Package Price Includes:

• • 02 Nights at Salalah Hotel in a Standard room on BB basis
• • 01 4wd / Saloon car with English speaking chauffeur as per the itinerary
• • Economy class flight MCT SLL MCT
• • All entrances fees
• • Mineral water on tour

Package cost doesn’t include:

• • Anything not mentioned in the inclusions
• • Personal expenses

OMAN TOURIST VISA (0-10 Days) WITH OK TO BOARD CHARGES : US$ 45 PER PERSON

CHILD : Maximum 1 child with paying parents. Any cancellation should be notified to Xplore oman in writing, minimum 72 hours prior to the arrival. Should there be any cancellation or no show whining this time frame, we reserves the right to charge the full package cost ..

Itenerary

DAY 1 : MUSCAT

Arrival at Salalah Airport and get transferred to the Hotel. 1600 Hrs: Salalah, the “garden city” of the south, is a tropical paradise. Visit a Garden Farm, which has groves of coconut, banana, papaya and vegetables. View the Old Ruined Houses still in existence today. Photos stop of the beautiful Shanfari Mosque with its exquisite artwork and stained tiles. Visit the site of Prophet Saleh’s Sacred Camel Footprint. See the clear camel footprint on the rock. Visit Al Husn Souq where frankincense crystals of Dhofar and typical Dhofari frankincense burners are sold. Witness the sale of cattle and guns in the market. Walk along the city’s promenade (waterfront corniche) where single storeyed houses are dwarfed by tall, swaying palms. Al Husn Palace, summer residence of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos stands at one end of the promenade. Visit the Al Balid Museum located in the archaeological site. (SAT - WED ONLY).

Overnight in Salalah .

DAY 2 : MUSCAT

Breakfast. Visit the fishing village of Taqa, an old town with an interesting castle surrounded by watchtowers and Taqa stone houses. Proceed onward to Khor Rori creek, the site of the ruined city of Samhuram and capital of ancient Arabia’s frankincense trade. Excavations have produced evidence of an ancient city with trade links by sea to Far Eastern destinations and with even distant Greece. Mirbat, the ancient capital of Dhofar, was an important town as early as the 9th century for it’s trade in frankincense, horses and slaves. See some of the old houses famous for its woodcarvings. If lucky see boatloads of fish arriving into the harbor. One of Dhofar’s best-known historic sites is Bin Ali’s Tomb. The twin domed structure; tomb of Mohamed bin Ali who died in 1135 AD is a fine example of medieval architecture. Visit the Biblical “Nabi Ayoub” Prophet Job’s Tomb, perched high up in the “Jebels” (mountains). Enroute are spectacular views of the plains, mountain landscape and emerald green pastureland. Proceed to Mughsail Beach where “Blow-holes”- (perforations in the limestone rock) through which sea water gushes during high tide. Experience the Hairpin Bend Roads for approximately 15/20 kms, which will take you to a wadi. The views are breathtaking due to heights involved. This is the road that takes you to the Yemen border. At the nearby bird sanctuary, one may see seasonal birds. Enroute the stark shape of leafless Frankincense Trees dot the landscape. Once traded as a commodity more precious than gold, frankincense harvested in Dhofar is rated the best in the world.

Overnight in Salalah

DAY 3: MUSCAT

Breakfast. Transfer to Airport to board your flight to onward destination.

Cost

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