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Jabal Shams Food Tour

5.0 (6 reviews) 8–9 hours Free cancellation Private tour
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Jabal Shams Food Tour

About this activity

Enjoy a unique blend of sightseeing, Omani hospitality and trying Omani food. You will start the tour by ordering Omani breakfast from the car, the local way.

Lunch will be homemade food with a real old Omani family house.

Your desert will be Omani sweet "halwa" for free.

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At a glance

Duration
8–9 hours
Confirmation
Instant confirmation
Ticket
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group
Your group only
People per booking
1–8
Guide
Arabic, English
Operated by
mytouroman

Ages: Children (1–8 years) · Adults (9–90 years)

What is included

Included

  • Included: Private transportation
  • Included: Bottled water: 1 bottle per person
  • Included: Snacks: dates
  • Included: In-vehicle air conditioning: Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Included: Lunch: Rice , chicken , bread , salad , water , dates
  • Included: Breakfast: 1 Omani crepe bread with small cup of tea
  • Included: Omani sweet "Halwa" for tasting
  • Included: Private tour guide
  • Included: Tea and coffee: 1 cup of Coffee for breakfast

Not included

  • Not included: Carbonated beverages: Soda/Pop
  • Not included: anything not mentioned in inclusions

Itinerary

  1. Muscat

    15 min

    Drive up to a Omani breakfast restaurant for a take away meal the Omani way stop

  2. Bahla Fort

    2 h 30 min Admission included

    Drive from the capital Muscat up to the old city of Bahla to for External photo stop to see Bahla Fort.

  3. Jebel Shams

    Passing by

    Drive from Bahla fort to climb the mountain with a rugged road and indulge beautiful views of the rocky mountain with sentimental rocks.

  4. Jebel Shams

    2 hours Admission included

    A 1.2 hours drive up to the Stop at the Grand canyon view point for taking amazing photos and enjoy the breeze in Omans highest mountain and if you are luck you will spot some goats roaming round.

  5. Al Hamra

    1 h 10 min

    Visit a Omani house for lunch to see the ancient way of cooking chicken on the rocks that are brought from the valley then have lunch with the Omani family along with rice , chicken and salad and pita bread with fruits and desert and coffee and water.

  6. Stop 6

    2 h 40 min

    Stop for the famous Omani sweet "Halwa" shop to taste the sweet and buy some souvenirs.

Meeting point and pickup

The operator picks every participant up from their accommodation or the points below.

Pickup points

  • Dmas Hotel
  • Al Waffa Hotel Flats
  • Howard Johnson
  • Safeer Hotel Suites
  • Hotel Summersands Al Wadi Al kabir
  • Funduq Alfalak A Alfalak Hotel
  • Hotel Golden Oasis
  • OYO 136 Pioneer Hotel Apartments
  • Ramada by Wyndham Qurum Beach
  • Al-Saif Grand Hotel
  • Hala Suites
  • Rusayl Hotel

and 214 more pickup points

Our tour guide will be waiting for you at the arrivals terminal for airport, for port he will be at the gate and for hotels he will be waiting at the lobby

Cancellation

Free cancellation

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

If you cancel You get back
At least one day before 100%
Less than a day before 0%
  • The operator may cancel if the weather does not allow it; you then get another date or your money back.
  • The operator may cancel if too few people book; you then get another date or your money back.

Good to know

  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

  • Chairs for seniors in the Omani family house

  • not recommended for travelers with allergy from chicken

Traveller ratings

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