Day 01
Nizwa and Jebel Akhdar Tour
- The tour first takes you to Nizwa, the old capital of Oman. The Nizwa Souq is among the largest of its kind in the country. A wide variety of vendors offer their goods on the streets of the souk. Here you can find fish, meat, vegetables, pottery, jewellery, handicrafts, and souvenirs which are sold in authentic old market halls that few places can boast. Especially interesting is the Friday cattle market, when the locals from the nearby Villages come to sell their donkeys, goats, cattle, sheep, and chickens in a circus-style open marketplace.
- Next, head to the Souq is Nizwa Fortress. The fort is a museum today and offers splendid views of this ancient town and the surrounding mountains. You can walk around this impressive fortress and visit its many rooms, passages, and towers. The fort is an architectural testimony to the economic and military achievements of the early Yoruba dynasty from the mid-17th century. It was a military stronghold designed to withstand even the strongest of attacks at the time. Even along the corridors, many traps were laid to deter any intruders that might have penetrated the defences.
- Then, we will bring you to Birkat Al Mouz Old Village and the Irrigation System of Al Kattmyn at the foot of Jebel Akhdar, with its old Village ruins and Banana and Date plantations.
- From there, we will drive up to Jebel Akhdar. This mountain is also known as the Green Mountain because of its many fruit plantations and the rose gardens (the rose blooming season is May to September). Visit Diana Point photo stop as it offers some lovely walks with fantastic valley views and some Wadis and abandoned romantic villages to visit.
- In the late afternoon, we will bring you back to Muscat.
