🌋 Natural wonder🎟️ OMR 7 adults · OMR 4 children (guided tour)

Al Hoota Cave

A 2-million-year-old cave system deep in the Al Hajar Mountains, featuring breathtaking stalactite and stalagmite formations, underground lakes, and the extraor...

📍 Near Nizwa, Al Dakhiliyah⏱️ 1.5 hrs with tour🕐 Sat–Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM🚗 Approx. 2 hrs from Muscat
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⏱️1.5 hrs with tourDuration
🎟️OMR 7 adults · OMR 4 children (guided tour)Entry fee
🕐9:00 AM – 5:00 PMOpening
🚗Approx. 2 hrs from MuscatDistance
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About Al Hoota Cave

A 2-million-year-old cave system deep in the Al Hajar Mountains, featuring breathtaking stalactite and stalagmite formations, underground lakes, and the extraordinary Garra Barreimiae — a rare blind cave fish found nowhere else on earth.

Guided tours take visitors through the illuminated cave chambers by train. The Al Hoota Cave Museum at the entrance houses prehistoric artefacts including pottery shards and stone tools. One of Oman's most unique natural attractions.

✨ Highlights

✓2 million year old cave formations
✓Underground lake
✓Garra Barreimiae — world's rarest blind fish
✓Stalactites and stalagmites
✓Train journey through the caves

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🎒 What to bring

0/7 packed
💧 Water bottleMust
👟 Comfortable shoesMust
🧢 Hat & sunscreenMust
👗 Modest clothing
📷 Camera
💵 Entry fee: OMR 7 adults · OMR 4 children (guided tour)Must
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📍 Location

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Getting there

Located near Al Hamra village, off the road to Jebel Akhdar. About 2 hours from Muscat. Combine with Jebel Akhdar or Nizwa on the same trip.

🚗Approx. 2 hrs from Muscat

💡 Tips before you go

→Book guided tours in advance — capacity is limited
→Temperature inside is cool — bring a light jacket
→The train journey through the cave is a highlight for children
→Combine with Jabreen Castle and Nizwa Fort for a full day trip
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Entry: OMR 7 adults · OMR 4 children (guided tour). Open Sat–Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

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Quick info

Category🌋 Natural wonder
Duration1.5 hrs with tour
Entry feeOMR 7 adults · OMR 4 children (guided tour)
OpensSat–Thu 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
DistanceApprox. 2 hrs from Muscat

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🕌 Visitor etiquette

👗Dress modestly — shoulders and knees covered
📷Ask before photographing local people
🕐Arrive 30 mins before closing — staff may rush you
🤫Speak quietly at religious and heritage sites

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Al Hoota Cave

1.5 hrs with tour · OMR 7 adults · OMR 4 children (guided tour) · Al Dakhiliyah

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