Details
Day 1
• Arrival at Muscat International Airport. You’ll be received by a Mark Tours representative
who’ll guide you and transfer you to the hotel.
• Check-in at 3 / 4 / 5 star hotel of your choice in Muscat (Please note the std. check-in time is 1400hrs)
• Day on own at leisure
Day 2
• Post breakfast, you’ll be picked from hotel for half day Muscat city orientation tour. The tour starts with a visit to the majestic Grand Mosque (Timings 0800-1100 daily, except Fridays; Dress code – Women should wear attire covering their arms and legs and should cover their head with scarf. Men should wear normal shirt and trousers) & then proceeds to the fish, fresh fruits and vegetable market at Muttrah. Feel free to mingle with the crowd. We drive past the old Muscat for a photo stop at the Sultan’s Palace flanked by the Portuguese forts Jalali and Mirani. Then visit Bait Al Zubair Museum for a fine display of Omani culture and history.
• Evening will be shopping tour which will combine a mixture of old & new Muscat. We’ll visit the famous Muttrah Souq, Oman’s largest indoor market built in traditional style and then move on to other shopping centers like Sabco centre & the Muscat city center which boasts of having a range of international brands under one roof. Best buys for the evening would be exquisite silver jewellery, intricately hand-made ‘Khanjars’ (daggers), Omani Halwa, the world renowned Amouage perfume and other traditional handicrafts.
• Return to Muscat & Overnight at hotel
Day 3
• Post breakfast, you’ll be picked from hotel in a 4WD – Land Cruiser for a full day adventure tour to Wadi Bani Khalid & Wahiba Sands. On way visit the typical Omani village of Mudayrib. Wadi Bani Khalid is one of the most scenic wadis of Oman. The pools are cool, deep and absolutely stunning with crystal clear waters. Rejuvenate yourself with a swim in this cool stretch of water. Picnic lunch at Wadi Bani Khalid
• We then drive to the undulating golden sands. The great Wahiba Sands are longitudinal dunes 200 km long and 100 km wide running south from the Eastern Hajars to the Arabian Sea. Indulge in Dune Bashing on the golden sand dunes and the dramatic sights of the sunset while we stop on one of the high dunes.
• Return to Muscat & Overnight at hotel
Day 4
• Breakfast at hotel
• Check-outs & Airport transfers |
