Depart in the morning on a journey to the past, driving from Muscat through the Sumail Gap to Nizwa, Bahla Jabrin and on to Ibri. Spectacular fortresses and castles and markets of past and present are seen. Dinner and overnight at Ibri Hotel.
Day 2: After breakfast visit the ruined city of Sulaif and the beehive tombs from the 3rd millennium bc in Bat and Al Ayn. Later take a spectacular drive through the Western Hajars via Wadi Bani Ghaffir and on to Rustaq before returning to Muscat.
- Highlights: Historical and Cultural