Welcome To Exotic Orient Tours

OMAN WILDERNESS 05 NIGHTS & 06 DAYS

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

• Mystical Bazars
• Heritage villages
• Forts & Castles
• Mountain & desert landscape.

VALIDITY

• 1st Oct 2023 – 30th April 2024
• 1st Oct 2024 - 30th April 2025

BLACKOUT DATES

• 20th Dec 2023 – 8th Jan 2024
• 20th Dec 2024 -8th Jan 2025

DAY 1, ARRIVAL TRANSFER

Pass through the immigration and customs. Our Chauffer will meet you outside the Airport (Landside) and escort you to the vehicle parked outside. Overnight stay in City Seasons Muscat (Or Similar 4*)

DAY 2, EXPLORE MUSCAT CITY (4Hrs.)

Stop for a visit to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, modern and elegant, has become one of the symbols of the city, built in 1995 to 2001, famous for its beautiful Persian carpet and the incredible chandelier with 1122 bulbs, 8 tons of weight, the largest in the world. Continue to Bait Al Zubair's Ethnological Museum where the precious collection of Swords (Al Saif), Daggers (Kanjar), various weapons, ceramics, and Omani customs and traditions are on display. Then stop at the Alam Palace, the official residence of the Sultan (external), & the two Portuguese forts (outside), Mirani and Jalali, and the Souq of Muttrah. Return to hotel, Overnight stay in City Seasons Muscat – (B)(Or Similar 4*)

DAY 3, MISFAH – AL HAMRA – BAHLA - NIZWA

0830 Hrs. Breakfast at the hotel and drive to Nizwa We first visit Misfah, a pretty village with stone houses, precariously clinging to the side of a huge mountain cliff. The village is laden with date, lemon, and banana groves. We visit the village of Al Hamra, famous for its old multi-storied mud houses surrounded by a vast expanse of lush green date plantations. Later Drive to Jabal Shams and Jabal Shams is the highest peak in the Gulf region. Enjoy breath taking view of the deep canyon A visit to Jabrin castle enables the visitor to recapture the atmosphere of medieval Oman. The 17th-century fort is one of Oman’s finest castles and has some exquisite hand-painted ceilings. (The Jabrin castle has two floors of steps to climb to view all the rooms and the terrace). Islamic inscriptions combine with secret hiding. After the tour, drive to Nizwa.

Overnight stay in Golden Tulip Nizwa (B) (Or Similar 4*)

DAY 4, NIZWA - SINAW – WAHIBA SANDS

Breakfast at Hotel

8.30 Check out and Drive to the Wahiba Sands. First, we visitSinawSouq. It features different areas for women and men, which are designated by a sign, but the action often spills out onto the streets, with sellers who missed a prime spot under the covered area opting to set up shop and display their wares along the pavement. Continue and visit WadiBani Khalid, which is considered one of the most beautiful wadi’s in Oman. The drive to WadiBani Khalid is through the Eastern Hajar Mountains, which offers a panoramic view of the landscape below. We pass many pretty villages embedded in the mountains. Here the road winds down to the wadi alongside a large, shallow pool fringed with vegetation and ends at a village. We park our vehicles at this point and continue on a short trek to the deep blue pools of the wadi. Enjoy a swim in this glorious grace of nature. Desert Safai over golden sand dunes and visit of a Bedouin family. Chat with the host and enjoy the traditional Bedouin Omani coffee with dates. Later drive to the campsite and check in. Evening get ready for a Sunset on nearby sand dunes. Overnight stay in Golden Palm Oasis (B-D) (Or Similar camp)

DAY 5, WAHIBA SANDS - SUR - MUSCAT

Breakfast at Camp

Depart from camp and drive to Muscat via scenic coastal route. First a stop at the ruins of Bibi Miriam & Tomb, which can be seen at the village of Qalhat on the coastal road to Muscat. Our next stop is Wadi Shab. Inside you will have to walk along palm groves, on rugged rocky cliffs and swim through some pools to get to the main attraction, which is the submerged cave with waterfalls. It will take you about 30-45 minutes’ walk to get to the cave and to enter it you have to swim through a hole between the mountains. Later visit Bimah Sinkhole, a spectacular limestone crater with blue-green water at the bottom. On clear sunny days while driving along the coast one might chance to see sharks in the deep blue water or fleet-footed Gazelle sprint across the landscape. Overnight in City Seasons Muscat (B) (Or Similar 4*)

DAY 6, DEPARTURE

Breakfast at Hotel

Check out from the hotel (Standard Check-out time 1200 Hrs.)

Transfer to Muscat International Airport to board your flight back home.