{"id":1632,"date":"2024-06-06T08:25:28","date_gmt":"2024-06-06T08:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/?post_type=tour&p=1632"},"modified":"2026-09-21T05:34:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-21T05:34:25","slug":"jebel-shams-summit-hike-w4","status":"publish","type":"tours","link":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/tours\/jebel-shams-summit-hike-w4\/","title":{"rendered":"Jebel Shams Summit Hike (W4)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Overview<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jebel Shams Summit Hike (W4)<\/a><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Challenging while you conquer the summit of Jebel Shams<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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This is a very scenic hike, but long and challenging while you conquer the summit of Jebel Shams (3,009m) Oman\u2019s highest peak.<\/p>

The Route<\/strong><\/p>

The hike starts and ends at the plateau of Jebel Shams. We hike along the Grand Canyon with fantastic views of Jebel Khawr and Jebel Might as well as Wadi Satan which guarantees one of the best views in Oman!<\/p>

Hike parameters (approximate)<\/strong><\/p>

Elevation at the Start (m) : 1,900<\/p>

Elevation at the End (m) : 3,009<\/p>

Total walking distance (km) : 22<\/p>

Duration (hrs) : 10-12<\/p>

Difficulty level : Grade 2 \u2013 Medium<\/p>

Location: Jebel Shams<\/p>

Fitness Requirements<\/p>

No prior experience is required, but you should be fit to complete this hike.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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    Essentials<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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      Recommended items to enjoy your experience:<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        This is a very scenic hike, but long and challenging while you conquer the summit of Jebel Shams (3,009m).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":8354,"template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"tour_category":[26,33],"tour_tag":[],"class_list":["post-1632","tours","type-tours","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tour_category-muscat","tour_category-nizwa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tours\/1632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tours"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/tours"}],"version-history":[{"count":76,"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tours\/1632\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10284,"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tours\/1632\/revisions\/10284"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"tour_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour_category?post=1632"},{"taxonomy":"tour_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bmtoursoman.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tour_tag?post=1632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}