Muscat Stopover - 4 days
Group tour / Departs every Sunday and
Monday
Accommodation in preferred Deluxe or Superior Class
Hotels
• Muscat (3)
Category:
Muscat- Rustaq City Tour Package, group
tour
Day 01 Arrive in Muscat
Arrive at Seeb airport in
Muscat, and transfer to your hotel.
Overnight: Muscat
Day
02 Half day Muscat City Tour, Fascinating Capital (B)
The tour begins by driving through the
beautiful embassy quarter of Muscat en route to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque.
We stop to visit the mosque, a splendor of unique Islamic
architecture*.
We drive to Muttrah, a delightful quarter of
Muscat. Step into the fish market, stroll
along the Corniche to admire the beautiful merchant houses and
experience the shopping in its busy souk, well known for its
silver craft shops, perfumes, souvenirs and much more to buy.
The tour continues to the Old
Town where we proceed on foot, strolling around
Portuguese forts Jalali and Mirani and Qasr Al Alam, the
Palace of HM Sultan
Qaboos. Our next stop is Bait Al Zubair
Museum with its wealth of information and exhibits on the
country’s culture, tradition and heritage. Return your hotel,
rest of the day is free.
*Mosque
Dress Code: Loose long trousers or long skirts,
long sleeves and a head scarf for ladies. No shorts for
men.
Overnight in
Muscat.
Day 03 Full day Rustaq Tour, Voyage into the past (B)
After breakfast we’ll join our tour
for a relaxing day out which starts with a visit to the
fish market and souk in Barka as well as a visit of An
Naman Castle, a fortified house where the Imams used to
overnight during their journey to the interior. From
Barka the drive continues along the famous Batinah
plain, the main agricultural area of
Oman. Then on to Al
Hazm, where we pass by the impressive Fort (currently
under renovation), before stopping for a photo at Rustaq
Fort. The tour passes along picturesque wadis (dry river
beds) and we reach the oasis of Nakhl, with time for a
visit of Nakhl Fort. Before returning to Muscat we visit the natural warm springs of
Thowarah.
Overnight:
Muscat
Day 04:
Muscat
– Departure (B)
Transfer to airport for flight back
home. Thank you for visiting Oman!
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