In the Morning we'll leave Muscat towards Nakhal, here you can visit the beautiful Nakhal Fortress. It's lies at the foothills of the Al Hajar Mountains in a nice Town that grows extensive date palm plantations. This magnificent 1500 years old fortress rises out of the mountain rock, towering high above the ancient village as if still warning would-be attackers of its ominous strength, it has witnessed many battles and it's packed full of hidden escape routes and secret passages, you can stroll around the inside of this restored fortress and visit all the rooms which have been nicely decorated in the original old style. The view from the top of the fortress over the mountains and green date plantations is outstanding. then we visit the hot spring the spring is tucked away among date farms a couple of kilometers from Nakhal Fort, and it flows year-round with warm mineral water collected in the site pools. Several chairs and shades are provided in the “picnic area” near the pool.

From Nakhal we continue our journey to Wadi Bani Awf. The road leads us through the Wadi, we'll pass by impressive Wadi Canyons (Snake Canyon) and several villages and the most beautiful village is Balad Sayt surrounded by mountains from all directions.

From Wadi Bani Awf we drive up the mountain. This mountain road drives up to the Jebel Shams mountain 3009 Meters it's one of the most adventurous mountains in Oman, offering exciting off-road experience and fantastic views, we reach the canyon view which is 2000 meters we stop there and enjoy the view and photos, then we continue driving to our resort where we spend the night, after check-in, you have leisure time, you can watch the stunning sunset. Overnight in Jabal shams (Jabal Shams Resort or similar)