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3-day trip from Muscat visiting Nizwa Market (Souq), Nizwa Fort and Ibra. Operated by Address Tours Oman.
Highlights
- Discover the highlights of Oman on a 3-day tour from Muscat
From Muscat: 3-Days Nizwa, Desert, Turtle, Wadi Shab: Key Facts
| Price | From $2599 per person |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3 days |
| Languages | English |
| Tour type | Guided Tour |
| Booking | Direct with the local operator — no OTA markup |
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From Muscat: 3-Days Nizwa, Desert, Turtle, Wadi Shab
Full description
A 3-day trip out of Muscat taking in Nizwa Market (Souq), Nizwa Fort, Ibra and Wahiba Sands. There are 11 stops in all.
The running order is Nizwa Market (Souq), then Nizwa Fort, then Ibra, then Wahiba Sands, then Overnight, and on from there.
The price covers transportation by Air-Conditioned Vehicle 4WD, 2 Nights Accommodation, English Speaking Guide and Pick up & Drop off. It does not cover personal expenses and Lunch, so budget for those separately. Two travellers pay $2814 together rather than $2599 each, because this is priced per party and not per head.
Tour Itinerary
The schedule below is a suggested plan and can be adjusted to suit your preferences.
Nizwa Market (Souq)
We’ll leave Muscat for the old capital of Oman Nizwa there we visit the famous Nizwa Souq, a wide variety of vendors offering their goods in the streets of the souq, where you can find, vegetables, pottery, jewelry, handicrafts, Omani sweets (Halwa), dates spice, and souvenirs which are sold in authentic old market halls, especially interesting is the Friday cattle market when the locals from the nearby villages come to sell their, goats, cattle, sheep in a circus style open marketplace.
Nizwa Fort
Next to the Souq is Nizwa Fortress, offers splendid views of this ancient town and the surrounding mountains, you can walk around in 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 Yaruba dynasty from the mid-17th century, it was a military stronghold designed to withstand even the strongest of attacks at the time
Ibra
From Nizwa we continue our journey to Ibra there we’ll visit the old part of Ibra, which is old almost 1000 years. It’s been built from mud and limestone you can walk around the village, the village is not completely abounded there are still some people living there.
Wahiba Sands
From Ibra we continue our journey to the desert (Wahiba Sands) this spectacular desert has an area of 12,500 Square K.M the called also Al Sharqiya Sands, formerly known as “Wahiba Sands” the region was named for the Bani Wahiba tribe, divided between the northern and southern Governorates in the Eastern Region, take part in an adventurous 4×4 drive in the sand dunes, then we’ll watch the stunning sunset of the desert on one of the big sand dunes, we finish the day with dinner at the camp.
Overnight
Overnight in Wahiba Sands (Safari Desert Camp or Similar)
Wadi Bani Khalid
Today we drive to Wade Bani Khalid, one of the biggest and most beautiful Wades in Oman, after reaching Wade Bani Khalid just a short walk approximately 10 to 15 minutes (walking shoes are required) you’ll see sparkling, blue, clear water pools 9 meters in depth perfect for a long swim, relax sunbath, in the beautiful scenic Wade Canyon.
Sur
From Wadi Bani Khalid we continue our journey to Sur, we’ll give you a small city tour in Sur, we’ll show you the dhow factory where you can see the wooden dhow building we’ll show you also the old ship, then we take you to the old part of Sur where you can see most of the houses there designed with wooden doors and windows.
Ras Al Hadd
Then we continue to Ras Al Hadd to our hotel/resort for the night, in the evening after buffet dinner, we visit the Turtle sanctuary at Ras Al Jinz, where we’ll go on a guided beautiful walking tour on the beach at night under the stars, where we have a high chance of seeing Omanis great sea turtles stumbling onto the beach to build a nest and lay the eggs, if you are lucky, you can even see baby turtles hatching from some nests.
Overnight
Overnight in Ras Al Hadd (Turtle Beach Resort or Similar)
Wadi Shab
Today we continue our tour to Wade Shab, this Wade 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 45-minute hike up through the canyon Wade we arrive at one of crystal clear water pools, 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.
Fins Beach
From Wade Shab We’ll make stop at Fins beach or people call it white sands beach opens up a panorama of strikingly white sands and intriguingly pebbly beach, with sparkling turquoise waters and soft cool breeze.
Sinkhole
Our next stop is Bimmah Sinkhole, a big crater near the sea with a big lake at the bottom Sinkhole a water-filled depression, structurally a sinkhole, in the limestone of eastern Muscat Governorate in Oman, a lake of turquoise waters, it is 50 m by 70 m wide and approximately 20 m deep, it’s 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.
Includes
- Transportation by Air-Conditioned Vehicle 4WD
- 2 Nights Accommodation
- English Speaking Guide
- Pick up & Drop off
- All Fees & Taxes
- Bottled Water
- 2 Breakfast
- 2 Dinner
Excludes
- Personal expenses
- Lunch
Important information
Meeting point
The operator confirms the exact meeting point and time once your booking is confirmed, and you will have it well before the day. If you would rather know before you book, message us on WhatsApp and we will ask them for you.
Know before you go
- Free cancellation available up to 24 hours before the activity starts