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The Nizwa Fortress at night

Nizwa Full Day Tour

By Oman Day Tours
Free cancellation available
Price is €369 per traveller* *Get a lower price by selecting multiple travellers
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Enjoy Nizwa, Al Hamra & Misfat Al Arbeen
  • This tour takes you first to Nizwa, the old capital of Oman
  • Experienced local tour guides
  • Feel like locals
  • Comfortable air conditioned vehicles

Activity location

    • Nizwa, Ad Dakhiliyah ‍Governorate, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Hotel Pickup
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman

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Nizwa Full Day Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h8h
  • Opening hours: Sun 00:00-23:59
  • English
  • Drinks only
Language options: English
Price details
€369.08 x 1 Traveller€369.08

Total
Price is €369.08
Until Sun, 21 Apr

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedEntrance fees
  • What's includedWhat's includedDriver/guide
  • What's includedWhat's includedHotel/port pickup and drop-off
  • What's includedWhat's includedTransport by private vehicle (Maximum capacity: Salon Car 3 seats / 4X4 vehicles 6 seats)
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedLunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge (recommended)

Know before you book

  • Children must be accompanied by an adult
  • At time of booking, cruise ship passengers must provide the following information at time of booking: ship name, docking time, disembarkation time and re-boarding time
  • Preferred pickup time is before 9 in the morning
  • Additional charges payable if you wish to visit Nizwa Fort - 15 USD per person.
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

This tour takes you first to Nizwa, the old capital of Oman. The Nizwa Souq is among the largest of its kind in the country. A wide variety of vendors offer their goods in the streets of the souk from 05:00 am to about 10:00 am each morning. Here you can find fish, meat, vegetables, pottery, jewellery, handicrafts 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 donkeys, goats, cattle, sheep, and chickens in a circus-style open marketplace.

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 Yoruba 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 defences.

Then we drive to Al Hamra, to visit the old village and see the tradition homes their,

Then we move on towards Misfath al Abreen. This picturesque village lies on a steep slope at the foot of Jebel Shams, a few kilometres from the village of Al Hamra and consists of old homes and narrow streets. It has a large Falaj system which supplies water for many orchards, date palms, and vegetables. It is worth to spend at least 1 hour walking around the village. There are marked footpaths through the village and surrounding area. In the late afternoon, we drive back to Muscat.

Cleaning and safety practices

Enhanced cleanliness measures
  • Vehicles and venues cleaned with disinfectants
Social distancing
  • Contactless ticket redemption
  • Social distancing measures in place
Safety measures
  • Personal protective equipment worn by staff
  • Temperature checks given to staff
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Location

Activity location

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    • Nizwa, Ad Dakhiliyah ‍Governorate, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEHotel Pickup
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman