Jebel Shams Tours and Tickets - page 2

Wonderful day at Nizwa and Jebel Shams ( Grand Canyon ) with our tour guide Said who couldn’t do enough for us and was very knowledgeable both throughout the journey and at each place of interest along the way. A long day but well worth it.

This was such a lovely experience! While we had backpacks with the supplies we needed, our guide kindly carried extra water and snacks for us. (So technically we didn’t need to bring anything other than ourselves) While the majority of the trail was straightforward, it was extremely helpful to have guidance to get to the small lake after the abandoned village. If you’re interested in that, expect to climb up some larger boulders. Totally doable, but make sure your knees and hips are feeling good before hand. The views were spectacular and it was really interesting to see the abandoned village. For animal lovers, there are multiple goats that hang out hoping for snacks from hikers along the way. Prepare for a three hour car ride each way and approximately five hours to do the hike while leisurely taking photos. The mountain roads are windy and bumpy at times, so take appropriate measures if you tend to get carsick. A clean restroom stop is provided at the village before and after the hike and there are a couple of portable toilet options closer to the start. Really loved this adventure outside of Muscat!

I had a great day, travelling alone. Mohammed was an excellent guide, very informative. We left Muscat at 7am and arrived in Nizwa in time to catch the end of the Friday goat market - well worth seeing. The souq was interesting and helpful to have a guide then sufficient time to look round the fort. The drive to the canyon view point is spectacular as is the canyon, amazing views. The village of Al Hamra is well worth visiting, more beautiful views and interesting fauna and irrigation system. Lunch was excellent at a local restaurant, reasonably priced. Altogether an excellent day, we were out for 11 hours.

We had an amazing time full day tour in cultural and mindblowing places of Oman. Special compliments to our very professional, knowledgable and very friendly tour guide Adil! Can't even recommend more! Already planning my return trip to Oman!

amazing experience highly recommend. The tour guide was very friendly, informative and accomodating. We had a lovely time experiencing and learning about the rich history of Oman and the natural wonder of Jabel Shams. We especially enjoyed exploring the mountain village of Misfat al Abriyin, walking through the local houses and mountain passageways. Definitely a must-do in Oman, it's the best way to experience the country through adventure.

We had an incredible experience visiting Jabal Shams! Every moment was so special and breathtaking. We are very thankful for having Fahad as our tour guide. Fahad was kind and patient all throughout the trip. We look forward to visiting Oman in the future again!

Great experience! Guide was good, views were amazing. Would highly recommend doing the Balcony Walk. Good shoes or boots are recommended, but at no point is the path so narrow that you'd be scared. It is a gentle downhill slope on the way out, but that means a steady uphill climb on the way back - but if you're moderately fit you'll be ok.

Yesterday we had the day of a lifetime, and made memories that will last forever. The day started wonderfully when our guide, Hilel, arrived perfectly on time, and came into our hotel lobby to greet us. He drove a well appointed and perfectly comfortable white SUV with excellent air conditioning and plenty of bottles of cold water. He introduced himself and said in English his name means moon so we could call him Hilel or Moon, which we thought was very professional and considerate as sometimes inter language names can be hard to remember. His English was good. He reviewed our itinerary with us again and walked us through the drive times, when we will stop for breaks and refreshments. He stressed then and throughout the trip that it was our trip, we could stop whenever and as needed with no problems. We tested him on it as we drank alot of water and had to make frequent stops and he was cheerful, gracious and supportive the whole time. We stopped at the Fort, a number of souks (plenty of chances to shop with no pressure at one place or another, but he did bargain prices down for us!)(and insisted on carrying our bags for us every tho we protested), a small town for a traditional lunch, the canyon, another very old village (amazing architecture) still very much intact and then stopped for special tea and sweets on the way home. Bring lettuce or other produce with you so you can feed the adorable goats you see everywhere. They are super sweet. At the fort you can meet with traditional Omani women selling their items very timidly and sweetly (no hawking which was nice) and can have one make a traditional sweet pastry for you right on a stone! Delicious! The fort was really cool to visit and we learned alot we didn't know. But of course, the star of the show, besides the lovely Omani people we met throughout, was the Canyon. It was like a religious experience. We really were awed by it. We could hear the wind blowing through it and felt like we were on the top of the world. It is a bit of a long drive, all told, but broken up by many delightful stops, yet it was well worth the drive, we are SO happy we went!!! We also felt the other star was our guide, Hilel. He was a very safe driver, which on winding roads is so important. He was kind, intelligent, really really funny, and really considered us our guests that he was showing around. By the end of the day we felt like family. We recommend him whole- heartedly. We will never forget our day.