Muscat Trip Overview
Journey to Jebel Akhdar on this full-day tour from Muscat. Visit the tranquil gardens of Birkat Al Mauz. Explore the small villages and terrace fields of the Green Mountain, Jebel Akhdar. Spend the day learning about the area, its people, and rich agriculture industry on this small-group tour with experienced guide. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip hotel or port transfers, a box lunch, and entrance fees included in this tour.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Muscat, Oman
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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Journey to Jebel Akhdar on this full-day tour from Muscat. Visit the tranquil gardens of Birkat Al Mauz. Explore the small villages and terrace fields of the Green Mountain, Jebel Akhdar. Spend the day learning about the area, its people, and rich agriculture industry on this small-group tour with experienced guide. Enjoy the convenience of round-trip hotel or port transfers, a box lunch, and entrance fees included in this tour.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Jebel Akhdar, Al Hajar Mountains Range, Nizwa 611 Oman
From there drive up Jebel Akhdar(meaning green mountain) and explore the area with its small villages and terrace fields. Here the temperature is 15 degrees or more cooler than at the mountain’s base , therefore due to the milder and cooler climate many fruits such as apricots, peaches, grapes and pomegranates are cultivated here. The area is also famous for the production of rose water . Jebel Akhdar’s climate is ideally suited to the fragrant pink roses from which rose water is made.
Duration: 4 hours
Stop At: Birkat Al Mouz Ruins, Nizwa Oman
After leaving Muscat your first stop is the village of Birkat Al Mauz with its tranquil gardens.
Duration: 1 hour