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Private Day Trip to Nizwa & Jabal Shams (Grand Canyon)

By Discover Mazoon Tours Oman
Free cancellation available
Price is AU$721 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Visiting the beating heart of Oman Nizwa
  • Stroll between Nizwa ancient Market and Fort
  • Drive up to Jabal Shams and experience the off-road

Activity location

    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman

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Private Day Trip to Nizwa & Jabal Shams (Grand Canyon)
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
AU$721.10 x 1 AdultAU$721.10

Total
Price is AU$721.10
Until Wed, 5 Nov

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotels, Port, Airport, Residence pick up and drop off
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    Transport By Air-Conditioned vehicle 4x4
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    English Speaking Guide
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    Bottled Water
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    Private Tour
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    Taxes
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    Nizwa Fort entry fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: People with back problems, People with heart problems, People with kidney problems, People with mobility impairments, Pregnant women

What you can expect

The tour starts in the morning we'll leave Muscat towards Nizwa. Nizwa was the capital of Oman during Al Yaruba Dynasty, we’ll visit the famous Nizwa Souq, a wide variety of vendors offering their goods in the streets of the souk from, here you can find, vegetables, pottery, jewellery, handicrafts Omani sweets (Halwa) dates, spice, and souvenirs which are sold in authentic old market halls that few places can boast. Especially interesting is the Friday cattle market when the locals come to sell their, goats, cattle, sheep, and chickens in a circus style open marketplace.

Next to the Souq is the Nizwa fort and castle the fort been built in 1649 and the castle has been built-in 888. The fort is a museum today and offers splendid views of this ancient town and the surrounding mountains, you can walk around in this impressive fort and castle with many passages rooms, the fort is an architectural testimony to the economic and military achievements of the early Yaruba dynasty from the mid-17th century. It was a military stronghold designed to withstand even the strongest of attacks at the time even along the corridors, many traps were laid to deter any intruders that might have penetrated the defences.

Then we drive towards Jabal Shams Mountain (Grand Canyon) This mountain road drives up to the Jebel Shams 3009 metres this mountain is one of the most adventurous Mountains in Oman, offering existing off-road experience and fantastic views, you reach canyon view which is 2000 metres stop there and enjoy the view and photo.

Location

Activity location

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    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman