9-hour visit to ancient towns & hot spring along the Batinah Coastline
Highlights
Muscat, Nakhal, Barka
nature, historical, Hot Springs
Group Tour
9 Hours
Easy
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Languages
Arabic, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Description
Travel along the Batinah coastline known for its sandy beaches and ancient fort towns. Visit the popular Barka Fish Souq and drive to Nakhl Fort built on a rocky high mountain peak. Then, stop at Ain Al Thawwarah Hot Springs, a collection of hot springs that possess healing powers. After lunch, continue to Wakan, a mountain farming village in Wadi Mistal for a serene garden walk.
Itinerary
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Barka Fish Souq - Nakhl Fort - Ain Al Thawwara Hot Springs - Wakan
- Meet your tour guide at the airport or your hotel in Muscat and start your tour.
Visit the Barka Fish Souq, a colourful fish market trading in daily catch brought by local fishermen.
Next visit the Nakhl Fort, a large and very impressive fortification in Nakhl palm oasis which, besides a museum, hosts a weekly traditional goat market.
Go to Ain Al Thawwara Hot Springs, natural hot mineral water springs in Nakhl with numerous therapeutic benefits and healing properties due to sulphur presence, very soothing to the skin.
See Wakan Village, a beautifully terraced farming village in the Hajar Mountains with panoramic views. It features pomegranate, apricot, grape, almond and peach orchards and a dazzling display of pink and white blossoms in the spring.
At the end of the tour, you will be dropped back at your hotel.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
Meeting Point
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price
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This is a group tour |
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