DAY 1,
Pass through the immigration and customs. Our Chauffer will meet you outside the Airport (Landside) and escort to the vehicle parked outside.
Overnight in Muscat
DAY 2,
WADI BANI AUF – BILAD SAIT – JABAN SHAMS
The route down Wadi Bani Awf is one of the Arabia’s greatest 4WD adventures and includes a visit to the village of Bilad Sait, a remote fortress village. Wadi Bani Awf also spelled Wadi Bani Awuf, is a large wadi in wilayat Al Rustaq in the South Batinah Governorate of Oman. The wadi covers a large area with several villages and lots of cool attractions worth visiting, including the famous Snake Canyon! The route through Wadi Bani Awuf goes through beautiful scenery and connects all the way to Balad Sayat in Al Dakhiliya region by crossing the Hajar Mountains and offers some of the best off-road driving experience you can find in Oman.
Later Drive to Jabal Shams and Jabel Shams is the highest peak in the Gulf region. Enjoy breathtaking view of the deep canyon
Overnight in Sama Heights Resort. (B, D)
DAY 3,
MISFAH – AL HAMRA WADI TANUF
Breakfast at Hotel
0900 Hrs Breakfast at hotel and drive to Jabreen.
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.
Further drive to Wadi Tanuf. Wadi Tanuf is a pretty good offroad adventure which can become really thrilling. Tanuf has some historical ruins of its ancient lost city, that was abandoned during the famous wars of Jabal Al Akhdar in 1950. A walk through Tanuf is a unique walk between history, architectural beauty, and nature.
Overnight in Golden Tulip Nizwa (B)
DAY 4,
NIZWA – BIRKAT AL MOUZ – JABAL AKHDAR
Breakfast at Hotel
We then drive to visit the village of Barkat ul Mauz. Enjoy a walk through the lush green date plantations. We continue our drive through Wadi Al Madeen. From here a 36 km stretch of winding road takes one to Jebel Akhdar (2000 mts above sea level) the green jewel of the Al Hajjar mountain ranges, a truly unique spot in the Arabian Peninsula. Enjoy the cool climate up in the mountains. Al Jebel Al Akhdar is famed for its fruit orchards typically laid out terrace style along the slopes of mountains, which are endowed with natural springs and aflaj. The villages of Saiq, Wadi Bani Habib (the village of the old houses) & Al Ain dot the landscape. The villages overlook a spectacular landscape of dramatic peaks, gorges, and wadis. The roses of Jabal Al Akhdar fill the air with fragrance when in full bloom (March / April). Rosewater is distilled in the homes of the villagers.
After the tour drive back to Nizwa
Overnight in Nizwa (B)
DAY 5,
NIZWA – WAHIBA SANDS
Breakfast at Hotel
8.30 Check out and Drive to Wahiba Sands
We will visit Wadi Bani Khalid, this is considered one of the most beautiful wadis’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 Safari over golden sand dunes and visit of a Bedouin family. Anybody who chooses to live in the environment of Wahiba Sands must be hardy and resilient to tolerate its potentially harsh climate – and bedu are just that. There are over 3000 Bedu of varying tribal origins who live here amongst the woodland on the fringes of the sands.
Sunset on nearby sand dunes.
Overnight at 1000 Nights Camp (B, D)
DAY 6,
WAHIBA SANDS CROSSING
Breakfast at Hotel
Overnight in Al Ashkara
DAY 7,
ASHKARA – WADI ARBAYEEN – MAZARA – WADI MAHE
Breakfast at Hotel / Camp
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.
Later drive to Muscat Via Mazar and Wadi Mayh
Overnight in Muscat (B)
DAY 8,
Day at Leisure
Breakfast at Hotel
Day at leisure
Overnight in Muscat (B)
DAY 9,
DEPARTURE TRANSFER
Breakfast at Hotel
After Brekfast tranfer to Muscat Internationl Airprt to board you flight back home.
END OF TOUR/ SERVICE
PACKAGE COST VALID FROM 1st OCT 2020 – 30TH APRIL 2021
(NOT VALID FROM 20TH DEC 2020 – 10TH JAN 2021 – HOLIDAY SUPPLEMENTS & MINIMUM STAY LENGTH MAY APPLY)
- 8 Nights’ accommodation in standard rooms on BB basis.
- 03 dinner
- Meals ( Breakfast in all hotels)
- Transportation by 4WD with our English speaking driver – Guide)
- Entrance fees for forts and museums wherever applicable
- Mineral water throughout the duration of tour
- Any services not mentioned in the “cost include”
All current hotel taxes have been included while quoting. Any increase in the existing tax structure, fuel hike, VAT and additional Government levies will be charged extra.
Please note we have not blocked any rooms at any of the hotels. The rooms are subject to availability at the time of confirmation.
All arrangements made Exotic Orient Tours are in the capacity of an agent only. Exotic Orient Tours will not be liable for claims or expenses arising from circumstances beyond our control such as accidents, injuries delayed flights, or & acts of force majeure.
Payment Policy
50% payment upon the confirmation.
50% payment 15 days prior to arrival.
Cancellation Policy
If cancelled 21 days prior to the arrival, no cancellation charges apply.
If cancelled less than 21 days 100% of the total invoice will be applied as cancellation charge.