Muscat Half Day City Tour with visit to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque | La Vacanza Travel

Muscat Half Day City Tour with visit to Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Duration: 4 hours
Destination: Oman, Muscat Governorate, Muscat
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  • 4 hours
  • Muscat
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

Discover the Jewel that is Muscat on our Gray Line organized city tour and take advantage of our commentary in more than 5 languages.

What Can You Expect?

Itinerary
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Stop At: Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Sultan Qaboos St, Muscat 113 Oman

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is one of those attractions that you have to visit if you are coming to Muscat. It is one of the most beautiful and extravagant modern mosques in the world.

Duration: 45 minutes

Stop At: Mutrah Fish Market, Samakh, Muscat 113 Oman

Situated at the heart of Muttrah, on Oman’s largest harbor, the new fish market is a tribute to both the past and the future of Oman. The city of Muttrah is known for its long history of commercial trade, its characteristic port, and its long-standing fishery tradition

Duration: 15 minutes

Stop At: Bait Al Zubair, Al Bahri Road, Muscat 100 Oman

Bait al Zubair now houses one of the largest heritage and permanent art collections in the country and serves as a real window on Oman’s rich heritage and culture.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Al Alam Palace, Waterfront Oman

Photo Stop:
Al Alam Palace is the ceremonial palace of Sultan Qaboos and lays in the heart of Old Muscat. Built in 1972, the palace is a fine example of modern Islamic architecture.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Mirani Fort, Qasr Al Alam Street Old Muscat Oman

Photo stop:
Al Mirani Fort & Al Jalali Fort was built by the Portuguese on Sixteenth-century, its presence looms large over the harbor and contributes to the iconic view of Muscat.

Duration: 10 minutes

Stop At: Muttrah, Muttrah, Muscat Governorate

Muttrah Souk, one of the oldest souks in the Arab world, is also one of the most famous souks in Oman, which makes it one of its top must visit place.

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions & Exclusions

Inclusions
  • Transportation round trip in an Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Audio guiding in Multiple languages
  • Headphones for the Audio listening
  • Entry Fees to Bait Al Zubair
  • Entry/Admission - Bait Al Zubair

Exclusions
  • Food and drinks
  • Personal Expenses
  • Gratuities

Additional Info

  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Most travelers can participate
  • This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travelers
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking

Departure Point

Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered
Tour Start time: 09.00 Hrs

Pick up start time : 08:00 to 08:15 hrs.

Pickup: We pickup the guest between 30 - 60 minutes before the tour departure, We pickup from all hotels in Muscat and Port.

Drop Off: Hotels in Muscat

Ports

  • Muscat Cruise Port


Departure Time

09:00 AM

Duration & Voucher Info

Voucher info

You can present either a paper or an electronic voucher for this activity.

Duration

4 hours

Cancellation Policy

User's Reviews

wanderlust152015

26 Apr, 2024

It was easy to spot the minibus when it arrived at our hotel, as it was marked with the tour company's logo. The driver was friendly and professional, and also made sure to check that everyone was dressed appropriately for the mosque visit before we left the pick-up hotel. We had plenty of time to explore the stunning mosque, the souk, the fish market (there's also a large fruit section, if you're not too keen on fish!) and the museum. The latter was a nice way to learn a little bit more about Omani life, and was also home to an interesting stamp and coin collection. The tour also included short photo stops and plenty of views of the city. "Shukran" for the lovely introduction to Muscat! :)

Jacqueline_W

22 Apr, 2024

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, the palace and the Museum were great. The Souk was interesting with everything to buy that you could ever want. A great excursion. Thank you.

Benoit_C

25 Mar, 2024

Gand Mosque Sultan Qaboos, Sultan palace grounds, Mutrah Souk... Aircon bus with headset guidances for city main sights.

MarcusHurley

18 Mar, 2024

I'd booked a City tour through La Vacanza Travel and at 8:30 Naseeb picked us up. The tours were very expensive in Oman - I'd say double the price of most European cities so this first tour was a group tour just to save some cash. Naseeb picked us up right on time and it was only 4 of us in the group so that made things easier. Although he spoke English the tour was actually an audio commentary and he dropped us at various points to go and see the attractions. First stop was the Sultan Qaboos Mosque which we'd driven past last night and it looked very impressive lit up. It is the only mosque non Muslims can visit in the country and is, naturally, magnificent. The Sultan ruled from 1970 until 2020 and transformed Oman into a modern country that still adheres to its traditional values. There is a lot of pride about customs, dress and behaviour and it seems that the country is successfuly juggling western influences with Islamic ones. I'm not sure if there are any democratic institutions or if the Sultan rules everything or if there is even a demand for democracy here. The mosque was amazing but looked like a newer version of the ones we'd seen in Uzbekistan a few months before that were 600 years old. There is certainly a universality to Islamic architecture that Christianity lacks but there also seems to be a stagnation with no obvious developments in the last 500 years. Anyway, it was wonderfully peaceful to walk around and had lovely gardens too and the 30 minutes we had there went far to quickly. The next stop was the fish market but we really should have got there around sunrise as it was quiet by the time we arrived. It's not everyone's type of thing but the fish they had were impressive and were obviously freshly caught. I left Deb to wander round and crossed to the harbour to look across to Al Jalali Fort, one of the two originally built by the Portugese to defend the harbour. The city itself occupies a narrow stretch of land between the mountains and the sea and the mountains are incredibly jagged and rugged. We then got back on the minibus and drove to the Bait al Zubair Museum. This was a twentieth century Omani house, owned by a long standing government minister that was then converted to a museum to showcase Omani culture - clothes, weapons, architecture, trade and music and the differences between the regions that make up the country. Again, the 45 minutes we had here weren't enough but we did get an overview of the country and its people and left with a greater understanding than we had before we went inside. Next we had two photostops, one either side of the Al Alam Palace, the old palace of the Sultan that he has recently vacated for a larger one. The gardens were beautifully manicured although we couldn't go inside to see the interior we did see more of the harbour, the two Portugese forts and the mountains that both protect and stifle the city. It was actually rather warm by now and even 5 minutes outside resulted in a sweaty head! Our final stop was the Mutrah Souk, apparently the oldest in Arabia but not really our sort of thing so were back in the minibus early for a change! Probably of interest if you actually wanted to buy anything but we either didn't need it or already had it and we'd seen plenty of souks before. All in all the tour was an excellent introduction to the city and good value. There were places I'd have wanted to spend longer but by seeing a bit of everything it gave us a good idea of where to revisit on our free days.

Katarina_V

17 Mar, 2024

Great experience & very helpful guide . Picked me up from my hotel & showed us ( sharing tour) beauty of Muscat. Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque so beautiful.

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Great value introduction to the city

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Great value introduction to the city

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Good and basic tour

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Excellent!

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Great TRIP

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Everybody must see Muscat.

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Nice and enjoyable tour

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Not a tour, just a communal taxi!!!

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They forgot to pick us up.

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Great way to see Muscat in half a day

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A brilliant morning

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A Nice way to see the highlights of muskat

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Know why to expect

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Visit with my Brother & I

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Half day tour of Muscat with Gray Line

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Good introduction to Muscat

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Nice tour of Muscat

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Fascinating trip

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Schöner Ausflug durch Maskat

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Visite de la mosquée

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Merveilleux! Guide extraordinaire !

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