Oman · Hiking

Private Day Trip to Wadi Shab, Fins Beach & Bimmah Sinkhole

9 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided in Muscat. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Private day trip to Wadi Shab, Fins Beach, and Bimmah Sinkhole
  • 02 Hike through the palm-lined canyon of Wadi Shab
  • 03 Swim through clear pools to a cave with a small waterfall
  • 04 Stop at Fins Beach for white sands and turquoise waters
  • 05 Visit Bimmah Sinkhole, a striking limestone sinkhole lake
  • 06 Round-trip transport from Muscat included
  • 07 Bottled water and all fees and taxes included

Discover some of Oman’s most striking natural landscapes on this private day trip from Muscat. Travel to Wadi Shab for a scenic hike through a palm-lined canyon, where clear pools, warm waters, and dramatic rock formations create an unforgettable setting for adventure.

Continue to Fins Beach to take in its white sands and turquoise sea, then stop at Bimmah Sinkhole on the return journey. With time to admire the views and opportunities for swimming along the way, this experience combines hiking, nature, and coastal scenery in one memorable day.

Discover some of Oman’s most striking natural landscapes on this private day trip from Muscat.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 9 Hours
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Cities Muscat, Bimmah Sinkhole
Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Wadi Shab

The tour starts in the morning towards Wadi Shab, this Wadi is an enormous canyon gorge that is lined with palm trees and impressive indications of what the power of the water coming down from the mountains can do in nature, with a 35 to 40 minute walk and hike up through the canyon Wadi (walking shoes or trainer and swimming shoes are required), we arrive at one of the crystal clear water pools, tourists can swim through the warm waters from pool to pool, eventually, we come to the last pool where an opening among the enormous rocks allows us to swim into an incredible crevice cave with a small waterfall, inside the sunlight filters in from the outside, turning the water into a beautiful turquoise blue whilst water showers down one side of the cave from the Wadi beyond after enjoying your time in the Wadi Shab.

Fins Beach

From Wadi Shab we'll Make a stop at Fins Beach opens up a panorama of strikingly white sands and intriguingly pebbly beach, with sparkling turquoise waters and a soft cool breeze.

Bimmah Sinkhole

From Fins Beach on the way back to Muscat we make a stop at Bimmah sinkhole (swimming in the sinkhole lake is possible) Bimmah Sinkhole a water-filled depression, structurally a sinkhole, in the limestone of eastern Muscat Governorate in the Sultanate of Oman, a lake of turquoise waters, it is 50 m by 70 m wide and approximately 20 m deep, it is only about 600 m away from the sea, between the coastal towns of Dibab and Bimmah village, the sinkhole was formed by a collapse of the surface layer due to the dissolution of the underlying limestone, to preserve the sinkhole, the local municipality developed a park there.

From Sinkhole we drive back to Muscat

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Muscat. 2 cities · 9 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Transportation by Air-Conditioned Vehicle 4WD or Saloon
  • Hotels, Port, Airport, Residence pick up and drop off
  • All fees and taxes
  • Bottled water

What's Not Included

Lunch

Know before you go

  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Not suitable for pets
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Not stroller accessible
  • We pick up travelers from any place in Muscat - Muscat harbor (for shore excursions passengers) - Muscat International Airport) - Residence - Hotels

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Muscat.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Muscat.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

Your 9 hours finish where they began, in Pickup service provided in Muscat..

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