8.5-Hour Muscat City Tour
Highlights
Muscat
cultural, museums, sightseeing
Private Tour
8 Hours
Easy
Arabic, English
Description
See the second-largest handmade carpet at the Grand Mosque and click various photos outside the Opera House. Taste Omani bread with honey and saffron Karak tea. Explore the famous Mutrah Souq, where you will find souvenirs, antiques, and delightful treasures. Admire the magnificent Al Alam Palace and the Bait Al Zubair Museum.
Itinerary
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Muscat City Tour
- Our Muscat City Tour will take you first to the Grand Mosque, one of the largest mosques in the world, open Saturday to Thursday from 8:00 – 11:00 am, and on Friday, it will be closed. Here you can admire the second largest handmade carpet in the world and the famous chandelier in the main prayer hall.
- Leaving the mosque, we will then drive by the Opera House visit from inside or photo stop, then continue to drive to the beautiful beach road of Shatti Qurum and the Fish Market, and we will take you to have Omani bread with honey & saffron Karak tea.
- From here, we will walk along the corniche to the famous Mutrah Souq, a colourful market with many small alleyways and passages where you will find an assortment of souvenirs, antiques, and delightful treasures.
- Our next stop is the magnificent Al Alam Palace in Old Muscat, which is the official Palace of his Majesty Royal Highness Sultan Qaboos. It is flanked by the 16th-century Portuguese forts Mirani & Jalali.
- Then we visit the Bait Al Zubair Museum, an excellent small private Omani heritage museum near the palace. You can see typical Omani dresses, weapons, and jewellery, among many other items.
- We will drive the coastal road south, past the main private marina, to the Al Bustan Palace Hotel for a peek into their gigantic famous lobby. The tour ends here, and you can ask to be dropped anywhere in Muscat.
Note: The entrance fee for the Opera House Tour (3 OMR) is not included in the tour.
Dress code: men need long trousers, women need long trousers/skirts, long sleeves and hair covered.
What's Included
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Cancellation Policy
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No refund in case of any cancellation.
Price
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This is a private tour |