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Muscat City Tour (4 1/2 hrs Tour)

Our tour starts with a visit to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, the largest & the most beautiful mosque of Oman. This very unique boasts some of the most magnificent pieces of human achievements in the field of architecture & designing. On the way, we also drive through Shati Al-Qurum, which is probably the most prestigious residential area of the city of with some of most elegant & expensive villas. The next short visit to the very lively and colorful, fruit &vegetable market should be equally interesting with its whole range of fish goods on offer. From their, we proceed you to Muttrah souq, certainly the most famous bazaar in the whole of Oman. Enjoy youe shopping time here by waking through its labyrinth of the alleyways & hundreds of shops selling the best souvenir items Oman has to offer. The next visit is at the Bit Al-Zubair, Oman’s finest museum display the various types of costumes, jewellery & household items as well as old weapons and daggers. Following this, do brief photo stops at Al-Alam Palace-the official palace of his majety Sultan Qaboos. The first stop is at the magnificent main gate, followed by another at the bay-side of the palace, where you can also see the tow Portuguese-built forts Mirani & jalali, which flank the palace. Further, drive through the sidab village to visit the very pretty beach at Qantab befor returning to the hotel.

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EVENING SHOPPING TOUR (4 1/2 hrs Tour)

We will pick you up from your Hotel at 16.30 hrs and drive to the shopping area of your choice. You can choose from: (1) Muttrah Souq, (2) Ruwi high street, (3) Quram Shopping area, (4) City Centre. Following this, we will drop you at one of the local restaurants (again, of your own choice) for dinner and then you drop back at the hotel by 21.00 hrs.

Nakhal & Al Rustaq Tour (Full day trip)

The Tour starts 8 am after breakfast and drive through the AI Batina area. Passing Barka, Nakhal Fort which is a Magnificent Fort rising out of the Rocky Mountains and towering well above this small village, Rustaq Fort, & Hot Spring and AI Hazam Fort which has fought some battles and is built in a very interesting way with hidden escape routes.

Full day Nizwa tour (Full day trip)

The Tour starts at 8:00 am from through the Hajar Mountains via Fanja. In Nizwa, the former capital city of Oman, we will visit the 17th Century Nizwa Fort and the Souq, famous for its Bedouin Silver Jewellery. The Fort was still in use end of the last century, Proceed to the ruined village of Tanuf and Bahla and visit Jabrin, which is considered to be the most beautiful for in Oman, with its unique ceiling paintings.

Wadi Shab Tour (Full day trip, with 4WD vehicle

The tour starts in the morning from Muscat to Quriat. We will proceed to the Sinkhole, a part of a collapsed Cave filled with brackish water. The high light of the journey is Wadi Shab where we stop for a walk, swim. Wadi Shab is an Oasis full of palm trees, mangos and bananas in the middle of a stony landscape. Picnic lunch will be in the White Beach. Bring your towel and swimsuit.

Desert & Wadi Tour (Full day trip, with 4WD vehicle)

The Tour starts at 8:00 am from through the Hajar Mountains via Fanja, then to the Wahiba for Sand Dune driving and return to Bedouin Family, Camel Ride. We will visit one of the biggest natural Wadis in Oman at Wadi Bani Khalid, Natural Swimming Pool. Photo stop at AI Mudhairib (17th Century Watch Tower), in the way back to Muscat.

Jabal Shams Tour (Full day trip, with 4WD vehicle)

The Tour starts at 8:00 am from through the Hajar Mountains via Fanja. In Nizwa, the former capital city of Oman, we will visit the 17th Century Nizwa Fort and the Souq, famous for its Bedouin Silver Jewellery. The Fort was still in use end of the last century, Proceed to the Jabal Shams Grand Canyon which is the highest mountain in Oman and visit Wadi Gool, AI Harnrah old Mud Houses.

Bilad sayt Tour (Full day trip, with 4WD vehicle)

This is an option you have for visiting the picturesque Bilad Sayt, entering the mountains from the Batinah side. On the way out of the city towards the mountains, first visit the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque. Then proceed to the AI Hazm fort, an impressive fort with complex architecture involving numerous secret passageways & hidden rooms. Enter the mountains through Wadi Sahtan to reach Bilad Sayt, where the lush green terraces are framed by the sheer cliffs of Jebel Akhdar. Drive further through Hat to Wadi Bani Auf, which offers a pass to cross the mountains into the Rustaq area. Return to Muscat along the coastal highway.

Nizwa & Bilad Sayt Tour (Full day trip, with 4WD vehicle)

This full day tour including some off-road driving takes you to Bilad Sayt, offering one of the most picturesque landscapes in the mountains of Oman. Start with a visit to the fort & souq in Nizwa and then proceed to the famous old village of AI Hamra (the red village). Here you can enjoy a walk along the narrow bylines passing between the old mud-houses & observe the functioning of the ancient falaj irrigation system. We then drive onward to another pretty mountain village 'Misfah', where you can see the large fruit & vegetable plantations on the slopes of the mountain. From here we proceed to Bilad Sayt, where the lush green terraces are framed by the sheer cliffs of Jebel Akhdar. Drive further through Hat to Wadi Bani Auf, which offers a pass to the mountains into the Rustaq area. Return to Muscat driving along the coastal highway.

Jabel Akhder Tour (Full day trip, with 4WD vehicle)

This full day tour takes you to the famous green mountain of Oman - Jebel Akhdar. We start this tour with a visit to the Nizwa fort & souq and then move ahead to Wadi Muadeen via the oasis village of Birkat AI Mauz. After crossing a check post located at the foot of the mountain, you start the ascent up the mountain. The drive up the mountain offers some splendid panoramic views of the surrounding landscapes and brings you to the Saiq plateau. Jebel Akhdar is also extremely famous due to its large plantations of roses, apricots and pomagranates besides a variety of other fruits & vegetables found on the slopes of the mountain in terrace-like gardens. Visit other interesting places in the vicini like Wadi Bani Habeeb and a re villa e Shira 'a before retuning to Muscat.

Full Day Batinah Tour (Full day trip, with 4WD vehicle)

This tour takes you into the Batinah region, perhaps the most fertile and lush green coastal region of northern Oman and offers a combination of history & landscapes. First visit the very lively and interesting Ish market in Seeb, which takes place in the early morning hours on the open beach. Later visit Nakhl, where a pre-islamic fort perched up on a hillock offers a splendid view of the sur rounding planes. Not very far away from the fort are the famous hot water springs of Nakhl- a popular picnic spot. From here, drive up into the mountains crossing the Ghubra Bowl to visit the Wakan village, famous due to its terrace-garden plantations of pomegranates, apricots, oranges, grapes & figs. Our next visit is at the Wadi Abyadh, a lush green wadi with blue-white pools. Before returning back to Muscat, do a brief photosto p of the Zulfa Mosque lit up marvelously in the afternoon sunlight.

DOLPHIN WATCHING TRIP

Acfantastic experience acrobatics of the Spinner dolphin or Common Dolphins in groups of hundreds. Bottlenose Dolphins with their power and size corning very close to the boat, you have the chance to see 6 types of dolphins, Mothers and calves hunting or playing together, occasionally we can see whales.