5-Days Private Oman Tour from Muscat

It was a wonderful tour showing so many aspects of this amazing country. Each day had its own highlight on itinery. Our special thanks go to our guide Yahya al Jabri who enabled this marvelous trip. First day was the way from Muscat south- east to Sur and Ras al Had, visiting a very deep sinkhole wher you can swim (or not) then along the coast passing White Beach where you can see turtles swiming from above the shore. Later we visited Wadi As Shab (a beautiful hike about 45 minutes oneway to a pond where you can swim). The hike is a bit tricky with al lot of stones polished by the water and thousends of feet. After this we came to Wadi Tiwi an other beautiful but wider Wadi. The night you spend in Turtle Beach Hotel from wher you can start a night excursion to see turtles coming to the beach digging a nest and laying eggs (an absolute highlight). Second day visting Sur and environment includig a castle, the fishmarket and a dockyard for traditional dhous. After Sur we went inside the country to visit the desert with huge dunes and saw a beautiful sunset from above the dunes. Overnight was at White Oryx Camp where you can see some white Oryx which only live in freedom in the deep south of Oman (unfortunately the enclosure is much too small). The camp is a perfect stay and the desert is a highlight, especially with the sunset, Day 3 showed us some historic villages (Al Minzifah, later Birkat al Mawz) and the old prehistoric tower tombs of Zukait. The old irrigation systems of channels lea-ding the water from the mountains to the villages and the plantations of dade palms. Then we went up in the mountains up to a height of 2100m on the Sayq Plateau with breathtaking views of mountains with diferent layers of stones an sediments, with a short hike to a little village (Al Ayn) with terrassed rose gardens. Spending the night in Nizwa. Day 4 showed the Fort of Nizwa and the Souq, which is very clean and has plenty of shops for every taste. It`s a good opportunity to búy spices, dades, handicraft, silverware and the famous daggers (Khanjar). The Fort is a second highlight. After that we visited two old villages ( Al Misfah and Al Hamra with a little museum showing the living of the people in the former times). Then we went up in the mountains again to Jebel Shams wich is about 3000 m above sealevel with tremendous views in to the deep canyons. Overnigt was in Sama Hights Resort an excellent 4* Resort with al comfort in the nature. Day 5 went back down from the mountains passing Fort Bahla the biggest Fort in Oman an Jabreen Castle, both fully worth the visit. on the way we visited a pottery with tradional working manners, a very interesting stop over. Finally we reached Muscat again, the end of this wonderful journey throgh so many different views of Oman. Our special thanks go to our guide Yahya al Jabri, a honest, friendly and intellegnt man who enabled all these impressions and made the journey really comfortable. He fulfilled all our wishes and was always in a good mood. He enabled the connections with the local people and at the end of the journey we were good friends. Again thank you a lot Yahya. Thomas K.

Group tour with our excellent guides, particularly Hamoud and Ahmed. Very professional and helpful. We loved visiting many places and attractions, such as various sites in Muscat and Nizwa, and several wadis, particularly Wadi Bani Khalid.

Another great tour made by Sunshine Tours Oman. We certainly enjoy our tour for 5 days and 4 nights and we are lucky to have a great guide and tour. It's beautiful place and incredible views. Thank you Sunshine Tours Oman