Private Muscat City Tour | La Vacanza Travel

Private Muscat City Tour

Duration: 4 to 5 hours
Destination: Oman, Muscat Governorate, Muscat
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  • 4 to 5 hours
  • Muscat
  • E-Voucher
  • Lowest Price
  • Not-Cancellable

Overview

A sightseeing tour around Muscat, the capital of Oman, is a great chance to soak up the Arabic atmosphere and explore the city where the ancient architecture and monuments are combined with the modern life.

*Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

Sultan Quboos mosque dress code and behaviour
No smoking, eating, or drinking inside the mosque area.
Dress code for men is long-sleeve shirts, long trousers, no shorts. ...
Dress code for women is long trousers or skirts, long-sleeve shirts or tops, nothing tight, headscarf (important).

*Royal Opera House (group opera tour)

*Muttrah Souq

*Al Alam Palace

*Bait Al Zubair museum

Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product

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

The first sight on the tour is Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque which is truly a masterpiece of the world architecture. It took 6 years to erect it and in 2001 it was successfully opened. This mosque is a traditional light Islamic building made from sandstone and marble. It has got 5 minarets – one main and 4 side minarets which create a special distinctive look. The internal design is rich in mosaics, huge handmade Persian carpets and chandeliers decorated with crystals.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Royal Opera House, Al Kharijiyah Street, Muscat 113 Oman

The pearl of the Oman musical and stage art.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mutrah Souq, Mutrah Market Near Mutrah Corniche, Muscat Oman

That’s an ideal place if you want to have a look at the ordinary life of Oman. Just go along the rows, look for the items, bargain and have fun as here you can find everything starting from spices finishing traditional rugs, vases or just souvenirs.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Al Alam Palace, Waterfront Oman

Residence of Sultan Qaboos. From both sides the forts surround the palace, so you’ll likely enjoy the magnificent scenery. Located in the center of the city, it always attracts a lot of visitors and, although, people are not allowed to go in, they can easily go around and take cool photos.

Duration: 30 minutes

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

The museum has an extensive collection of ancient weapons, including khanjar, household equipments, and costumes (most of which derive from the owner's private collection). Outside the museum is a full-scale Omani village and souk.[2]

Duration: 30 minutes

Inclusions
  • Bottled water
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • WiFi on board
  • Private transportation
  • licensed tour guide

Exclusions
  • Opera tickets 8 USD per person
  • Bait Al Zubair entrance tickets 6 USD
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Stroller accessible
  • Infants must sit on laps
  • Infant seats available
  • Most travelers can participate
  • dress code is required to enter the Mosque.
  • This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
  • This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
  • Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Departure Point

Traveler pickup is offered

Voucher info

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

Duration

4 to 5 hours


User's Reviews

MARAPILAR_D

14 Mar, 2024

This is one of the best tours I’ve ever taken. Jamal is very kind, well informed person, so he helped me to understand many aspects of this fantastic city and country. I recommend this activity as essential!!

Ruby_T

12 Mar, 2024

Jamal is the best guide and made this experience memorable for my family. He made us feel comfortable from pick up to drop off. He is very knowledgeable and treated us like family and he was so awesome with my son. We had a great time!

Adriana_D

09 Mar, 2024

The Mosque is amazingly beautiful. Our guide Jamal was very informative. Opera House and Fort offered extra taste. Worth seeing.

Joseph_S

24 Feb, 2024

This tour was great for visiting the sightseeing highlights of Muscat in a few hours. My guide was very kind, helpful and professional.

Z8787L

18 Feb, 2024

We had a fantastic tour with Jamal as our guide. He was very patient, knowledgable and kind during our day tour. He even gave us a complimentary extension of our tour so that we can experience Muscat thoroughly. Thank you Jamal and OmanGid - we had a great time and can highly recommend this tour!

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