Wahiba Sands of Oman


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Price
$Call per person
Duration
3 days
Destination
Oman
Travellers
2

3 Days, 2 Nights Wahiba - Nizwa

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What's included

Destination
Departure Location
Muscat
Return Location
Muscat
Price includes
  • Accommodations
  • English-Speaking Driver
  • Sightseeing
  • Transportation
  • Water
Price does not include
  • Airfare- International
  • Optional Activities
  • Personal Expenses
  • Tips
  • Transfers
  • Trip Insurance
  • Visa Authorization
  • Visa Services
Additional Prices
Single supplement: Call
  • Day 1
  • Day 2
  • Day 3
Day 1

Muscat – Coastal road - Sur – Wahiba Desert

At 08:30hrs, you will meet our tour guide in your Hotel in Muscat. You will start your journey and proceed along the coastal road heading to Sur. On the way you stop at Bimah sinkhole, formation of the karst topography and a scenic wonder. From here it’s a short distance to the Fins Beach, a white sandy beach. You will continue the tour to Wadi Shab, which translates as a gorge between the cliffs. Only accessible on foot, the path winds its ways up the wadi past caves, cliffs and deep pools with the scenery changing at every step. At the end of Wadi Shab there is a swim through the famous keyhole into the secluded world thrilling of fantasy. (Picnic lunch packets can be served at an optional cost). After spending some time there, you will then proceed to Sur and visit dhow yards, and you might see the dhow still being made by hand. You will then drive to the undulating Golden sands of the Wahiba Desert.

The great Wahiba sands are longitudinal dunes 200 KMs long and 100 KMs wide running south from the Eastern Hajars to the Arabian Sea. This is the traditional home of the Bedouin, hardy spirited people who know how to survive in these harsh desert conditions. You are invited to meet with a Bedouin family and gain an intimate insight into their traditional lifestyle.

You will then be driven approximately 20KMs into the desert to reach your camp for your overnight stay. The drive is an exciting and adrenaline filled experience driving through high sand dunes.

After reaching your camp and completing check-in formalities, you will be driven on top of a dune to watch the magnificent sunset. Return to the Camp and enjoy a traditional BBQ style dinner under the starlit sky.

Day 2

Wahiba – Wadi Bani Khalid – Nizwa

Enjoy breakfast at the Camp. By 08:30Hrs, you embark on your tour towards Wadi Bani Khalid, the Lost Shangri La. Starting off at the village with its endless date plantation, we then walk on following intricate cave passages weaving through the wadi. The pool is cool, deep and absolutely stunning with silky clear water. (Lunch at an optional cost)

You then proceed to Nizwa, the old capital of Oman. Visit the souk showcasing a wonderful array of handicrafts - coffee pots, swords, leather goods, silverware, antiques, and household utensils. Check in at the hotel around 16:00hrs for your overnight stay.

Day 3

Nizwa – Misfat Al Abrein - Muscat

After breakfast at the hotel depart at 08:30Hrs and visit Nizwa fort, which was completed in the 1650s and was the seat of power during the rule of the Al Ya'ruba dynasty and is Oman's most visited National monument. You then drive towards Bahla, the oldest recorded region of civilization in Oman.

Photo stop at the huge loam fort. The fort's main feature is its 7-mile long walls which were patrolled by sentries night and day. Bahla is also known as the pottery capital of Oman. Because of its cultural value, Bahla is placed in the UNESCO’s list of heritage monuments.

From here it is a short distance to the mighty bastion of Jabrin and the crown seat of the Yaruba Dynasty. You will then proceed to Misfat Al Abrein, a picturesque village strapped on to the side of a mountain. As you walk around this beautiful village where time has come to a standstill, you will be moved by the simplicity and friendliness of the people. (Picnic Lunch can be served at an optional cost) You then proceed back to Muscat and we drop you off at your hotel in Muscat approximately around 16:00Hrs.

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At the crossroads between three continents and four seas, Oman has always been a strategic country at the tip of the Arabian gulf, with a great maritime history, symbolized by the adventures of Sinbad the Sailor. An enchanting land, home to an ancient civilization, already mentioned in Mesopotamian texts of five thousand years ago. Its inhabitants lived in the desert and the sea taking advantage of the natural resources, building forts and Palaces, Castles, walls and boats agile and fast. Ruled by one of the oldest dynasties in the region, is now also one of the most peaceful countries in the Gulf with a population proud of its traditions and famous for its hospitality.

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Wahiba Sands of Oman

Price
$Call per person
Duration
3 days
Destination
Oman
Travellers
2