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Private Full-Day Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole Tour: A Cultural Exploration in Muscat
5.0
87 Ratings
Tiwi
This Full-day tour is especially for travelers who want to see what Muscat can offer. This is a cultural tour including Wadi Shab, the Bimmah Sinkhole, and the amazing white beach of Fins Beach.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Wadi Shab - Through the Coast from Muscat to Quriyat and over the plateau Travel down and Reach Wadi Shab. You will be taken for breathtaking Visual Scenes, “the most beautiful among Muscat tours scenes”, an easy walk through the Wadi and you will have a picnic there. About 40 minutes walk through the canyon and green terraced gardens will bring you to a series of streams and pools. You will now have the opportunity to swim in crystal clear water and swim through a narrow keyhole, magnificent cave to Surface inside, which contains an inspiring waterfall. The cave is a magnificent magical place. Stop at Fins Beach. Relax a while. Return to Muscat. (Kindly note that the wadi is strewn with rocks and pebbles which makes walking difficult. Advisable to wear sturdy walking shoes.
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What's Included
- 4WD comfortable vehicle
- Hotel/port/airport pick-up and drop-off (Muscat area)
- English-speaking Omani tour guide
- Fuel included
- Bottled water provided during the tour
What's Not Included
- Lunch
Location
Wadi Shab
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Darren
Apr 21, 2024
Exploring the beautiful Wadi Shab - Excellent full day tour with our very friendly and knowledgeable guide Khalfan. The water levels in Wadi Shab were higher than normal after the terrible weather a few days earlier, this made crossing the wadi and swimming through it more challenging than expected, but Khalfan was very helpful and reassuring. The scenery is beautiful from the drive out of Muscat, the Wadi and the sinkhole. Recommended.
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Lifetraveller13
Apr 18, 2024
Fabulous insights across the day with Saif - Maymona helped to organise and Saif was our lovely guide. There was some adverse weather during our trip, very unusual for Oman, but kindly they were flexible with the date. Due to the weather the Wadi was sadly inaccessible, instead Saif fitted in every sight possible - from Bimmah sinkhole, to local farms, to swimming in the Gulf of Oman from the stunning white sands beach, and even the Tropic of Cancer line. The best bit was Saif’s commentary on his amazing home country - such fascinating nature knowledge and local history, truly loved learning more. We were also so happy to have lunch at a local eatery - we have been blessed to travel and taste many cuisines over the years, but Oman’s is our new favourite!
We fell immediately love with the beautiful nature and people of Oman. And are already planning our return trip, so much appreciated Saif’s top tips on future itinerary. Thank you!
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T9440ayalexw
Mar 8, 2024
Amazing tour in Wadis with top class guide Ahmed - Lovely day trip led by Ahmed. My other half and I saw some wonderful sights and we managed to squeeze in an extra stop because we made good time. Think it was fantastic to do this as a smaller more private tour as it allowed for a more tailored experience. Secondly the timing is perfect as we managed to finish the Wadi when the large tour masses were just arriving. Would highly recommend to anyone visiting especially on the fence of whether to go private or a group tour.
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Worldtravelorlove1
Mar 4, 2024
Highly recommended!! - My trip’s itinerary has been tailor-made and isn’t here.
It’s been a 2day trip: a start in Muscat, overnight in the Wahiba sands desert. The following day in the morning we moved to Wadi Shab, stop over at the Fins Beach and finished at Bimmah Sinkhole, after which came back to Muscat.
My guide, Hamood, is local and very experienced. He did my trip absolutely amazing!! I’m very grateful to him: he always ‘run an extra mile’, introduced to me the history and culture of Oman. He also shared some tips for Muscat and local highlights.
I felt absolutely safe and trustful as Hamood was very flexible and experienced, he took me to fantastic places, gave me time where I wanted to stay longer. It was just a 2day tour, but felt like it was longer as I’ve visited lot’s locations, plenty of interesting historical and cultural details. Oman is a great country to visit! Highly recommended!!
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Sanaya_d
Jan 28, 2024
Truly a memorable adventure - Our driver and guide Nabhan was exceptionally helpful and knowledgeable. It is not advisable to take this tour without a guide like him. He guided us at every step right from what to carry and what not to carry. He ensured that we are safe and comfortable throughout the experience.
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Nurhanani_i
Jan 15, 2024
Wonderful day trip at Wadi Shab - Great tour with Amer. He is friendly and patience at attending my family of four. I had a autistic daughter with us who are walking at a slower speed than usual. Amer help us to take care of our daughter on the footing as the trail is quiet challenging for her. It was quiet a long walk but the view was awesome at wadi shab and along the way. Weather now in January is just nice and I truely recommend do it in winter time in Oman.
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Nurhananii2024
Jan 12, 2024
Great Experience! - We had a wonderful tour today with Amer. He was here to pick us up on time and even contact us 2 days ahead to explained what we should be expecting. It was quite a long walk and things that you should bring along or some of the things that you can rent if necessary such as floating vest.
We had our autistic daughter who is quite co- operative today and Amer help us a lot to guide her on the footing and he is patience enough as the speed we are going is a bit slow. Overall it was a good experience for us the whole family. Amer took my son went to swim in the far and deeper part of the wadi for a plunge in experience.
Bimmah Sinkhole is also a breathtaking view. Clear water and awesome experience to dip in if you are for it. 👍🏼
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Daliamv2173fg
Dec 30, 2023
Great time and great guide - We had an amazing tour of Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole thanks to Sunshine Tours and especially our guide Mussab. He was our guide the day before too during a half-day private tour of Muscat (Grand Mosque, Opera House etc.). Mussab was very kind, warm and patient. He was extremely attentive to our needs. Both tours were very organized. We really had a wonderful time and great memories. We would definitely recommend both Sunshine Tours and Mussab for anyone thinking of visiting Oman.
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130applea
Dec 27, 2023
靚景,好導遊! - 我們的導遊Marjid非常體貼細心,介紹了很多當地文化及習俗給我們認識。給予我們一個很難忘的旅程!
Our guide Marjid was very friendly and taught us many things about the local culture, we enjoyed the trip very much!
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Stephenw972
Dec 27, 2023
Beautiful view, wonderful guide! - Our guide Marjid was amazing, he was very attentive and friendly throughout the trip, we couldn’t ask for a better guide!
The journey was comfortable and he introduced us to a lot of local customs and culture, a very fun and informative trip overall.
我們的導遊Marjid非常體貼細心,介紹了很多當地文化及習俗給我們認識。給予我們一個很難忘的旅程!
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