AMAZING OMAN

Wadi’s to sinkholes, beaches to dunes, this 14-day tour package expands on our 7-day tour, going into greater depth and detail about each of the geological features of the environment of Oman.

Included is all all the exciting chapters of a geologists’ dream: tsunamites, radiolarlites, paleo-lagoons, and caves, all types of sands, minerals and rocks. We will dive deep into marine environments and climb to the highest peak in Oman.

Along with the pre-Islamic archaeological treks, oasis swims and desert crossings that make holidaying in Oman an once-in-a-lifetime experience

Day 1 - Muscat

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- Individual arrival in Muscat

- Overnight : hotel accomodation in Muscat

Day 2 - Muscat

- Introduction to the geology of Oman
- Wadi al Kabir viewpoint
- Al Khoud: Pillow Lava and Eocene Nummulites
- Halban: Beehive tombs

- Overnight : hotel accomodation in Muscat

Day 3 - Muscat to Fins

- Saih Hatat: window exhumed subduction zone
- Al Siffah: Eclogite
- Wadi Al Mayh: Mega-folds
- Bimmah: Sink hole

- Overnight : camp at Finns beach

Day 4 - Radiolarites

- Northern Coast of Oman: Tsunamites, Coastal uplift and Jurassic Radiolarites

- Wadi Shab: hike

- City of Sur: Tour of Dhau Shipyard
- Evening: Turtle Beach, depending on the season viewing turtle egg laying or hatching

- Overnight: camp in radiolarites

Day 5 - Wahiba Sand Desert

- Batain: Kimberlite occurrences within the Batain nap

- Jalan: Outcrops in basement rocks

- Wahiba Sand Desert: dune bashing and overnight camp

Day 6 - Salt Dome

- Wahiba Sands: Aeolianites and Limnic Deposits
- Qarat Kibrit: Salt Dome

- Overnight : camp in the Salt Dome

Day 7 - Nizwa

- Nizwa City: Fort and market (souq)
- Hajar Mountains: Eastern flank

- Overnight: hotel accommodation in Muscat

Next dates :

January 2020

Duration

14 Days

Price

2 550 Euros*

*Price: 2,550 (Euros), minimum of 12 persons. *Contact us directly if you are a solo traveler and would like to know availability of joining another group.

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Included

Not included

- Transportation

- Accomodation

- Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
- Guide
- Car insurance
- Agency assistance

- International Flights

- Entrance fees

- Online Visa fees

- Meals non included in "included prices"
- Travel and personnal insurances
- Tips

Day 8 - Muscat

- City tour of Muscat: tour of The Grand Mosque and Muttrah Souq

- Overnight: hotel accommmodation in Muscat

Day 9 - Hajar Mountains

- Introduction to the Geology of the Hajar Mountain Range

- Wadi Mistal: Quaternary climate and Precambrian Tillites

- Overnight: Camp in Wadi Al Abyad

Day 10 - Wadi Al Abyad

- Wadi al Abyad: View fossilised Moho and hike through Theophiolites

- Overnight: camp in Wadi Al Abyad

Day 11 - Al Hamra

- Wadi Bani Kharus: Permian unconformity; Snowball Earth tillites

- Wadi Bani Awf: Mountain oasis; Falaj systems

- Overnight: camp near Al Hamra

Day 12 - Jebel Shams

- Sint: Fossil Megalodonts, Paleo-wetland and Sheeted dikes
- Al Ayn: Pre-Islamic BeehiveTombs (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

- Overnight: camp within the sheeted dike complex

Day 13 - Pillow Lava

- Wadi Jizzi: Pillow lava of the Geotimes outcrop; Ancient copper mining
- Sohar: Black Smoker

- Overnight : camp near the Black Smoker

Day 14 - Muscat

- Ghizayn: White Smoker

- Drive back to Muscat