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Mountain & Wadi Adventures Nizwa Jabal Shams & Al Hamra

Jabal Shams Grand Canyon, Nizwa & Misfat Al Abriyeen – 4WD Day

5.0(No reviews yet) 8–9 hours Private · up to 4 guests English · العربية
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Overview

A private full-day journey with a skilled Omani guide to the most dramatic landscape in the Hajar Mountains. We start in old Nizwa Souq, hunting for dates, pottery and silver, then walk to Nizwa Fort to hear how the imams defended the interior. The 4WD then climbs the graded mountain road to Jabal Shams, Oman's highest peak, where a viewpoint on the rim of Wadi Ghul looks a thousand metres down into the Grand Canyon of Arabia. On the way back we stop in Misfat Al Abriyeen, a village of stone houses stacked above banana and date terraces watered by a falaj that has flowed for two thousand years. Lunch at a local restaurant is included; total duration includes about five hours of scenic driving.

Highlights

  • Nizwa Souq and Nizwa Fort
  • Off-road ascent to Jabal Shams
  • Rim viewpoint over Wadi Ghul, the Grand Canyon of Arabia
  • Misfat Al Abriyeen terraces and ancient falaj
  • Lunch included

Itinerary

Highway to Nizwa (about 1 h 45).

45 minutes in the souq and 45 minutes in the fort (entrance payable on site).

What is included

  • Private 4x4 with fuel
  • Official Omani guide
  • Lunch and bottled water
  • Pickup from hotels in and around Muscat

Not included

  • Nizwa Fort entrance (about OMR 5 per person, payable on site)
  • Personal expenses and gratuities
  • Travel insurance
  • Anything not mentioned under inclusions

Pricing

Price typeOMRUSD (approx.)
Private group (up to 4)OMR 154.000$401

Prices are in Omani Rial. USD, EUR, GBP, AED and SAR are shown for reference and converted at checkout.

Availability

Meeting point

Your hotel in Muscat

Hotel pickup included

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