DAY 01 ARRIVAL MUSCAT
Meet our driver at general arrival hall and transfer to Levatio Muscat Hotel. Standard check in time is 1400 Hrs . For early arrivals , rooms will be subject to availability for immediate check in. Incase guaranteed early check in is required , rooms to be booked one night in advance. Overnight at Levaio Muscat Hotel.
DAY 02 HALF DAY IN MUSCAT
After Breakfast at 08:30hrs meet your guide at the lobby of the hotel and leave for Grand Mosque in your private vehicle. Arrive Grand Mosque and visit. Grand Mosque is one of the largest Mosques in the world and at one time, it can accommodate 20,000 worshippers. Grand Mosque has beautiful artwork, chandeliers and one piece carpet covering entire prayer hall. (To visit Mosque, one has to be dressed in conservative manner. One should not wear revealing or transparent clothes and should be covered from head to toe. Ladies have to cover their head with a scarf. Grand Mosque is open for the tourists from Saturday to Thursday from 08:00 hrs to 11:00 hrs) After the tour of Grand Mosque, embark your vehicle and leave for old part of Muscat and arrive Muttrah souq and visit. Muttrah Souq is one of the oldest souq in Oman and the narrow alleys of souq with mystic smell of sandel wood make a great atmosphere. It is a place where you can communicate with local people and can buy souveniors for friends and family. After visit of Muttrah souq, embark on your vehichle and drive along the corniche and arrive at Musuem and visit. Bait Zubair Museum was initially founded as a house by a rich merchant, who had the hobby of collecting antiques and photography. Later, he converted his house to a museum in 1998 showcasing the culture and artifacts of Oman. After the visit to the Museum, continue your drive to the official palace of His Majesty, Sultan Qaboos. Al Alam Palace is flanked by two Portuguese fort Jalali and Mirani & Jalali Fort has been completely refurbished and is now used as a museum for guests of State and Royal Family. This will be an outside photo stop only as the visit to Palace and Fort is not possible due to security reasons. Return to the hotel by around 1300 Hrs. Rest of the day at leisure at hotel. Overnight at Levatio Hotel Muscat.
DAY 03 MUSCAT / JABELAKDHER/NIZWA
After breakfast, check out from Al Falaj Hotel, @ 0830 am, meet your English speaking driver cum guide and embark on your private 04WD (One 04WD can accommodate maxium of 04 Guest and 01 Driver cum guide, and proceed to enjoy the interior part of Oman. Visit, Birkat Al mauz is a place where locals grow date palm trees. Pass through the old village and the farms of date palm trees. Your guide will explain the complete cultivation process as well as old irrigation system in Oman – Falaj System. Later drive to Jabel akdher mountians. Climb on stretch of 36-kms winding road for Jabelakdher Jabelakdher,the green mountain of Western Hajar mountains at an altitude of 2000mtrs above sea level. At Jabelakdher locals grow fruits and vegetable at terrace of the mountain and upon arrival on the mountain take a tour of Jabel akdher take a walk at at Siq Plateau to see terrace plantations and to abandon village. Jabelakdher grows various kinds of fruits and vegetables. After visit of jabelakdher climb down the mountains , proceed to Nizwa and check in to Falaj Daris Nizwa Hotel. Overnight stay at Falaj Daris Hotel Nizwa (or smilar).
DAY 04 NIZWA/JABELSHAMS/NIZWA
Beakfast at Hotel. Meet your Guide at Hotel lobby. Embark on your private 04WD vehicle and proceed to visit Jabreen , Bahla and Jabelshams. Proceed to Jabrin, where you will find one of the finest of Oman’s castles built in the late 17th century it, later became a seat of Omani learning. The castle displays the highest achievement in Omani ceiling painting and beautifully executed woodcarvings. Climb down the mountains and visit Al Hamra . One of the oldest villages in Oman . The Mud houses that are dated from 400 years are still occupaid . Later drive to another pretty village of Misfah . The architectural marvel of building stone houses in moutaincliffs are amazing. Proceed to Al Hamra village situated on the foothills of Jabal Akhdar. Visit Misfah a pretty mountain village with its stone dwellings still in existence. While heading for Jebel Shams stop at the mountain village of Wadi Ghul. In the Jebel Akhdar range Jebel Shams is the highest peak offering the most spectacular views. Return to Nizwa. And rest of the day and overnight stay at Falaj Daris Hotel Nizwa (or smilar).
DAY 05 NIZWA/WAHIBA
After breakfast check out from Falaj Daris Nizwa Hotel, meet your Guide and embark on your private 04WD and proceeed to passing by Sinaw Enruote drive to Wahiba Sands. Before leave Nizwa , visit fort & Souq. This is an old traditionl souq and there are different spaces/ buildings allocated for vegetables, meat, soveniers, spices etc. Stroll around the souq . Every Friday, there is cattle market at the souq wherein cattle sellers auction their cattles to locals. They move with cattles in the souq and do the bidding for their cattles. This a old market for cattles and atmosphere is electrifying especially before Eid. After visiting Souq, walk towards the Fort. Nizwa fort with its enormous round tower built in the 17th century by Imam Sultan Bin Saif Al Ya’ aruba to defend the route to the interior. The fort dominates the entire area, with the town having grown around the edifice. Access to the top is only by means of a narrow twisting staircase barred by heavy wooden doors, studded with metal. From the top of the tower one can get a bird’s eye view of the Nizwa city. Later continue you drive to Wahiba sands. The 'Wahiba Sands' often described as a perfect example of Sand Sea consists of large ranges of dunes running from North to South, some attaining a height of about 100 mts and orange in color. Our experienced drivers will take you on a dune drive tour through the undulating sand dunes to experience the thrills of dune driving. After dune drive, visit Bedouin house and meet Bedouin ladies to know more about their life in desert. Enjoy Omani coffee and dates at their house and what ladies do to survive in desert. Evening watch the spectacular sunset from top of Sand dunes. Dinner and overnight at Arabian Oryx Camp.
DAY 06 WAHIBA SANDS / WADI BANI KHALID / SUR
Breakfast in the Arabian Oryx Camp and check out from the Camp. Embark on your 04Wds by 0900 Hrs and exit from the desert and drive towards Sur, enroute visit of Wadi Baini Khalid. Arrive at Wadi Bani Khaled and visit. ‘Wadi bani Khaled’ is a stark contrast to Wahiba sands as it is a natural oasis with lot of greenery. Enjoy a short walk or swim in clear green water of natural oasis (no towel from our side) Arrive at Sur and proceed further towards Ras Al Hadd and check in at Turtle Beach Resort. Rest of the day at leisure at hotel. After early dinner, @ around 2000 Hrs. leave for Ras Al Jinz Turtle reserve to visit. Green turtles travel 100s of kilometer every year for nestling. It is a unique opportunity to sight turtles in their natural inhabitant. The turtle watching tours are lead in various groups by local naturalists. (Sighting turtles are not guaranteed since it is natural Turtle reserve). Return to the hotel. Overnight stay at Turtle Beach Resort.
DAY 07 SUR / WADI TIWI/BIMAH SINKHOLE/MUSCAT
After breakfast and check out from the Turtle Beach Resort and embark your private 04WD and conduct an orientation drive of Sur city, passing by the local souq, fish market and Dhow Building yard. Then continue your drive to Wadi Tiwi, This wadi has village with many farms of banana, papaya, etc. Enjoy a short walk in this village / farms and continue your drive to Fins beach. After this stop, drive toward fins beach. This beach is also known as white beach continuing you drive to sinkhole. On arriving at Sink hole, a spectacular limestone crater with blue green water at the bottom and this stop will also be a toilet stop. After spending some time, continue your drive to Wadi Arbyn. ‘Wadi’ in Arabic means dead riverbed. This is one of the most interesting wadis in the region and most of the time, this wadi has water making it a perfect place for Wadi driving. After enjoying, off road drive, exit from wadi and drive towards Quriyat and visit village of Quriyat. Then proceed to Muscat and upon arrival at Muscat in the afternoon around 1500 PM and drop off the guest either at MCT APT or a Muscat Hotel which the guests have booked directly.
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