and military achievements of the early Yaruba dynasty from the mid-17th century, it was a military stronghold designed to withstand even the strongest of attacks at the time, even along the corridors, many traps were laid to deter any intruders that might have penetrated the defenses.

Wahiba Sands - From Nizwa continues your journey to the desert (Wahiba Sands) this spectacular Desert has an Ares of 12,500 Square K.M the called also Al Sharqiya Sands, formerly known as “Wahiba Sands” is a region of desert in Oman the region was named for the Bani Wahiba tribe, divided between the northern and southern Governorates in the Eastern Region, the area is defined by a boundary of 180 K.Ms (110 mi) north to south and 80 K.M (50 mi) east to west, relax or take part in an adventurous 4x4 drive in the sand dunes, then we’ll watch the stunning sunset of the desert on one of the big sand dunes, we finish the day with dinner at the camp.

Wahiba Sands-Wadi Bani Khalid–Sur-Ras Al had

Wadi Bani Khalid - Today after check-out from our camp in the desert we’ll drive to Wadi Bani Khalid, one of the biggest and most beautiful Wadis in Oman. after reaching Wadi Bani Khalid just a short walk approximately 10 minutes (walking shoes or trainer are required) you’ll see sparkling clear water pools 9 meters in depth perfect for a long swim, relax sunbath, in the beautiful scenic Wadi Canyon.

Sur - From Wadi Bani Khalid, we continue our journey to Sur, we’ll give you a city tour of Sur, we’ll show you the dhow factory where you can see the wooden dhow building, and we’ll show you the old ship, then we take you to the old part of Sur where you can see most of the houses designed with wooden doors and windows.

Al Hadd - From Sur, we continue our journey to Ras Al Hadd we check-in our Hotel/Resort for the night, in the evening after buffet dinner, we’ll visit the Turtle sanctuary at Ras Al Jinz, where we’ll go on a guided beautiful walking tour on the beach at night under the stars, where we have a high chance of seeing Omanis great sea turtles stumbling onto the beach to build a nest and lay the eggs, if you are lucky, you can even see baby turtles hatching from some nests.

Ras Al Hadd-Wadi Shab–Fins Beach-Sinkhole-Muscat

Wadi Shab - Today we continue our tour 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 35 to 40 minute hike up through the canyon Wadi (walking shoes or trainer are required) we arrive at one of crystal clear water pools, tourists can swim 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.

Fins Beach - From Wadi Shab, We’ll make a stop at Fins Beach or people call it white sands beach opens up a panorama of strikingly white sands and intriguingly pebbly beach, with sparkling turquoise waters and soft cool breeze.

Bimmah Sinkhole - From Fins Beach to Bimmah Sinkhole, a big crater near the sea with a big lake at the bottom (Swimming is possible in the Sinkhole) Bimmah Sinkhole a water-filled depression, structurally a sinkhole, in the limestone of eastern Muscat Governorate in Oman, a lake of turquoise waters, it is 50 m by 70 m wide and approximately 20 m deep, it’s only about 600 m away from the sea, between the coastal towns of Dibab and Bimmah village, the sinkhole was formed by a collapse of the surface layer due to the dissolution of the underlying limestone, to preserve the sinkhole, the local municipality developed a park there.

Then we drive back to Muscat.

• Hotels, Port, Airport, Residence pick up and drop off
• Private tour
• English speaking guide
• Dinner
• Bottled water
• Breakfast
• Transportation by Air-Conditioned Vehicle 4WD
• All fees and taxes
• 2 Nights accommodation

• Lunch

3 days round trip gives you the opportunity to visit Nizwa the old capital of Oman, spend one night in the spectacular desert, Watch the turtles in Ras Al Jinz, swim deeply in sparkling blue clean water pools in Wadi Shab & Wadi Bani Khalid, visit fins beach and Bimmah Sinkhole

Places and sights you’ll visit:

• Nizwa Fort & Market
• Wahiba Sands
• Wadi Bani Khalid
• Sur
• Ras Al Had
• Ras al Jinz (Turtle watching)
• Wadi Shab
• Fins Beach
• Sinkhole

• Experience the culture and the history of Oman when you visit Nizwa
• Experience the silence and watch the stunning sunset in the desert
• Pick up and drop off your Hotels, Port (For shore excursions passengers),
Airport, Residence
• All fees and taxes Included
• Private Tour

• Not stroller accessible
• Infants must not sit on laps

If you cancel at least 6 full day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a full refund.
If you cancel between 2 and 6 day(s) before the scheduled departure time, you will receive a 50% refund.
If you cancel within 2 day(s) of the scheduled departure, you will receive a 0% refund.