Muscat City Tour with Omani Guide (Private)

Embark on a private tour of Muscat City with a knowledgeable Omani guide. Explore iconic landmarks, visit a traditional market, and indulge in a delicious Omani lunch.

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque - Experience the magnificence of Oman’s largest mosque, accommodating 20,000 visitors since its opening in 2001. This extraordinary edifice beautifully combines global Islamic design with exquisite Omani architecture. The impressive main hall boasts the world’s second-largest chandelier and a stunning single-piece…
What's Included
  • Pick up and drop off (around Muscat)
  • Car parking fees
  • Bottled water
  • Private Car
  • Official Omani guide, English speaking
What's Not Included
  • Entrance fees
  • Entrance fees
Additional Information

Join an enchanting private tour led by a knowledgeable Omani guide to explore the wonders of Muscat City. The adventure starts at the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, an awe-inspiring structure that accommodates 20,000 visitors, beautifully merging Islamic design with Omani architecture since its inauguration in 2001. Then, admire the Royal Opera House,…

Location
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Sultan Qaboos St,
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Fran
Mar 27, 2025
Muscat In A Day - We had already spent 2 weeks camping and returned to Muscat for our last 2 days. We felt we needed to hire a guide for the day, to truly see Muscat and learn its history. Because we had driven around Oman for 2 weeks, we had lots of questions that we wanted info on. Our guide was Musab and he was amazing. We were able to ask him all sorts of questions that we had been wondering about. Very helpful, knowledgeable and kind. Also his English was great. Would recommend him highly.
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594zuzanas
Nov 19, 2024
Private guide of Muskat - We (three women) were visiting Oman for a holiday and decided to book a private tour to see some of the city’s famous sights. It was the only way to do it! Musab collected us from our hotel at 8.30am and drove us to all the main sights with a pit stop for lunch at a traditional Omani restaurant. Musab is very friendly, talkative and knowledgeable. We asked him anything and everything and he answered it all! We loved driving around with him in his jeep and hearing all about Oman’s traditions & history. Highly recommend.
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Getaway567466
Apr 15, 2024
Outstanding City Tour - Did the city tour with Musa and thoroughly enjoyed it! Having a private tour to explore so many parts of Muscat and have plenty of time to walk and ask questions was wonderful. The sites were beautiful and provided a perfect overview of Muscat.
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Curious09586227297
Feb 9, 2024
Private Muscat tour with guide - The whole trip was an amazing experience. My family and I had so much fun exploring Muscat and it's wonders. Our tour guide Saud was fantastic and was not only fun but also extremely helpful. Thank you very much for this great experience. I would definitely recommend booking this experience!
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P1360mw_
Feb 5, 2024
Great tour - Great tour around the Muscat. All the main historical sides are covered, beautiful beach, all that you want to see. Tour guide Saud was very nice, knew a lot, answered all my questions. Definitely recommend for visitors.
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Creacyp
Jan 31, 2024
Great tour guide - Ahmed was an amazing tour guide. He was friendly and funny. He was very knowledgeable and explained the history of Muscat clearly. He was funny and he went above and beyond for us. He showed us local areas and showed us some places that wasn’t in the itinerary. He took very good care of us (two ladies) he also took us shopping . Thank you so much Ahmed, we had an amazing time and we highly recommend anyone visiting Muscat to book with Ahmed - you will not regret it.
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Abrat2024
Jan 16, 2024
Wonderful day - I had a short stop in Oman (Muscat). I booked a city tour with Oman Compass. I visited all the best places in Muscat. Great job, I recommend this company to you. Thank you.
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J2361apmohammeda
Jan 16, 2024
Beautiful City - My friends and I decided to have a short trip around Muscat and we found this itinerary that I recommended to anyone who wants to see Muscat City. All the best.
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Wenlingz2024
Jan 9, 2024
Great experience - It was a great experience explore the city with a private tour. My guide Musab done a great job, perfectly arranged the timing for us. Also shared with us a few his favourite photo spots. Highly recommend.
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Richard_l
Dec 22, 2024
Shack but not stirred - Muscat Tour - The tour started after our agreed start time and we had a specific itinerary which we provided in advance but this had not been given to our guide. We also had specific timings we needed for our itinerary which again we provided in advance but were left killing time even though it was a pre agreed itinerary agreed arranged start time. After the poor start….. The tour covered everything we asked and the guide had a good level of knowledge about Oman and Muscat, he kept us informed of the local area, buildings and Omani culture, government and sultan leadership. We visited Muscat, souq, markets, iconic buildings such as the royal opera house, Al Alam Palace, Bait Al Zubair among others which the guide provided details, facts and interesting knowledge. We were dropped off outside the souq and told we would meet up in the same place after 45-60 mins. We would have appreciated the offer of being accompanied as it can be intimidating and confusing finding your way around. After the agreed time we went back and waited at the meeting point and messaged the tour guide a couple of times before he returned. The tour was good and even the poor start and lack of communication with our itinerary did not put a disappointing feel on the tour. We were disappointed with the vehicle, however, which was an off road style vehicle with only 1 and a half door access and more useful in the desert not touring around Muscat. Fortunately we have no mobility issues or any perceived disabilities but if we had we would have not been able to get in and out vehicle it was not easy or graceful. The ride was very harsh and bounced around at higher speeds and around the roads we did feel shaken by the end. We expected more of a luxury vehicle as per our request at booking and preferences made, but we made the most of the tour.
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From $140 (Per Vehicle)
up to 4 guests
1 - Traveler
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).