اليوم 1: Jebel Shams
Muscat - Nakhal - Wadi Bani Awf - Jabel Shams
Arrive in Muscat. Customs formalities, collection of your luggage and meeting with the guide. Departure in 4x4 for Nakhl to visit its fort. Continue among the palm trees until you reach the Ain Thowarah hot springs, before entering the gorges of Wadi Bani Awf, considered the most beautiful "off road" in all of Oman. For about two hours you enter deep gorges, with the road winding between the rocks. You will discover villages nestled in the mountains, such as the picturesque Bilad Sayt. The road begins to climb at Snake Gorge, a spectacular crevice in the mountains.
Arrive at Jabel Shams, the mountain of the sun, known for the Omani Grand Canyon. Photo stop to admire the beauty of the Canyon from above. Overnight at hotel in Jabel Shams.
اليوم 2: Nizwa
Jabel Shams - Al Hamra - Misfat - Jabel Akdhar - Nizwa
After breakfast we descend from the mountains to visit the ancient villages of Al Hamra and Misfat, with old houses among palm trees and crops. Continue to Birkat Al Mauz, where you can admire the Falaj (artificial canal) included in the UNESCO World Heritage Site and the ancient village with mud houses. We set off again for the mountain, towards the mountains of Jabel Akdhar. Short walk among the villages famous for the cultivation of roses and orchards, thanks to the favorable climate. Arrive Nizwa for dinner and overnight.
اليوم 3: Wahiba Sands
Nizwa - Wahiba
Depart from Nizwa to Wahiba Sands desert. In the morning, don't miss the livestock market at the Nizwa souq (Fridays only). Afterwards, time available to browse the shops in the souk and to go and admire the Fort of Nizwa, with its large circular tower this is the most famous fortress in Oman.
We leave the paved road to enter the dunes in the desert. Arrival at the camp and check in. At sunset, the 4x4s are taken back to see the sun go down. Dinner and overnight at the camp.
اليوم 4: Masirah Island
Wahiba / Masirah Island
The journey continues by 4x4 towards Shannah to take the ferry to Masirah Island. “Dune crossing” before reaching the sea. You travel about 180 km among the sand dunes, passing next to the largest mosque in the desert wanted by Sultan Kaboos for the local population. We embark on the ferry to reach Masirah Island. Check in, dinner and overnight.
اليوم 5: Masirah Island
Masirah Island
Full day at leisure with the guide to discover the natural beauty of the island. The sighting of turtles will be possible more between September and December and that of whales from February to March. Overnight at hotel on Masirah Island.
اليوم 6: Ras Al Hadd
Masirah/Ras al Hadd
In the morning, we take the ferry back to the mainland and continue the journey to Ras al Jinz. We travel along the Omani coast before reaching the beach of the turtles. After dinner excursion on the beach to see the turtles that reach the coast at night. Overnight at hotel.
اليوم 7: Muscat
Ras al Hadd - Sur - Wadi Tiwi & Arbeen - Muscat
After breakfast, checkout and departure for Muscat. The road you follow starts from Sur and arrives at Quriyat, allowing you to admire the clear waters of the Gulf of Oman and the splendid beaches. Stop in Wadi Tiwi to visit a typical Omani village.
Continue to Bimah Sinkhole, a crater in the ground with pools of green water inside, where the inland waters meet that of the sea. Return to the 4x4s to cross the mountains to Wadi Al Arbeen. After lunch continue to Muscat. Overnight in Muscat.
اليوم 8:
Departure
After breakfast transfer to the airport. Stop to visit the Grand Mosque.
