Key Features
• A stimulating adventure across a diversity of terrains & cultures
• Experience the beautiful yet little known Sultanate of Oman
• Visit the majestic Green Mountains & soaring dunes
Included
5nts hotel - staying at standard accommodation, 3nts camping; 8 breakfasts, 4 lunches & 3 dinners included.
Transport
4WD/Bus.
Group Size
Approx. 12 to 15.
Tour Staff
Explore Tour Leader plus driver(s) and cook.
Holy Nizwa & the Akhdar Mountains
After discovering Muscat - Oman's progressive capital - we load up for a 4WD adventure along the coast. We visit the dhow-builders of Sur before immersing ourselves deep into the natural beauty of this amazing country, as we enjoy the pleasure of swimming in freshwater pools at Wadi Shab and wild camping on deserted beaches.
Wilderness & Wahiba Sands
Journeying inland into the ethereal stillness of the Wahiba Sands - an awe-inspiring 'sea' of dunes up to 200m in height - we camp under the stars in this vast isolated wilderness, distant from modern civilisation hoping to meet bedouin families as we go.
Coast to Coast
In and around the holy city of Nizwa we gain an insight into yet another side of Oman. We discover a country where water is perhaps more precious still than oil; where hillside villages are painstakingly terraced and medieval falaj irrigation systems are still in use. A culture steeped in tradition, livestock auctions are likely to be as animated today as they were in the heyday of the nearby 17th-century Jabrin fort. Next we traverse the Akhdar ('green') Mountains for stunning views of Arabia's own Grand Canyon and return to Muscat.
Comment
Our itinerary traverses little visited regions, travelling by 4WD vehicles on some rough roads, offering a unique insight into this fascinating country.