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Private Half-Day Muscat City Tour

By Discover Mazoon Tours Oman
9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is €191 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 4h 30m
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview
  • Visit the Grand Mosque, discover the great carpet 21 tonnes, 28 colour
  • Visit the inspiring Royal Opera House and discover Omani architecture
  • Visit Muttrah market (Souq) the oldest Market in Muscat
Activity location
    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman
Meeting/Redemption Point
    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman

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Private Half-Day Muscat City Tour
  • Activity duration is 4 hours and 30 minutes4h 30m
    4h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Starting time: 08:30
Price details
€191.49 x 1 Adult€191.49

Total
Price is €191.49

What's included, what's not

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    Transport By Air-Conditioned Vehicle 4x4 or Saloon
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Hotels, Port, Airport, residence Pick up and Drop off
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bait Al Zubair Museum entry fees
  • What's includedWhat's included
    English Speaking Guide
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    Private Tour
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Royal Opera House entry fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Grand Mosque entry fees
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch

Know before you book

  • Not suitable for: Wheelchair users
  • In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.

What you can expect

Grand Mosque is 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 newly built 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 is a major tourist attraction in itself, the main Musalla (Prayer Room) can hold over 6500 worshippers.

From Grand Mosque on the way to the fish market we drive through ministries and embassies area also we drive through the Marvellous Beach Street, Visit Fish, and Vegetable Market, local peoples paying and selling fresh fish and seafood.

From the fish market, just a short drive to Mutrah Souq visit Mutrah Souq, Oman's largest Traditional Souq, Muttrah Market (Souq) is one of the oldest marketplaces in Oman dating back two hundred years, it is 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.

From Muttrah Souq we visit Bait Al Zubair Museum. For a fine display of Omani culture and history and information about the Royal Family.

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.

From there 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 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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    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman
Meeting/Redemption Point
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    • Muscat
    • Muscat, Muscat Governorate, Oman