MOUNTAINS, FORTS & UNESCO SITES
MOUNTAINS, FORTS & UNESCO SITES
3 Days / 2 Nights
D A Y 1 – MUSCAT / BARKA FISH MARKET / AL HAZM FORT / RUSTAQ FORT / SOHAR
From Muscat drive to Barka and watch the fishermen bring in and sell their
catch. Here you will see many varieties of fish – tuna, prawns, king fish and many
more. On to Al Hazm Fort, one of the most beautiful forts in Oman, with no
ceiling beams and roofs supported by columns. Afterwards, Rustaq Fort, built
four centuries before the arrival of Islam in Oman. Overnight stay in a hotel in
Sohar.
D A Y 2 – SOHAR / IBRI / BAT/AL AYN / JABAL SHAMS
Breakfast then departure via Ibri to the villages of Bat and Al Ayn, where
several thousand-year-old beehive tombs (UNESCO World Heritage Site) are
located. Off-road drive through the mountains to Jabal Shams. Overnight stay in
Jabal Shams.
D A Y 3 – JABAL SHAMS / AL HAMRA / BAHLA / NIZWA / MUSCAT
After breakfast visit the small town of Al Hamra with its many old mud houses.
A photo-stop at Bahla Fort then to Nizwa visiting the Fort and the Souq, famous
for handmade silver jewellery and traditional daggers (khanjar). Drive back to
Muscat.