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Private Half-Day Muscat City Tour

By Discover Mazoon Tours Oman
10 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €170 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 5h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

Visit the Grand Mosque, discover the great carpet 21 tonnes, 28 colours, discover the chandelier 14 metres length Swarovski Crystal, Visit the inspiring Royal Opera House and discover Omani architecture, Visit Mutrah Fish and Vegetables market where locals paying and selling fresh fish and seafood, visit Mutrah Souq, Visit Bait Al Zubair Museum that tells the civilisation and culture of Oman and the history of Royal Family, and more sights you will visit.

Places & Sights you'll visit:

  • Grand Mosque
  • Ministries & embassies Area
  • Al Qurum Beach
  • Muttrah Fish & Vegetables Market
  • Mutrah Souq
  • Bait Al Zubair Museum
  • Al Alam Palace
  • Twin Fort of Jalai & Mirani
  • Royal Opera House

Activity location

  • Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
    • Sultan Qaboos St,
    • 113, Muscat, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
    • Sultan Qaboos St,
    • 113, Muscat, Oman

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Private Half-Day Muscat City Tour
  • Activity duration is 5 hours5h
    5h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 08:30
Price details
€163.02 x 1 Adult€163.02
Paid at activity€6.86

Total
Price is €169.88
Until Wed, 22 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Taxes
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bait Al Zubair Museum entry fees
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport by Air-Conditioned Vehicle 4x4 or Saloon
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotels, Port, Airport, Residence pick up & drop off
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Royal Opera House entry fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch

Know before you book

  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Infant must not sit on laps
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

Activity itinerary

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
  • 45m
The Grand Mosque been built on a site occupying 416,000 m2 (4,480,000 sq. ft.) and the complex extends to cover an area of 40,000 m2 (430,000 sq. ft.), the Grand Mosque was inaugurated by Sultan of Oman on May 4, 2001, five minarets have been built around the premises of the Mosque the main minaret (90 metres, 300 ft.) in height. The prayer hall is square in shape and 74.4 by 74.4 metres (244 by 244 feet) has a central dome rising to a height of 50 metres (160 ft.) above the floor, the dome is embellished spectacularly from the inside and it's a major tourist attraction in itself, the main Musalla (Prayer Room) can hold over 6500 worshippers, the major design of the interior is the prayer carpet which covers the floor of the prayer hall, it contains, 1,700,000,000 knots, weighs 21 tonnes and took four years to produce, and brings together the classical Persian Tabriz, Kashan and Isfahan design traditions 28 colours in varying shades were used.
Mutrah Fish Market
  • 20m
From Grand Mosque on the way to the fish market we drive through the ministries and embassies area also we drive through the marvellous beach street, visit the fish and Vegetable Market, local peoples paying and selling fresh fish and seafood.
Mutrah Souq
  • 1h
From the fish market, just a short drive to Mutrah Souq (Market) visit Mutrah Souq, Oman's largest traditional Souq, Mutrah Souq is one of the oldest marketplaces in Oman dating back two hundred years, it's located adjacent to the harbour of Muscat and has seen an immense trade in the age of sail, being strategically located on the way to India and China, it was named after darkness because of the crowded stalls and lanes where the sunrays do not infiltrate during the day and the shoppers need lamps to know their destinations, the name of the market has been drawn specifically from the part that extends from Al Lawatiya Mosque to Khour Bimba where the place is really full of stores and stalls and the narrow area of lanes does not allow the sunlight to enter, this ancient marketplace today features winding alleys of stalls selling antiques, traditional fabrics, aromatic spices frankincense, Perfume, silver, Omani sweet (Halwa), and fresh produce.
Bait Al Zubair
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
From Mutrah souq we visit Bait Al Zubair Museum, for a fine display of Omani culture and history and information about the Royal Family.
Al Alam Palace
  • 30m
Continue your trip to visit old Muscat and see the Al Alam Palace, has a history of over 200 years, and was built under the watch of Imam Sultan bin Ahmed, the 7th direct great-grandfather of Sultan Haitham, the existing palace, which has a facade of gold and blue, was rebuilt as a royal residence in 1972, the inner grounds of the palace remain off-limits, but members of the public are permitted to stop near the gates and take photographs, the Palace is used for official functions and receives distinguished visitors, when you visit the main gates of Al Alam Palace, it's unlike any other capital you will ever visit, the palace itself is elegant but humble in design, unlike the grandiose structures of other capitals, elegantly designed, it features many highly polished marble surfaces, government buildings in the vicinity are white, with crenellated rooftops and wooden balconies in the traditional Omani style, though primarily a ceremonial palace.
Al Jalali Fort
  • 15m
Jalali and Mirani Forts, are forts in the harbour of old Muscat, the forts were built by the Portuguese under Philip I of Portugal in 1580 on an earlier Omani fortress to protect the harbour after Muscat had twice been sacked by Ottoman forces, it fell to Omani forces in 1650, during the civil wars between 1718 and 1747, the forts were twice captured by Persians who had been invited to assist one of the rival Imams, the fort was extensively rebuilt later.
Royal Opera House
  • 35m
  • Admission ticket not included
From there we visit the Royal Opera House, he is majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said Sultan of Oman has been always a fan of classical music and arts, in 2001, the sultan ordered the building of an opera house, and it was officially opened on October 12, 2011, the Royal Opera House reflects unique contemporary Omani architecture, and has a capacity to accommodate a maximum of 1,100 people, the Royal Opera House complex consists of a concert theatre, auditorium, formal landscaped gardens, cultural market with retail, luxury restaurants, and an art centre for musical, theatrical, and operatic productions.

Location

Activity location

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    Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
    • Sultan Qaboos St,
    • 113, Muscat, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
    • Sultan Qaboos St,
    • 113, Muscat, Oman

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