Trip Details
Ready for Happiness at Sea?
Duration
5 Hours
Timings
Sat-Sun, 10 am & 12Â noon
Island
Bander Al Khayran Island
Extra Person Charges
30 R.O per adult
Inclusions
Private boat for 5 hours, dolphin watching, snorkeling equipment, refreshments, bbq lun beach tent, beach chairs, portable toilet,
Optional Activity
Kayak Ride- R.O 20Â
Fun Tube Ride-R.O 50
All members can use the Kayak & the tube during the trip
BBQ Lunch
Chicken/ fish/ beef kababs, salads, hummus, Arabic bread, soft drinks & water, etc.
(Vegetarian options are also available)
The Journey
The trip starts from the Marina Bander Al Rowdha boat club near Al Bustan Hotel. Embark on a boat as we search the seas for dolphins and whales. You have very good chance to see dolphins and if lucky whales also.
After the dolphin watching trip, the boat will move towards the Bander Al Khayran Island.
You have the chance to snorkel in a bay of Bander Al Khayran island. Afterward, you can relax under a beach tent and enjoy a lavish live BBQ lunch.
Common Sightings
The most commonly encountered species off Muscat are spinner dolphins, often joined by long-nosed common dolphins in mixed groups
Occasional Sightings
Also encountered off Muscat, but on a less regular basis are Bryde's Whales, Humpback Whales, Risso's Dolphins, Bottlenose Dolphins, False Killer Whale and the occasional Killer Whale group amongst others.
The Island
Bander Al Khayran
Al Khayran is an area of great geological and biological diversity. It features drowned river valleys creating islands and fjord like coastline, several types of rock formations, extensive mangrove woodland, intertidal mudflats, saltmarsh and sabkha (salt flats).
Island Trivia
Here, three types of sedimentary rocks can be seen. The islands and coast to the northeast are mainly tertiary limestones around 50 million years old. South of these are 250 million-year-old late Permian mudstone and silty limestones bedded with black limestone.In the west, the Permian limestones are covered by 240 million year old Triassic dolomite.
The rocks originally formed during different periods as part of the ocean floor. Since then the rocks have been buried by the sea either from the movement of the landmass itself over millions of years or by rise and fall of sea levels over the last few hundred thousand years. Additional layers of light-brown limestone have been deposited as well, adding to the Island's exotic beauty & rich history.
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