Oman offers to its guests a lot of various excursions, which include trips to the most interesting places in the country.
Excursions in Oman
To list all is simply impossible, therefore we will name the most popular:
Oman offers to its guests a lot of various excursions, which include trips to the most interesting places in the country.
Excursions in Oman
To list all is simply impossible, therefore we will name the most popular:
- Excursions to Nizwa (Nazvan), one of the oldest cultural, historical and shopping centers of Oman. Such excursions from Muscat are sent and they tell about the history of Oman in the pre-Islamic period. They include visiting Nizava and Jabrin fortresses , lunch at a restaurant in Nizwa. Some excursions also include visiting the local market of Matrah , the oldest in Oman, where you can buy silver and pottery, chasing, spices, as well as fruits, vegetables and halva.
- Another type of excursion to Nizwa includes visiting the fortress and the market, lunch, a trip to the very picturesque village of Misfat and the Grand Canyon, where you can take a photo and admire the mountain Jebel Sham, the highest in Oman.
- Excursion around Muscat . The capital is not without reason considered a pearl of the peninsula, and during a walk around the city and visiting its sights the tourists will have a chance to see it personally. The tour includes the premises of the Grand Royal Opera , the Sultan's Palace , the Muscat Historical Museum, as well as the fish and Oriental markets. The Sultan Qaboos Mosque , the visit of which will be the apotheosis of the excursion, makes very strict requirements to the appearance of visitors: men should be in trousers, women in trousers or a long skirt, and put a headscarf on their heads. Both men and women should wear shirts (blouses) with long sleeves.
- Excursions around the forts of Oman . There are several varieties, most of them include visits to the Jalali and Mirani Forts in Muscat, as well as the fortress of Bahla , which is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Excursion to Rustak , famous for its hot springs and ancient fort, and to Nahl, where tourists will also visit the fortress, which is on the top of the mountain and is considered the highest situated in Oman. Also the program includes visiting the oasis of Al-Tovar.
- Sea excursions along the Gulf of Oman . This is the whole range of trips: these are ordinary walks along the coast of Muscat (with or without snorkeling), watching the sunset from the boat and the excursion "Morning with dolphins", which is particularly popular with children.
Excursions from the UAE
Oman - neighbor of the Arab Emirates , in addition, its part - the Governorate (mufahaz) Musandam - is an exclave in the UAE. And it is understandable why the tour to Oman from the UAE is so popular with tourists: after all, it gives an opportunity to get acquainted with the life of another state whose foundations and way of life differ very much from the foundations and life of the Emirates. In addition, an excursion to Oman (precisely in the case of visiting Musandam ) does not require the receipt of an Omani visa .
An excursion to Oman from Dubai is offered by any travel agency of the city. In order to go to Musandam, you need to have a passport with a UAE visa - and decide which one to choose. The same excursions are sent to Oman from Sharjah , Fujairah , Ras Al Khaimah .
Types of excursions from the UAE
Perhaps the most popular excursions from Dubai to Oman are excursions for the sake of fishing. While the abundance of the most diverse fish and seafood in the UAE is simply amazing, and lovers of fishing remain completely ecstatic about fishing in the waters of the Emirates - nothing can compare with fishing in the Strait of Hormuz.
You can go from the Emirates to a sea cruise off the coast of Musandam, or you can go to the "big" bus tour, which includes an obligatory visit to the carpet market in Dibba and a photo session in the mountains, and may include a boat trip, a visit to the fortress Khasab in El- Khasab and visiting the fish market.
Excursion to Oman can be a part of other excursion trips. For example, some diving tours include diving both in the Oman Strait and off the coast of Hormuz. Another interesting excursion is a desert safari, which also partially passes through the territory of Oman.
Can I get from the UAE to Oman on my own?
Those who do not like group excursions and prefers to get acquainted with local beauties without a company can quite easily go to Musandam on their own.
"Gateway" of Oman is Dibba, from where you can go on an excursion to Khasab , there to visit the port and the ancient Portuguese fortress or see the fishing port in Dibba itself.