Nizwa Market, Nizwa Fort, Misfat Al Abriyeen, Jabal Shams

Nizwa Market (Souq). We'll visit the famous Nizwa Market (Souq), where a wide variety of vendors offer their goods in the streets of the souq, From here you can find, vegetables, pottery, jewelry, 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 from the nearby villages come to sell their, goats, cattle, sheep, and chickens in a circus-style open market place. Please note: if you stay in Muscat and you want to catch the cattle market you have to start at 05:45 AM, so please get in touch with us after you make the booking or mention it in the special request form, and we'll message you bake.

Nizwa Fort. Next to the Souq is Nizwa Fortress, 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 Fortress and visit its many rooms, passages, and towers, 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 defenses.

Misfat Al Abreyeen Al Hamra. From Nizwa we drive up to Misfah Al Abreyeen, this picturesque village lies on a steep slope at the foot of Jebel Shams and consists of old homes and narrow streets, it has a falaj system for many orchards, date palms, and vegetables, it's worth spending some time walking around the village, then continuing your trip to visit the ancient town of Al Hamra. From there drive back to Muscat

Jabal Shams (The Grand Canyon of Oman). Then we drive towards Jabal Shams Mountain (Grand Canyon) This mountain road drives up to the Jebel Shams 3009 meters 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 meters stop there and enjoy the view and photo.