The town of Nizwa is famous for its Fort, high walled Souq and wonderful location on the valley floor surrounded by palm trees and the daunting Hajar Mountains. Probably doesn’t justify the 2 hour drive from Muscat on its own, but its very much worth an extra hour or so if you are already planning a trip into the mountains to see the likes of Walking Jebel Sham’s Wadi Ghul canyon, Driving up to Jebel Akhdar or some of the more adventurous trips across the mountains like the mega wow experience of 4WDing across the Hajar Mountains via Hatt.
Top Tip – go for sunset. The changing colours both in the fort and in the dussilhouettes of the distant mountains makes it worth it.