6-Day Oman Tour from Muscat with Wadis, Desert and Nizwa

• At approximately 8:30 AM, begin your tour of the gorgeous city of Muscat with a visit to the Grand Mosque, home to one of the biggest one-piece handmade Iranian carpets in the world. The carpet weighs an impressive 21 tons and can comfortably accommodate up to 20,000 worshippers.
• Shortly after, drive around the ministries and the Royal Opera House area, the leading arts and culture organization in the Sultanate of Oman. The vision of the Opera House is to serve as a center of excellence in global cultural engagement.
• Then, stop at Qurum Beach for photos and enjoy a taste of Omani bread with honey and Karak tea.
• Next, continue to Muttrah Souk, where you can find various souvenirs. Muttrah Souq is one of the oldest marketplaces in Oman, dating back two hundred years.
• After that, see Al Alam Palace, the official palace of His Majesty. The next stop is for photos of the two Portuguese forts, Al Jalali and Al Mirani. These forts are impressive to explore, with various picture opportunities available throughout the fortresses.
• Afterwards, continue to one last palace, Al Bustan Palace, for more exploring.
• Before finishing the tour, stop at the parliament for a photo opportunity where you can capture some of the best memories in the city of Muscat.

Overnight stay in Muscat. (Breakfast included)

• Depart Muscat at approximately 8:30 AM. Your first stop of the day is Bimmah Sink Hole, a large crater near the sea with a small lake at the bottom, believed to have been created by a meteor.
• Your next stop is Fins Beach. It is strikingly white, curiously pebbly, incredibly blue, and jaw-droppingly beautiful. Then continue to Wadi Shab, an enormous canyon gorge lined with palm trees and impressive signs of the power of water flowing down from the mountains.
• After around a 35-minute hike through the canyon, arrive at one of several crystal-clear water pools. You can swim through the warm waters from pool to pool. Eventually, reach the last pool, where an opening among the enormous rocks allows you to swim into an incredible crevice cave with a small waterfall. Inside, sunlight filters in from outside, turning the water a beautiful turquoise blue while water showers down one side of the cave from the wadi beyond.
• Next, proceed to a photo stop at Wadi Tiwi, named after the coastal village of Tiwi. It is a beautiful wadi with lush plantations, giving it a distinctly greener feel than many other wadis, before continuing to your hotel in Ras Al Hadd.

Overnight stay in Ras Al Hadd.

Watch turtles in the evening.

(Dinner and breakfast included)

• Depart the hotel after breakfast and drive to Sur. In the morning, explore the city of Sur with some old fortresses and the famous Arabian Dhow Factory, where you can see traditional wooden dhows being built.
• Then drive onward to visit the Omani Ghazal Farm in Al Kamel (Asilel Farm), followed by Wadi Bani Khalid, one of the biggest and most beautiful wadis in Oman. Here, you can swim, sunbathe, relax, and have a picnic in the beautiful scenic wadi canyons.
• In the late afternoon, continue to your desert camp in Wahiba Sands, where you can relax or take part in an adventurous 4x4 drive across the sand dunes.
• Next, watch the stunning desert sunset from one of the big sand dunes. Finish the day with dinner at the camp and a nice romantic time around a campfire.

Overnight stay in Wahiba Sands Desert.

Watch sunset and sunrise from the dunes.

(Dinner and breakfast included)

• Watch the sunrise early in the morning from the dunes before breakfast. At approximately 8:30 AM, depart Wahiba Sands Desert with some stops for photos in the dunes.
• Your next stop is the Zukait Tower Tombs in Izki. This stunningly well-preserved site was declared by UNESCO to be an "array fossilized bronze age landscape," acting almost as a time capsule for the BCE era. The rich landscape that is home to these beehive tombs was recognized as a World Heritage Site in 1988 and has continued to win praise for the treasure trove of data it has provided archaeologists from around the world.
• Then head to Jebel Akhdar, also called the Green Mountain, which is part of the Al Hajar Mountains range in Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate. It rises to a height of 2,980 meters and encompasses the Saiq Plateau at 2,000 meters above sea level.
• After lunch, drive towards Birkat Al Mouz, a unique village nestled into a mountain face, and visit the irrigation system of Al Kattmyn. In 2006, it was added as one of the five Irrigation Systems of Oman, before continuing to Nizwa.

Overnight stay in Nizwa.

(Dinner and breakfast included)

• Depart the hotel after breakfast and drive to Nizwa, the former capital of Oman and home to the famous Nizwa Fort. The fort is a museum and offers splendid views of this ancient town and the surrounding mountains. Also visit Nizwa Souk, where you can take a break to browse and purchase Omani silver craft and other beautiful handmade items.
• After your time in Nizwa, continue to Al Hamra Old Village and visit the mountain village of Misfah Al Abryeen, where some of the oldest preserved houses in Oman can be found.
• Then continue driving to Jebel Shams, the Grand Canyon of Oman, which the Ministry of Tourism, Sultanate of Oman, states to be 3,009 m (9,872 ft) high. Afterwards, return to the hotel.

Overnight stay in Jebel Shams.

(Dinner and breakfast included)

• Depart the hotel after breakfast and start your day by heading up the mountain of the Grand Canyon of Oman for a breathtaking photo stop. Then continue to Bait Al Safa, an old house converted into a famous living Omani museum.
• Next, head to Bahla Fort, where you can also see local pottery being made.
• Later, proceed to Jabreen Castle, one of Oman's most beautiful forts, and then drive back to Muscat.

Tour ends.