Snake Gorge & Wadi Bani Awf: A Scenic Journey by 4x4
Overview
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9 hours
Mobile ticket
Wadi Bani Awf is stunning. Renowned as one of the most fantastic tourist locations in the nearby area surrounding Muscat.
Additional Info
Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
Not recommended for pregnant travelers
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
TOUR DEPARTURE TIME: Tour starts @ 08:30am.
DURATION : Approximately 9 hours
CANCELLATION: Cancel free of charge Up-to 72 hours from date of service local time, after that full charge.
LANGUAGES: Tour is operated with Private guide in ENGLISH.
What To Expect
Wadi Bani Awf is known as one of the most fantastic tourist locations surrounding Muscat. The wadi is located about one and a half hours away from Muscat, some 43 km after Nakhl.Wadi Bani Awf is by far the most diverse and challenging Wadi. Every bend is more lush and beautiful than the next, allowing for several photogenic sceneries. Jumps into the soothing, crystal pools range from two to six meters into deep Arabian waters. Caverns add fun, mystery and extra challenges to the trek. Wadi Bani Awf also leads to the famous Snake Gorge. The name “Snake Gorge” refers to the serpentine effect created by the mountains snaking throughout the wadi. Snake Gorge is cut into the mountains and offers a fantastic 6 hour trip past waterfalls, through rocks pools and over boulders. The hike will have you jumping into pools of water and swimming in caves under the rocky mountains. Although it is a somewhat challenging hike, it is a highly inspiring one where you will be able to feel one with nature and feast your eyes on truly breathtaking sceneries. Lunch will consist of a peaceful picnic among the trees, so you can re-energize as you continue your discovery tour.
Options
Tour in English
Drive by 4x4 to visit Wadi Bani Awf and Snake Gorge and much More.. Pickup included
What‘s Included
Transportation in deluxe vehicle and 4x4
Driver guiding in English
Lunch with soft drinks
Alcohol
Personal Expenses
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
2 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
The tour with Viator did not start as...
Stephen P,May 21, 2017
- Review from Viator
1.00The tour with Viator did not start as we had planned and had booked. After a long delay, and with the assistance of the hotel we managed to track down the local contact for our trip.
This person was very vague about our trip, but promised the guide would turn up.
After a nearly hour delay our guide turned up. He was very pleasant and helpful, except the trip he had been told we were to take differed completely from what we had booked.
Due to the delays it was now not possible to take the trip we had planned. After consultation with our guide, we decided on an option that would work for us.
We ended up going to Wani Bani and a couple of other local sites on the road trip from Muscat to Wani Bani. We ended up having a great day, which was all down to our guide, who was a local contracted guide and did not work for Viator.My partner and I were extremely disappointed in Viator and the lack of local numbers we could call them on. All calls to them had to be to Dubai, the staff that we spoke to were not that helpful and could only confirm that we had indeed booked and paid for our trip. This is extremely poor and disappointing as we had been looking forward to the trek through Snake Gorge and Wani Bani.
The local contact was equally unhelpful again he could only vaguely remember our booking and seemed at a loss when we rang him to find out why we had not been picked up at the agreed time 7amAlthough we had confirmed the day before for this trip and the extremely poor response from Viator, I would not recommend using them until they set up an established and reliable office in Oman that can reasonably answer and sort out any problems or queries. Having to ring Dubai to confirm our trip also adds another intl call cost.
But as stated earlier, thanks to our local contracted guide who was not the original guide but a fill in we had a great day.
Our holiday to Oman was great except for this one mishap
Steve
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