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Home9-Hour Food Hunt In Niswa & Jebel Al Akhdar From Muscat
Description
Start your food hunt tour at Niswa Souq and explore its spice market, taste its varieties of Omani halwa, dates and freshly baked bread. Drive to Jebel Al Akhdar to dine, Shuwa, slow-cooked meat, with a local family. Explore the house gardens in the region by taking a walk with mountain views on the other side. End your tour by having a delish Omani treat, Mishkak, a grilled meat stick before returning to Muscat.
Highlights
- Explore the old spice market of Nizwa Souq
- Have delicious Omani treat, Shuwa and Mishkak
- See fruits, vegetables and rose gardens on the local's home terraces
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- Meet your guide at Muscat and head to Niswa Souq, the former capital of the Sultanate with deep Omani traditions.
- Visit the old market to get familiar with the local cuisine and the culinary culture by learning about different spices used in food preparation. Taste varieties of Omani halwa, dates and freshly baked bread.
- Drive to Jebel Al Akhdar to meet an Omani family and have famous Shuwa, the grilled meat which usually takes a long time while cooking, for lunch.
- Go on a nature walk to see fruits, vegetables, and rose gardens on artificial terraces alongside the mountain, stopping for Arabic coffee and dates.
- Have Mishkak, an Omani dish, grilled pieces of marinated meat, on long wooden sticks for dinner.
- Return to the starting point—end of the tour.
What's Included
All transfers
English-speaking Oman tour guide
- Transport in A/C car
Water bottle
Lunch and Dinner
What's Excluded
Anything not mentioned above
Meeting Point
Muscat, Oman
Cancellation Policy
For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.Price Details
| Adult | |
| 1 To 8 | USD 220 Per Person |
| Child | |
| 1 To 8 | USD 70 Per Person |
This is a private tour | |
Starting From
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USD 220 / person