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Pickup info:

This tour is offered on a private basis and pick up will be from your Muscat Hotel/villa/residence.


Notes:

All prices are based on a per vehicle basis including a default accommodation. If you want to upgrade your accommodation please contact us.

Please disclose any dietary requirements at the time of booking.  



Cancellation policy

Full payment is due for all trips cancelled within 7 days. No cancellation will be charged for trips booked more than 7 days out. No shows will be treated as cancellations

3 Day, 2 Night Private Tour Mountains & Turtles


Duration: 3 day(s) - Location: Mountains & Turtles

You’ll have a chance to travel over the top of the Hajar Mountains with their dramatic scenery. You’ll enjoy a night on the mountain before taking in the old capital of Nizwa and heading across country to the turtle reserve at Ras Al Jinz. Then you’ll return to Muscat via Wadi Shab and Wadi Tiwi and the Bimah Sinkhole. This is a great trip for nature lovers.

Itinerary
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Day One:

You head out of Muscat to Barka before entering Wadi Al Abyad, which is a truly unique wadi with numerous streams and gorges to drive through and with plenty of places to stop and admire the scenery. You will also enjoy a picnic lunch here before heading to the town of Nakhal and Rustaq and through to Wadi Bani Awf and up the mountain to Jebal Shams. You then continue over the top of the mountains and explore Al Hamra and Bilad Sait as well as Wadi Ghul. You’ll spend the night on top of the mountain.

Day Two
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You travel down the Hajar Mountains to Nizwa via Birkat Al Mauz, Oman's old capital. You’ll explore the old forts of Nizwa, Jabrin and Bahla as well as the Al Hotta Caves. Then you’ll head across country via Wadi Bani Khalid until you reach Ras Al Jinz.

Day Three
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You’ll leave by this morning and travel north along to the old town of Sur where you can still see dhows being made today.  You stop and walk through the spectacular Wadi Shab before returning to Muscat.