4 Days Package TOUR FARAH

4 Days Package TOUR FARAH

Wadi Bani Awf - Nizwa - Wahiba Sands - Turtle Beach - Sur - Wadi Shab
Pick up : From Any place in Muscat
Duration : 4 Days
 

Itinerary

Day 1: Muscat - Nizwa

Stop At: Nakhal Fort, Wilayat Nakhal, Nakhl 323 Oman
It lies at the foothills of the mountains in a nice small village which grows extensive date palm plantations. This magnificent 350 years old fortress rises out of the mountain rock, towering high above the ancient village, as if still warning would-be attackers of its ominous strength.

It has witnessed many battles and is packed full of hidden escape routes and secret passages.

You can stroll around the inside of this restored fortress and visit all the rooms which have been nicely decorated in the original old style. The view from the top of the fortress over the mountains and green date plantations is outstanding.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Track Wadi Bani Awf, Al Hamra Oman
The road leads us through the Wadi for about 1 ½ hours and we will pass by impressive Wadi Canyons and several small villages. The we drive up the Mountain.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Jebel Shams, Al Hamra Oman
This mountain road drive up to the Jebel Shams Mountains is one of the most adventurous in Oman, offering exiciting offroad experience and fantastic views.
Duration: 1 hour

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Nizwa Hotel.

Day 2: Nizwa - Wahiba desert

Stop At: Nizwa Souk, City Center Close to the fort, Nizwa 611 Oman
We will visit the famous Nizwa Souq. It is among the largest of its kind in Oman. A wide variety of vendors offer their goods in the streets of the souk from 05:00 am to about 10:00 am each morning. Here you can find fish, meat, vegetables, pottery, jewellery, handicrafts and souvenirs which are sold in authentic old market halls that few places can boast. Especially interesting is the Friday cattle market, when the locals from the nearby Villages come to sell their donkeys, goats, cattle, sheep and chickens in a circus style open market place.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Nizwa Fort Oman, Nizwa Oman
Next to the Souq is Nizwa Fortress. The fort is a museum today and 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. Even along the corridors, many traps were laid to deter any intruders that might have penetrated the defences.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Wahiba Sands, Jalan Bani Buhassan Oman
In the afternoon we continue to our desert camp in the Wahiba Sands desert, where you first take part in an adventurous 4x4 sanddune drive, followed by watching the stunning sunset of the desert on one of the big sand dunes. We finish the day with a Dinner at the camp and a nice relaxing time around a romantic campfire.
Duration: 10 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Desert Camp

Day 3: Wahiba desert - Ras Al Hadd

Stop At: Wadi Bani Khalid, Road 23 apprx. 40 km from Bidiyyah Muscat-Sur Road, Muscat 113 Oman
One of the biggest and most beautiful wadis in Oman. Here you can swim, sunbath, relax and have a picnic in the beautiful scenic wadi canyons.
Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve, Ras Al Jinz, Sur 411 Oman
In the evening we take you to the Turtle sanctuary at Ras Al Jinz. Here we will go on a guided beautiful walking tour on the beach at night under the stars, where we have a high chance of seeing Omans great sea turtles stumbling on to the beach to build a nest and lay the eggs. If you are lucky, you can even see baby turtles hatching from some nests.
Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Ras Al Jinz Turtle Reserve, Ras Al Jinz, Sur 411 Oman
In the evening we take you to the Turtle sanctuary at Ras Al Jinz. Here we will go on a guided beautiful walking tour on the beach at night under the stars, where we have a high chance of seeing Omans great sea turtles stumbling on to the beach to build a nest and lay the eggs. If you are lucky, you can even see baby turtles hatching from some nests.
Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Overnight in Ras al Hadd Hotel/Camp.

Day 4: Ras Al Hadd - Muscat

Stop At: Wadi Shab, 50km West of Sur, Sur 411 Oman
This Wadi is a 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 Wadi, we arrive at one of several crystal clear water pools. Tourists can swim on through 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. Inside, the sunlight filters in from the outside, turning the water into a beautiful turquoise blue whilst water showers down one side of the cave from the Wadi beyond.

Duration: 2 hours

No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.