8:30: Meet your tour guide and enjoy this full-day tour involving some off-road driving which 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.

Proceed to the famous old village of Al Hamra (the red village). Here, you can enjoy a walk along the narrow bylanes passing between the old mud-houses & observe the functioning of the ancient falaj irrigation system.

Drive onward to another pretty mountain village, 'Misfah', where you can see the large fruit & vegetable plantations on the mountain's slopes.

Continue to proceed to Bilad Sayt, where the lush green terraces are framed by the sheer cliffs of Jebel Akhdar.

Move further from Hat to Wadi Bani Auf, which offers a pass to cross the mountains into the Rustaq area.

Return to Muscat driving along the coastal highway.