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| Arrival at Muscat airport. Meet and transfer to hotel in Muscat. Rest of the day is free at leisure. |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then transfer to Nizwa popularly known as the oasis city. Enjoy a countryside tour of Birkat Al Mauz Village, Misfah - a pretty Mountain village with stone dwellings, Wadi Gul farming village, Wadi Nakher, the Grand canyon of Oman near Jebel Shams - the highest peak offers spectacular views and visit the Nizwa Souq. Overnight at hotel in Nizwa. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then depart from Nizwa for Wahiba Sands - a vast mass of undulating red and white sea of sand dunes rising up to 200 meters, which are host to a variety of flora and fauna. Visit Wadi Bani Khalid village. Then, proceed to Sur, the main city and administrative centre of A'Sharqiyah Region. Overnight at Hotel in Sur. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then visit Bibi Miriam’s Tomb at the village of Qalhat, Tiwi Village, Fin’s beach, Bimah Sinkhole - a spectacular limestone crater with blue green water at the bottom. Return to Muscat. Overnight at Hotel in Muscat. (B) |
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| Breakfast at hotel. Then transfer to the airport for flight to Salalah. Arrival Salalah and Transfer to Salalah Hotel. Dinner & Overnight at Salalah Hotel.(B,D) |
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Breakfast in the hotel. Then we leave the hotel to explore East Salalah; we pass the Royal farm and Mamura Palace on the way to Taqa. Here you can see an interesting castle. East of Taqa lies the ruins of Samhurum (Khor Rori) where the legendary palace of Queen Sheba believed to have and was the port of huge frankincense trade. A drive along the coastal road takes you to the old city of Arabian horses & slaves trade, Mirbat. After a photo stop at Bin Ali Mosque, built in the 14th century, visit Mirbat castle and old merchant houses with its carved doors and windows. Returning to Salalah we continue through the home of Jebalis with their camel and cattle trade. At the foot of the Qara Mountains we reach the natural spring of Ain Razat which is a beautiful park surrounded by hills.
Afternoon start with the tour of West Salalah, our first visit to the Bibilical ‘Nabi Ayoub’ Prophet Job’s tomb, perched high up in the ‘Jebels’ (mountains). Enroute are spectaclar views of the plains, mountain landscape and emerald green pastureland. Proceed to Mughsail beach where ‘blow-holes’ (perforations in the limestone rock) through which sea water gushes during high tide. Experience the hairpin bend roads for approximately 15-20 kms, which will take to a wadi. The views are breathtaking due to heights involved. This is the road that takes you to Yemen border. At the nearby bird sanctuary, one may find seasonal birds. Enroute the stark shape of leafless Frankincence Trees dot the landscape. Once traded as a commodity more precious than gold, frankincence harvested in Dhofar is rated the best in the world. Return to the hotel. Dinner & Overnight at Salalah hotel. (B, D) |
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| Breakfast in the Hotel. Visit a Garden farm, which has groves of coconut, banana, papaya and vegetables. Visit the old ruined houses still in existence today. Photo stop at the beautiful Shanfari Mosque with its exquisite artwork and stained tiles. Visit the site of Prophet saleh’s Sacred Camel foot print. See the clear camel foot print on the rock. Visit the Al Husn souq, where Frankincense crystals of Dhofar and typical dhofari frankincense burners are sold. Witness the sale of cattle and guns in the market. Walk along the city’s promenade (waterfront corniche) where single storey houses are dwarfed by tall, swaying palms. Al Husn Palace, summer residence of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos stands at one end of the promenade. Visit the museum, which is famous for the Dhofari costumes in the south (Sat-Wed ) Return to the hotel. Check out from the hotel by 12:00 hrs & transfer to airport to get the flight towards Muscat to get the connection flight to onwards destination. (B) |
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