Immerse yourself in the rich culture and stunning landscapes of Oman on this 9-day tour. You will explore the vibrant capital of Muscat, visit the majestic Grand Mosque, bargain for souvenirs at the colorful Mutrah Souq, and learn about the empowerment of women at the Sidab Women’s Group. You will also discover the natural wonders of Oman, such as the limestone Sinkhole, the lush Wadi Tiwi, and the turtle sanctuary at Ras Al Jinz. And you will experience the thrill of the desert at Wahiba Sands, where you will camp under the stars and enjoy the hospitality of the Bedouins.
DAY 01: ARRIVAL AT MUSCAT INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
Arrive at Muscat airport, meet and assist by our representative and transfer to Muscat hotel. Later in the afternoon, you will be met at the hotel for a ‘Muscat by Night’ tour. Start your drive from the hotel to the residential area of Qurum and then through the mountain road towards the old town of Muscat passing through the corniche. Later you drive through the busy streets of Ruwi then drive by the beautiful Mohamed Al Ameen Mosque, which illuminates the Muscat skyline in the evening.
The Tour ends at Rozna restaurant, where you will enjoy Authentic Omani Traditional food. After dinner return to hotel.
Overnight at Muscat Hotel.
DAY 02: MUSCAT CITY TOUR
After breakfast check out from the hotel and depart to Jebel Akhder. Your first stop will be at the Grand Mosque, the most exquisite Mosque in Oman. The developed part of the site, Including the fully consolidated areas and landscaping, covers 416,000 square metres. The Mosque complex (covering 40,000 square metres) is constructed on a raised podium in keeping with the tradition of Omani mosques that were built elevated from street level. It can accommodate up to 20,000 worshippers and consists of a main prayer hall, ladies prayer hall, covered passageways, a meeting hall, and library which contains around 20,000 books. A major feature of the main prayer hall is the hand-made Persian carpet consisting of 1,700 million knots, weighing 21 tones and made in a single piece measuring 70 x 60 metres. From design stage it took 4 years to complete and 600 female weavers from province of Khurasan in Iran were involved.
Note: Ladies visiting the mosque are required to cover their head with scarf and do not wear shorts, beachwear or sleeveless outfits as they are to be fully covered.
Men are required to wear long trousers. No shorts are allowed.
You will have photo stops at the residence of his Majesty Sultan Haitham, the Al Alam Palace, which is flanked by the 16th century Portuguese forts Mirani and Jalali. You will be strolling through Muttrah Souq, where you will be bargaining for handicrafts and silver items. Visit The Sidab Women's Group, one of the unique models in empowering women through establishing a project that benefits the participants. It is an environment-friendly project that is based on the manufacturing of environmentally friendly bags that replace plastic bags. We learn about the center and enjoy some Omani coffee and dates. Later visit Bait Al Zubair Museum then you will be given time to stroll through the famous Mutrah Souq. Return to hotel.
Overnight in Muscat Hotel.
DAY 03: MUSCAT – SUR – RAS AL JINZ
After breakfast, check-out from the hotel. You start your fascinating roundtrip with the first leg taking you in south eastern direction along the coast to Sur. The road leads through scenic countryside and rugged mountains. Stop at the limestone Sinkhole in Bimah and then continue to Fins. Enjoy the white sandy beach at Fins proceed to visit Wadi Tiwi, an oasis well known for its lemon and date plantations. Then proceed to the coastal town of Sur which was renowned in former times for its shipyard, where the dhows, the traditional wooden Omani boats were built. Pause for lunch at Mariam’s house. A teacher by profession, Mariam loves to speak about her country, she speaks about the status of Women in their society. Spend some time at Mariam’s house and know more about the tradition of her town. Later continue to Ras Al Jinz and check in at Turtle Beach Resort. After an early dinner at the hotel, you will visit the turtle sanctuary at Ras Al Jinz.
Overnight stay at Turtle Beach Resort / Ras Al Jinz Turtle Resort
DAY 04: RAS – WADI BANI KHALID – WAHIBA SANDS
Breakfast at resort. This morning, proceed to Wadi Bani Khalid – an oasis spot in the middle of the barren and dry mountains. The afternoon is reserved for your desert experience. You drive into the Wahiba Sands, a vast mass of undulating red and white sea of sand. After some exciting sand dune driving with your experienced driver, visit the home of a Bedouin Family in the desert where you will have a traditional Omani lunch. You will experience the real, traditional Arabic hospitality. Later arrive and check-in at the desert camp. Enjoy a BBQ dinner with Omani music and a dance show (seasonal).
Overnight stay at Sama Al Wasil / Desert Rose Camp.
DAY 5: WAHIBA SANDS – IBRA - NIZWA
After breakfast, check-out and proceed to the village of Ibra for a special shopping experience. Once a week this Souq (on Wednesdays), opposite the main market, attracts women-only buyers and sellers from all over the region, selling a variety of handicrafts such as baskets, woven cushions and camel bags. Men are usually not welcome, and photographs are prohibited here in the only Souq in the country dedicated to female shoppers. Later drive onwards to visit Bahla, the mystical village, known for Arabian potteries. Visit one of the pottery making units. {Closed on public holidays and Fridays}. You also visit the majestic Bahla Fort, recently opened to public after a long restoration. There after proceed to visit Jabrin castle built in 17th century, with magnificent plasterwork, wooden carvings; painted ceiling makes this castle amazingly different. Then proceed to Nizwa and check in at a local & traditional style Inn.
Overnight at Antique Inn or similar.
DAY 06: NIZWA – JEBEL SHAMS – AL HAMRA - MISFAH
0630 hrs: Visit Nizwa Souq. The main highlight in the Souq is the Cattle Auction that takes place every Friday. The Auction is the traditional way of selling the cattle like sheep, goats, cows, and camels. These are brought by their owners from nearby villages. This is what cannot be missed out if you are in Nizwa on Friday. Return to your hotel for breakfast. After breakfast check out from the hotel and continue the visit. Visit Nizwa Fort built in 17th Century. Check-out and Continue to Jebel Shams situated at an altitude of 3000 meters above sea level. Enjoy the view of Grand Canyon. Later drive back and visit Visit Al Hamra & Misfah, to see one of the oldest villages of this region. En route, you also stop for photo stop at Wadi Ghul– the farming village in the mountains. The traditional mud houses at Al Hamra dated back from 400 years are still occupied. Check in at Heritage home in Misfah, where these old traditional homes have been converted to comfortable guesthouses with an Omani touch. Dinner at the Heritage home.
Overnight at Misfah Hospitality Inn or Similar.
DAY 07: MISFAH – BILD SAYT – WAKAN VILLAGE
Breakfast at Heritage home. We drive through the spectacular Wadi Bani Auf. The route down Wadi Bani Auf is one of the Arabia’s great 4WD adventures and includes a visit to the village of Bilad Sait, a remote fortress village in the heart of the mountain range. These living landscapes are better than spectacular. Continue your drive to the remote village of Wakan, set inside Wadi Mistal. A mild off-road drive will take us to the entrance of the village from where one can explore the various terrace plantations and farms of the village. Hike up to the mountain peak to get the view of the village.
Overnight at Wakan Guest House.
DAY 08: WAKAN VILLAGE – NAKHAL – MUSCAT
Breakfast at Guest House. Later check out and drive to Nakhal which has a 350 years old magnificent fort and is dramatically located at the top of rocky mountain cliff. The area is surrounded with date plantations. The narrow road through the town winds up to the Hot Springs of Ayn Al Thuwarah, which is a popular picnic spot. After spending some time at Nakhal drive to Muscat. Arrive Muscat and check in at Muscat hotel.
Overnight stay at Muscat Hotel.
DAY 09: DEPARTURE
Morning at leisure. We drive to Amouage Perfume Factory Amouage’s first fragrance was created as "the most valuable perfume in the world". For the creation of Amouage the ingredients were indeed chosen from the richest and finest. It took over one hundred natural oils and essences to compose this unique perfume. Explanation about the tradition & culture of Oman in relationship to the perfume making, profile and sampling of the complete range of perfumes, bath & home fragrance, visit to the production area to see the making of the products, distribution of customer leaflet with all the product details. Later drive to a local house for some Omani home-cooked lunch. Drop off at Muscat International Airport to board your flight back home.
Standard
Muscat: Park Inn (BB)
Sur: Turtle Beach Resort (BB)
Wahiba: Sama Al Wasil Camp (HB)
Nizwa: Antique Inn (HB)
Al Hamra: Misfah Hospitality Inn (HB)
Wakan: Wakan Guest House (HB)
Superior
Muscat: Radisson Blu (BB)
Sur: Ras Al Jinz Resort (BB)
Wahiba: Desert Rose Camp (HB)
Nizwa: Antique Inn (HB)
Al Hamra: Misfah Hospitality Inn (HB)
Wakan: Wakan Guest House (HB)
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At The Genuine Travel Experience S.L., we work to offer you the best possible experience through our products and services. In some cases, it is necessary to collect information to achieve this. We care about your privacy and believe we should be transparent about it.
For this reason, and for the purposes of the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 of 2016 (hereinafter, “GDPR”) regarding the protection of natural persons with regard to data processing personal data and the free circulation of these data, and Law 34/2002, of July 11, on Information Society Services and electronic commerce (hereinafter, “LSSI”), The Genuine Travel Experience S.L. informs the user that, as data controller, it will incorporate the personal data provided by users into an automated file.
Our commitment begins by explaining the following to you:
If you want more information about the processing of your data, consult the different sections of the privacy policy below:
Who is responsible for the processing of your personal data?
Identity: The Genuine Travel Experience SL
Registered office: calle Mariá Cubì, nº 10 – 7º-1ª 08006 Barcelona (Spain)
C.I.F. nº: B70643259
Email: support@thegenuinetravel.com
The Genuine Travel Experience SL has designated a contact person as the internal GDPR manager within your organization. If you wish to make a query regarding the processing of your personal data, you can contact him by email: support@thegenuinetravel.com
What personal data do we collect?
The personal data that the user may provide:
- Name and surname
- Phone number
- CIF/NIF
- Business name
- Bank data
- Address and Zip
- Email.
- Location.
- IP address, date and time in which you accessed our services, internet browser you use and data about the device’s operating system.
Comments about the service to be hired and needs.
In some cases, it is mandatory to complete the registration form to access and enjoy certain services offered on the website, in this case to be able to be a user of it; Therefore, failure to provide the requested personal data or failure to accept this data protection policy means it will be impossible to subscribe and/or register for our services..
Why and for what purpose do we process your data?
At The Genuine Travel Experience SL we process the information provided to us by interested parties for the following purposes:
• Manage and carry out the service contracted by the user, its billing and collection.
• Customer data may be used to carry out market studies (statistical reports), which allow expanding and improving the products or services of The Genuine Travel Experience SL. In any case, no personal data will be included in the statistical reports prepared.
• Manage the sending of the information requested from us, as well as any other query you may have that is not subject to the conditions of the website or the contracting of the service.
• Develop commercial actions and carry out the maintenance and management of the relationship with the user, as well as the management of the services offered through the website and information tasks and subsequent follow-up.
• In some cases it will be necessary to provide information to Authorities or third companies for audit reasons, as well as handle personal data from invoices, contracts and documents to respond to claims from clients or Public Administrations.
We inform you that the personal data obtained, because of your registration as a user, will form part of the Record of Activities and Processing operations where The Genuine Travel Experience SL. is the owner, which will be updated periodically in accordance with the provisions of the RGPD.
What is the legitimacy for the processing of your data?
The processing of your data may be based on the following legal bases:
• Consent to contract online services from the website through the contact form and therefore for the execution of a contract at the request of the interested party. (Art.6.1 b) GDPR. For the execution of the provision of the corresponding service, the delivery of the data is necessary since, otherwise, the requested services cannot be offered.
• Processing of customer data to carry out statistical reports (market studies) based on the legitimate interest of the company, which is considered prevalent, to the extent that no more data will be processed than those provided by users with the sole purpose of being able to improve with respect to the services offered by the entity. Additionally, the statistical reports will not contain personal data of the users, being anonymized.
• To be able to respond to your request or query and follow up after contracting the service. Providing the data is voluntary, although, if you do not do so, the request, query or claim cannot be responded to. Therefore, the communication of your personal data for these purposes is a necessary requirement so that we can respond to the requests made in this way.
• The prospective offer of products and services to clients is based on the satisfaction of the legitimate business interest consisting of being able to offer our clients the contracting of products or services and thus achieve their loyalty. In any case, the authorization to process your data for this purpose is voluntary and your refusal would only have the consequence of the fact that you would not receive commercial offers for our products or services. However, we remind you that you have the right to object to this processing of your data, and you may do so by any of the means described in this Policy.
• Legitimate interest in the processing of our clients’ data in direct marketing actions and express consent of the interested party for everything related to automatic assessments and profiling.
• Compliance with legal obligations for fraud prevention, communication with public authorities and claims from third parties.
How long do we keep your data?
The processing of data for the purposes described will continue for the time strictly necessary to comply with the commercial relationship with the client, as well as for compliance with the legal obligations arising from the processing of the data.
To which recipients are your data communicated?
In some cases, only when necessary, The Genuine Travel Experience SL will provide user data to third parties. However, data will never be sold to third parties. The external service providers with whom The Genuine Travel Experience SL works may use the data to provide the corresponding services, however, they will not use said information for their own purposes or for transfer to third parties.
The Genuine Travel Experience SL seeks to guarantee the security of personal data when sent outside the company and ensures that third-party service providers respect confidentiality and have appropriate measures to protect personal data. These third parties have the obligation to guarantee that the information is treated in accordance with data privacy regulations and in accordance with the provisions of Art.28 RGPD and Art.32.
In some cases, the law may require the disclosure of personal data to public bodies or other parties, only what is strictly necessary for compliance with such legal obligations.
The personal data obtained may also be shared with other companies in the group.
The Genuine Travel Experience SL as Data Processor, we have to inform that the owner of the personal data used and stored by the client within the framework of the services offered by the Website, are the property of the client acting as the sole person responsible for the data. . In this way, The Genuine Travel Experience SL acts as the person in charge of hosting this data. Therefore, it informs that it will not access or use this data, unless it is strictly necessary within the framework of the execution of the services and within the established technical and security limitations.
Therefore, The Genuine Travel Experience SL as a service provider will not resell this data or use it for personal purposes (such as data mining, profiling or direct marketing).
In what cases can The Genuine Travel Experience SL be forced to access the data stored and used by the client within the framework of the services?
The Genuine Travel Experience SL. You will only access this data under two circumstances:
• To guarantee the correct execution of the services and improve customer service when the latter contacts The Genuine Travel Experience SL support. In this case, access to customer data will be regulated by specific permissions and specific control and security measures.
• To comply with legal obligations within the framework of judicial and/or administrative requirements. These requirements are strictly regulated.
Access within the framework of The Genuine Travel Experience SL support:
When the client contacts The Genuine Travel Experience SL support, depending on the reason for the query, they can access two categories of data. On the one hand, with the aim of better responding to the client’s request, The Genuine Travel Experience SL support will access the information provided by the client when creating their The Genuine Travel Experience SL account (name, surname, telephone number, email ...).
On the other hand, exclusively at the express request of the client and subject to the technical limitations of each service, The Genuine Travel Experience SL support can access the data stored by the client in its services with the aim of identifying the origin of a problem and, where appropriate, solve it.
Access within the framework of the request of a judicial or administrative authority:
To comply with current regulations, The Genuine Travel Experience SL is obliged to respond to requests from judicial or administrative authorities. These data access requests are governed by a strict legal framework, so The Genuine Travel Experience SL only authorizes them once it has verified their validity and foundation. Furthermore, if the request or the Law does not prevent it, The Genuine Travel Experience SL undertakes to inform the client of said request as soon as possible. Applications from a third country will only be processed when they are based on an international agreement, such as a judicial cooperation treaty in force between the requesting country and the European Union or a Member State.
Where is your data stored?
Generally, data is stored within the EU. The data that is sent to third parties that do not belong to the EU, we will ensure that they guarantee a sufficient level of protection, by having Binding Corporate Rules (BCR). You can consult the list of these countries on the European Commission website. Thanks to the guarantees offered by The Genuine Travel Experience SL regarding data transfer, the client can comply with its regulatory obligations. Article 45 of the GDPR, which specifies cases of "transfers based on an adequacy decision", establishes that a transfer of personal data may take place to a third country or international organization when the Commission has decided that the third country, a territory or one or more specific sectors of that third country, or the international organization concerned, guarantee an adequate level of protection. Such transfer will not require any specific authorization.
Call recording
Calls may be recorded to process your requests or respond to your queries, as well as to evaluate and improve the responses offered by our agents and analyze the decisions made based on said responses.
Your data will be processed on the basis of the legitimate interest of the entity, this being prevalent due to the need to have instruments to be able to assess and improve the quality of the responses we offer and the decisions you make based on them. Also to increase security and have a means of accreditation of the services or products requested and those offered by us, being necessary to record the calls.
The recording will be kept for a minimum period of 12 months, and in any case until your request has been processed or your query has been answered. In the event that new data is collected by telephone as a result of a claim, contract, change of product or service, etc. The recording will be kept as proof of the data collection as long as some type of legal responsibility arising from the relationship maintained may arise. The information relating to the evaluation of the decisions made by users based on the answers provided is maintained for a period of 12 months.
Processing of personal contact data for commercial calls
Sometimes, The Genuine Travel Experience SL processes professional contact data that it obtains from the Internet to contact interested parties by telephone and try to close a commercial meeting with them or offer them services or products.
Taking into account the above, said treatment is based on the provisions of Art. 6.1.f) of the RGPD (legitimate interest), given that, in any case, the following premises are met:
a) The processing refers only to the data necessary for the professional location of the interested party.
b) The purpose of the treatment is to maintain relationships of any kind with the legal entity in which the affected person provides their services.
The same presumption operates for the processing of data relating to individual entrepreneurs and liberal professionals, when it refers to them only in that capacity and is not processed to establish a relationship with them as natural persons. In any case, interested parties may object to their processing at any of the contact addresses of The Genuine Travel Experience SL, as it is not mandatory for the entity to carry out such processing. The data will be kept for the indicated purpose indefinitely, unless the interested party objects, in which case, it will be deleted.
What rights do you have and how can you exercise them?
You can direct your communications and exercise your rights by making a request to the following email: support@thegenuinetravel.com
Under the provisions of the RGPD you can request:
• Right of access: you can request information about the personal data that we have about you.
• Right to rectification: you can communicate any change in your personal data.
• Right to deletion and to be forgotten: you can request deletion after blocking personal data.
• Right to limit processing: implies the restriction of the processing of personal data.
• Right to object: you can withdraw your consent to the processing of the data, opposing further processing.
• Right to portability: in some cases, you can request a copy of personal data in a structured, commonly used, and machine-readable format for transmission to another controller.
• Right not to be subject to individualized decisions: you can request that decisions not be made that are based solely on automated processing, including profiling, that produce legal effects or significantly affect the interested party.
In some cases, the request may be rejected if you request that data necessary to comply with legal obligations be deleted.
Likewise, if you have any complaint about the processing of your data, you can submit a claim to the data protection authority: www.aepd.es.
Who is responsible for the accuracy and veracity of the data provided?
The user is solely responsible for the veracity and correctness of the data included, exonerating The Genuine Travel Experience SL of any responsibility in this regard. Users guarantee and are responsible, in any case, for the accuracy, validity and authenticity of the personal data provided, and undertake to keep it duly updated. The user agrees to provide complete and correct information in the registration or subscription form. The Genuine Travel Experience SL reserves the right to terminate the contracted services that have been concluded with users, in the event that the data provided is false, incomplete, inaccurate or not updated.
The Genuine Travel Experience SL is not responsible for the veracity of information that is not its own creation and for which another source is indicated, and therefore does not assume any responsibility for hypothetical damages that may arise from the use of said information.
The Genuine Travel Experience SL reserves the right to update, modify or delete the information contained on its web pages, and may even limit or not allow access to said information. The Genuine Travel Experience SL is exonerated from liability for any damage or harm that the user may suffer as a result of errors, defects or omissions in the information provided by The Genuine Travel Experience SL provided that it comes from sources other than the same.
What security measures do we apply to protect your personal data?
The Genuine Travel Experience SL has adopted the security levels of protection of Personal Data legally required, and seeks to install other means and additional technical measures at its disposal to avoid loss, misuse, alteration, unauthorized access and theft of the data. Personal Data provided to The Genuine Travel Experience SL The Genuine Travel Experience SL is not responsible for hypothetical damages or losses that may arise from interferences, omissions, interruptions, computer viruses, telephone breakdowns or disconnections in the operational functioning of this electronic system, caused by for reasons beyond the control of The Genuine Travel Experience SL. of delays or blockages in the use of this electronic system caused by deficiencies or overloads of telephone lines or overloads in the Data Processing Center, in the Internet system or in other electronic systems, as well as damages that may be caused by third parties people through illegitimate interference beyond the control of The Genuine Travel Experience SL However, the user must be aware that security measures on the Internet are not impregnable, given that no online service can guarantee absolute security.
Links to other websites
On the website www.thegenuinetravelexperience.com, there may be links to other web pages. By clicking on one of these links and accessing an external website, the visit will be subject to the privacy policy of said website, leaving The Genuine Travel Experience SL. disassociated from any type of responsibility regarding its privacy policy. It will only be liable for those redirections or links under the domain and ownership of the The Genuine Travel Experience SL group of companies.
Can the privacy policy be modified?
We may modify the Privacy Policy from time to time. Visit this page regularly to know the current situation. We will indicate the dates of the last revisions of this Privacy Policy at the bottom of that page; all revisions will take effect upon publication.