Oman in Style

8 Days

Start and end in Muscat, Muscat

Location Covered
Muscat
Price on Request

Highlights

  • Stay in luxury accommodation throughout.
  • Unbeatable mountain views from the Alila Resort.
  • Sleep out in the desert in your own luxury private camp.
  • Visit a bedouin house for an insight into rural Omani culture.
  • Journeys broken up with stops in picturesque villages and scenic spots.
  • Air-conditioned 4x4 vehicle with English-speaking chauffeur.

Itinerary

Fly to Muscat. Transfer to the Chedi Muscat on the shores of the Gulf of Oman. Stay for 2 nights in a Serai room.

Morning city tour including the Grand Mosque*, Bait Al Zubair museum and the Royal Opera House, the largest in the Middle East. Drive along the corniche to visit the fish souk and the colourful Muttrah souk, stopping at Al Alam Palace and the 16th-century forts of Mirani and Jalali for photo opportunities. Afternoon at leisure. (B)

Morning visit to the Nizwa round tower fort and Nizwa souk. Continue to Birkat Al Mauz, a pretty village where you can enjoy a walk through the lush date plantations. Proceed to Wadi Al Madeen checkpoint, which leads to Jebel Al Akhdar, the highest mountain in Oman. Overnight at Alila Resort in a mountain view suite. (B, D)

Day at leisure to relax at the hotel or explore the surrounding area. (B, D)

Early morning departure to Sharqiya Sands, stopping en route at the bustling Sinaw market and the old village of Munziff in Ibra. Arrive in Sharqiya Sands and watch the sun set over the dunes. There will also be an opportunity to visit a bedouin family home and experience traditional Omani hospitality. Stay 2 nights in your own luxurious private desert camp. (B, D)

Morning drive over the dunes to the picturesque Wadi Bani Khalid, a long series of plantations and villages that lie in or close to the wadi floor. Enjoy a picnic lunch before returning to your private camp for dinner. (B, D)

Leave for Muscat via Sur. Visit the fish jetty and dhow factory before stopping at Fins beach and Bimah sinkhole, a spectacular limestone crater filled with bright blue and turquoise water. Continue to Wadi Arbayeen and its refreshing deep pools of water set among date palms before continuing to Muscat, where you will stay 1 night at the Chedi hotel in a Serai room. (B, L)

Transfer to Muscat airport for your flight to next destination. (B)

What's Included

  • Accommodation, itinerary & meal basis as described.
  • Local Transfers in a private chauffeur-driven vehicle.
  • The support (if required) of an English speaking local representative.
  • Local guides and entrance fees where applicable.
  • Visas Fee (if applicable).
  • Monument entry fees.
  • Beverages other than drinking water & any costs of a personal nature.
  • International/Internal flights to/from the start/finish of the trip.
  • Tips (always optional, but some guidance will be given in the pre-departure information pack you’ll receive after booking).

Frequently Asked Questions

Yes

Yes

Yes, All language local guides are available as per request.

Yes

Yes, although you will have to make your own way to where the group is heading to out of your own expense.

Yes

Absolutely. Every traveler is required to purchase travel insurance before the start of their tour. Due to the varying nature, availability and cost of health care around the world, travel insurance is very much an essential and necessary part of every journey.

Only for foreign national traveler.

Most of the places you will get free Wi-FI.

Yes

Yes

Yes

Currency always depend on the country.

You will receive all the booking pack with all the pick up times.

100% departure if there is single traveler.

Please speak to our sales team as soon as possible to see how we can help.

10

3 Star

Tips always optional.

Yes

Yes

 

Alila Jabal Akhdar - Jabal Akhdar
Canvas Club - Sharqiya Sands
The Chedi - Muscat

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