Oman, Jebel Akhdar
05 Nights / 06 Days
DAY 1: ARRIVAL – MUSCAT CITY TOUR
Welcome to Oman! Your guide will await you at Muscat International airport and will lead you around the most beautiful places in Muscat before checking in at the hotel. Start your Half-Day Muscat City Tour from the Sultan Qaboos Mosque-Grand Mosque, the 5th biggest Mosque in the world (please consider the dress code). The Mosque is open from 0800 HRS till 1100 HRS (except Friday). Pass the embassy quarter and enjoy a guided tour through the beautiful Royal Opera House (tour services are just available if there is no rehearsal on stage). Visit the Bait Al Baranda Museum. After this you drive along the corniche to Muttrah Souk, the oldest souk in Oman. Continue to Al Alam Palace, which is flanked by two Portuguese Forts, Al Mirani and Al Jalali.
Afternoon at leisure.
Overnight at Ramada Hotel Muscat.
DAY 2: AMOUAGE – BIRKAT AL MAUZ – JEBEL AKHDAR
Before you leave the capital visit the Amouage factory. Discover the different incenses and get to know more about how one of the most expensive perfumes of the world is produced. From there you leave to the Hajjar mountains. Stop in Birkat al Mauz, a beautiful small village, surrounded by date and banana trees. From there you drive up to around 2000 m above sea level. Enjoy the beauty of Jebel Akhdar, which means green mountain, before you check in at your hotel.
Overnight at Alila Hotel Jebel Akhdar.
DAY 3: NIZWA – BAHLA – JABREEN
Leave the mountain for a day excursion of the Nizwa area. First of all you have some time to discover the traditional souq, which is divided in different sections like vegetables, dates and souvenirs and famous for its silver jewellery and handmade khanjars (daggers). Proceed to the fort of the old capital and learn more about its interesting history. Leave Nizwa and continue to Bahla, a mystic city with one of the four UNESCO world heritage sites in Oman, Bahla Fort where you have the possibility to walk around the old village and for a photo stop. Last sight of the day is Jabreen castle. Known as the most beautiful castle in Oman you should not miss to visit the fort from inside, listening to the story of its builder Immam Bil’arub bin Sultan and his tragic history.
Overnight at Alila Hotel Jebel Akhdar.
DAY 4: AL HAMRA – MISFAT AL ABRYEEN – WADI BANI AWF
Today you will leave the interior of Oman. First stop is Al Hamra. In the middle of the old village is a beautiful renovated museum, which gives a glimpse of how Omanis used to live and some of them even live until today. Next stop will be the mountain village Misfat al Abryeen which exists since ancient time. It is not possible to go through the village by car so we take the opportunity to have a nice walk around the area. Your journey will lead you to Wadi Bani Awf. An adventures drive through the mountains with a lot of mesmerizing views and the beautiful village Bilad Said which invites you to walk around their green terrace fields. Today’s tour will end at the coastline of the Bathina region.
Overnight at Millenium Mussanah Hotel.
DAY 5: WADI ABIYAD – NAKHL – WAKAN
Today’s unique adventure will bring you to the Bathina region, one of the most interesting but still undiscovered areas in Oman. First of all you will discover Wadi Abiyad.
Depending on the water level you will do some wadi bashing or even be able to have a bath or just have a walk in that area.From there you will continue to one of the oldest settlements in this area. Nakhl has an impressive fort, built on a 60m high mountain.While your guide will show you around the different areas of the fort you will have a small glimpse of how the Omanis used to live. Drive through the old part of Nakhl, where mud houses are surrounded by gardens and reach Ain Thowarah, the hot spring system of Nahkl.
In the early afternoon you will leave the city and proceed to the Hajjar mountains. A small village called Wakan, where locals still living the traditional Omani way, invites you to walk through its fruitful gardens to enjoy unique views over the mountain area. After the walk you will return to your hotel. Overnight at Millenium Mussanah Hotel.
DAY 6: DEPARTURE
Day at leisure and departure transfer to Muscat International Airport.
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