Deluxe Oman

Upon arrival, we will escort you to the Premium Plaza Lounge. Our colleagues take care of your immigration process and visa. Your personal chauffeur will be expecting you and drive you to your accommodation for the night – The Chedi Hotel, which is famous for its award–winning Spa, where you get to enjoy a 90-minutes Arabian Sea Wave Massage. In the afternoon, we will take you to the old port of Muscat, where you will experience a Dhow cruise along the coast, admiring the sunset.

After a rich breakfast, your guide will welcome you to your Muscat City Tour. First highlights is the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, one of the biggest mosque in the World. Continuing through the Embassy quarter, passing the Royal Opera House you will head towards the Old Town and Port of Muscat. The corniche of Muscat is one of the oldest markets on the Arabian Peninsula. The Al-Alam Palace of the Sultan is located in ancient Old-Muscat and is a unique example of the royal architecture of the 1970s, flanked by two Portuguese Forts from the 16th century. From here it is just a short stroll to the famous Bait Al Zubair Museum. Afterwards, you are heading to the Shangri-La Al Bandar Hotel where your lunch is waiting for you. Return to the hotel in the early afternoon.

The eastern Hajar mountain range offers a spectacular scenery. The white beaches of the little fishing village Fins invites you for a picnic or a refreshing swim. Your trip continues to the lush green and palm-lined Wadi Shab, where you trek through a gorge with date plantations and sheer rock walls. After a soft hiking tour you will reach pools. Afterwards in Sur you get to visit the Dhow museum before heading towards the Wahiba Desert. Along your way you will be passing little idyllic fishing villages and colourful sandy patches of desert.

Enjoy the silence of the desert and take your time to relax. At lunch time, you will experience the hospitality of a Bedouin family that is inviting you for lunch. In the afternoon continue your way to the famous Wadi Bani Khalid. You will have enough time in this paradisiac oasis, whose turquoise and sapphire coloured water pools invite you for a refreshing swim. Surrounded by lush green and shady palms, you have the opportunity to relax. Afterwards you will be heading back to your camp, where you get the chance to climb the sand dunes to enjoy the sunset on top.

You leave the desert towards the Hajar Mountains. On the way you stop in Ibra, a medieval village flanked by countless watchtowers. On Wednesdays there is a special women market at the centre of the village. Before reaching the mountains, you stop in Birkat al Mauz, an abandoned brick-earth village. Have a stroll around the date plantations and the water irrigation system (Alflaj). The Alflaj system in this region is one of the four UNESCO world heritage sights in Oman. In the middle of the oasis our guide will set up your luxury picnic. Continue your way upwards onto Jebel Akhdar, the green mountain. The name derives from the fact that the area is one of the most fertile in the country. In the plantations grow apricots, pomegranates, peaches, grapes, almonds, walnuts and of course the roses that are the base of the popular Omani rose water. In spring, when the roses bloom, the visit of a rosewater factory is a special experience. The 2000 meter high Saiq-Plateau and offers a magnificent view into the valley.

Today you are going to visit Nizwa. Up till 1789 this used to be the capital of Oman and even today it is the main residence of the Imam, therefore it considered the spiritual centre of Oman. Explore the traditional souq, which is known for its fantastic silverware and potteries from Bahla. The Nizwa Fort offers you a marvellous view across the town and the surrounding Hajar mountains. Afterwards arrive at Jabrin to visit the finest of Oman’s castles, built in the late 17th century, which became a seat of Omani learning. The view from the top of the castle is mesmerizing. Next stop is in Bahla to view their fortress. It is the oldest and biggest in Oman listed by UNESCO as a world heritage site. On your way back to the hotel you visit Al Hamra – a village which was restored by the government to show how Oman's population lived in earlier times. In Bait al Safa you can feel the daily life of an Omani family. They will offer you an authentic experience in which you get to know the ways of life, customs and traditions of Omanis.

You start your day by trekking through the picturesque mountain village of Misfat Al Abriyeen. Afterwards your thrilling ride across the Western Hajar Mountains begins. Bilad Sayt is a small village with a certain sense of traditional charm giving you the feeling of countryside loneliness. Water springs provide the surrounding area with crystal clear water, which is distributed by the ancient water irrigation system. The Wadi Bani Awf lies in a deep gorge with the lush green date palms make an interesting contrast to the dramatic rock formations. Your guide will choose another spectacular location for your last picnic in the mountains. Before you are heading back to Muscat, you stop in Nakhal for a photo stop. A little while later your joyful roundtrip ends back in Muscat.