DAY 1
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque – Royal Opera House – Qurum Beach – Muttrah Souk – Al Alam Palace – The Fort of Al Jalali & Al Mirani – Parliament
At approximately 8:30 AM, we will take you through the gorgeous city of Muscat where we will first visit the grand mosque which, among a couple others, is one of the biggest 1-piece handmade Iranian carpet in the world. The carpet weighs a whopping 21 tons and can comfortably accommodate up to 20,000 worshippers. Shortly after, we will drive you around the ministries and the Royal Opera House area which is 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 visit Qurum Beach Photo Stop and we will take you to had a taste the Omani bread with honey and karak tea, then continue drive to the Muttrah Souk is next, where you can find various souvenirs and Muttrah Souq one of the oldest marketplaces in Oman dating back two hundred years, After we will show you the Al Alam palace, the official palace of his majesty. Next visit the 2 Portuguese forts of Al Jalali and Al Mirani photo stop are next on the itinerary. These forts are impressive to tour and explore. Various picture opportunities are available throughout the fortresses. Before we finish the tour, we will all stop at the parliament photo stop where you can capture some of the best memories in the city of Muscat.
Overnight stay at Muscat
DAY 2
Fanja – Wadi Bani Khalid – Wahiba Sands Desert – Visit Bedouin House – Camel Ride – Watching Sunset
Depart the hotel after breakfast, approximately 8:00 AM, head up toward to Fanja photo stop, then continue toward to the biggest and most well-known wadi, Wadi Bani Khalid the natural architecture of the canyon and steep walls are amazing. The clear water pools are eye catching and refreshing to swim in and relax alongside. We provide the option to dig deeper into the wadi, exploring its caves and coves as well, after we depart to Wahiba Sand Desert in which we take you for a drive through the sands, exploring the vast fields of pure sand and dunes, you can also visit Bedouin House, which is the tents are divided by a decorative partition called a gata, half of the tent is for the women, children, cooking utensils, and storage, then you can do a camel ride in the area and built the tents there.
Overnight stay at the camp (camping)
Dinner and Breakfast Including
Watching the sunset and sunrise from the dunes
DAY 3
Watching Sunrise – Wahiba – Crossing the desert to Ras Al Ruwais – Ras Al Ruwais Beach (Camping)
Watching sunrise early morning, then the breakfast will be ready for you at the camp, then afterward depart and continue drive crossing around 3 hours with many photo stops and enjoy crossing the desert to Ras Al Ruwais, is a vast expanse characterized by an isolated long stretch of shore with the desert serving as its massive wall. It is what makes this place a paradise, albeit a sandy one, with the desert sand abruptly giving way to the ocean, which is good to visit the White desert, also known as Sugar Dunes or Al Khaluf Dunes is another natural phenomenon in Oman located at Al Khaluf, 400km south of Muscat. Khaluf sands is one of the most alluring locations in Oman. The big white sand dunes that are found beyond the village of Khaluf are very soft, then afterward build your own camp in the area.
Overnight stay at Ras Al Ruwais or Al Khaluf
Dinner and Breakfast Including
DAY 4
Ras Al Ruwais – Al Ashkhara – Swimming – Relaxing – Ras Al Hadd
Depart the camp after breakfast, continue drive to Al Ashkhara is a town in the Ash Sharqiyah Region of Oman, you can do swimming and relaxing there, afterwards along the way visiting the fishing village, the city’s main economic activity is fishing and is famous for catching big fish from shore, then you can stay at Ras Al Hadd, is a village in Ash Sharqiyah district in Oman. It is on a point at the entrance to the Gulf of Oman, drive to the camp.
Overnight stay at Ras Al Hadd (camping)
Dinner and Breakfast Including
DAY 5
Sur – Dhow Factory – Wadi Tiwi Photo Stop – Wadi Shab Adventure – Bimmah Sink Hole – White Sands of Fins Beach – Back to Muscat
Depart the hotel after breakfast, then today we drive to Sur, In the morning we will show you the City of Sur with some old fortresses and the famous Arabian Dhow Factory, where you can see traditional wooden Dhows being built. Then we will drive towards to Wadi Tiwi ,which is named after Tiwi village at the coast, is a truly beautiful wadi with the lush plantations giving it a different (certainly greener) feel than many other wadis, then head up to Bimmah Sink Hole where most like to take photos or swim in the lake. We make our way through Fins Beach, a long white-sand beach photo stop, and then continue to Muscat.
Including:
Water and Soft drinks
Pick-up and drop-off (Muscat Area)
Guide English Speaking
Car (4WD)
Entrance fees
Camping Tents
dinner & breakfast