Muscat Trip Overview
Explore some of the culture/ history/ nature of Oman, Visit Nizwa the old Capital of Oman 500 years ago, stroll between the old market, spicy market, dates market, handcraft market, silver market, you have an option to visit Nizwa fort and castle to live the local life.
From Nizwa visit the Green Mountain and walk between the terrace garden visit the old part from the green mountain Alsharijah village1000 years old it’s abandoned now, this village been made from stones and clay.
From Green Mountain visit Birkat Al Moz and walk through the old water Channel listed to the world heritage and culture UNESCO.
• Explore some of the culture/ history/ nature of Oman
• Travel in comfort 4×4 Air-Conditioned vehicle
• Private Day Trip
• Pick up and Drop off your Hotels, Port (For shore excursions
passengers), Airport, Residence
• All fees and taxes Included
Special Offer – Book by February 28 and travel between January 26 and February 28 to save 8% off our previously offered price! – Book Now!
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Muscat, Oman
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman
Explore some of the culture/ history/ nature of Oman, Visit Nizwa the old Capital of Oman 500 years ago, stroll between the old market, spicy market, dates market, handcraft market, silver market, you have an option to visit Nizwa fort and castle to live the local life.
From Nizwa visit the Green Mountain and walk between the terrace garden visit the old part from the green mountain Alsharijah village1000 years old it’s abandoned now, this village been made from stones and clay.
From Green Mountain visit Birkat Al Moz and walk through the old water Channel listed to the world heritage and culture UNESCO.
• Explore some of the culture/ history/ nature of Oman
• Travel in comfort 4×4 Air-Conditioned vehicle
• Private Day Trip
• Pick up and Drop off your Hotels, Port (For shore excursions
passengers), Airport, Residence
• All fees and taxes Included
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Nizwa Souk, City Center Close to the fort, Nizwa 611 Oman
The tour starts in the morning, we drive towards Nizwa. Nizwa was the capital of Oman during Al Yaruba Dynasty we’ll visit the famous Nizwa Souq, a wide variety of vendors offer their goods in the streets of the souk, where you can find, vegetables, pottery, jewelry, handicrafts Omani Sweets (Halwa), spice dates, 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 come to sell their, goats, cattle, sheep, and chickens in a circus style open marketplace.
Please note: if you stay in muscat and you want to catch the cattle market on Friday you have to start at 06:00 AM, so please get in touch with us after you make the booking or mention it in the special request form, and we’ll message you back.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nizwa Fort Oman, Nizwa Oman
Next to the Souq is the Nizwa fort and castle the fort it’s been built in 1649 and the castle been build in 888, 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 fort and castle many passages rooms, 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 defenses.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Jebel Akhdar, Al Hajar Mountains Range, Nizwa 611 Oman
From Nizwa we drive up to (Jebel Akhdar) it’s known as “Green Mountain” which is considered one of the most scenic areas in Oman, it is a part of the Al Hajar Mountain Range. Jebel Akhdar has so-called because of the presence of green terraced gardens surrounding the villages you precede to the Saiq Plateau; this place can be reached only by Donkey for hundreds of year’s A variety of fruits like pomegranates, apricot, apple, olives, Grape, Rose, Peaches, and Walnut, are grown here, there are interesting walks in Wadi Bani Habib, Shrejah, Al Ain and Al Aqur.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Birkat Al Mouz Ruins, Nizwa Oman
From Green Mountain we visit Birkat Al Moz, It has a large Falaj system that supplies water date palms, and vegetables for many orchards; it’s listed to the UNESCO the world heritage and culture. It’s worth spending some time walking and discovering the old part of the village.
Then we drive back to Muscat.
Duration: 30 minutes
Special Offer – Book by February 28 and travel between January 26 and February 28 to save 8% off our previously offered price! – Book Now!
