Nizwa and Jabal Akhdar Tour from Muscat
Muscat, Oman
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: 8 hours
Visit Nizwa Fort, Nizwa traditional souk, Birkath al mauz, Wadi maidein, Jabal Akhdar.
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Visit Nizwa Fort, Nizwa traditional souk, Birkath al mauz, Wadi maidein, Jabal Akhdar.Depart Muscat at 7.30am to start your journey south, to Nizwa to visit it’s legendary 17th century Nizwa Fort and traditional Souq. The tour continues to Birkath Al Muaz, famous for it’s extensive banana plantations.
Then proceed on to Wadi Mi’aidin. A winding road of approximately 36kms that leads to the lofty Jabal Akhdar, allowing you to enjoy both it’s cool mountain climate and majestic, panoramic views. Jabal Akhdar is known as the “green jewel of the al Hajar mountains. It is famous for growing pomegranates and it is one of the few places in Oman that produces fruits such as peaches, apricot, fig, grapes, apple, pears, almonds and walnuts. The local villagers of Jabal Akhdar, have also developed a successful cottage industry distilling rose water in their homes. During the flowering season of March and April, when the roses are in full bloom, the heady fragrances of roses fill the air.
You will then return to your hotel.
Then proceed on to Wadi Mi’aidin. A winding road of approximately 36kms that leads to the lofty Jabal Akhdar, allowing you to enjoy both it’s cool mountain climate and majestic, panoramic views. Jabal Akhdar is known as the “green jewel of the al Hajar mountains. It is famous for growing pomegranates and it is one of the few places in Oman that produces fruits such as peaches, apricot, fig, grapes, apple, pears, almonds and walnuts. The local villagers of Jabal Akhdar, have also developed a successful cottage industry distilling rose water in their homes. During the flowering season of March and April, when the roses are in full bloom, the heady fragrances of roses fill the air.
You will then return to your hotel.
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