The 5 Shopping Tours in Oman That Earn Their Price

1.Salalah City Tour with History, Culture, Souq Shopping, Halwa

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 39 reviews · from $130Our pick

Spend four to five hours seeing Salalah’s major sights in a private, air-conditioned vehicle. Visit Sultan Qaboos Mosque, Haffa Souq, Al Baleed, the Frankincense Land Museum, Ittin’s mountain sites, and Nabi Ayoub’s Tomb. Hotel, port, and airport pickup are available, with English and Arabic guides and several vehicle sizes.

“Memorable trip with an excellent tour guide. We were lucky to have Mr. Salim as our tour guide is very and I would highly recommend him to tourists willing to explore Salalah and its history.”

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2.Historical Salalah City Tour with Culture, Food & Shopping

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 20 reviews · 4 hours · from $42Best value

See Salalah’s Sultan Qaboos Mosque, shop for frankincense at Haffa Souq, walk among coconut and banana trees, taste Omani halwa, and finish at Salalah Grand Mall. An Omani guide such as Mohamed Ali, Salim, or Majid may lead the tour, with hotel pickup, bottled water, and multilingual support included.

“Salim did an amazing guide. He was very patient and gave great advice and wonderful recommendations for spots to go to in the tour. He really gave extra effort to teach us about Oman and guarantee the best tour possible. Truly second to none”

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3.Private Friday Cattle Market-Nizwa and Jebel Akhdar-Full-Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 8 reviews · from $210Top rated

Leave Muscat at 5:30 am for Nizwa’s traditional Friday livestock market, then visit the souq, fort, Birkat Al Mouz, an ancient aflaj irrigation channel, and Jebel Akhdar. A private 4WD, English-speaking Omani guide, water, and Nizwa Fort admission are included. Guides may include Said, Muneer, Hamood, Mohammed, or Ahmad.

“Its was a lovely experienced to witness the cattle market in nizwa. This is a traditional selling of live goats, and it's only every friday. We travelled early morning to reach nizwa on time. Thanks to our guide Said. Highly appreciated!”

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4.Nizwa Market, Nizwa Fort, Misfat Al Abriyeen, Jabal Shams

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 5 reviews · 10 hours · from $236

Travel by private 4WD from Muscat to Nizwa, Misfat Al Abriyeen, and Jabal Shams with an English-speaking guide. Shop the old souq, explore Nizwa Fort, walk through a 3,000-year-old mountain village, and reach the Grand Canyon viewpoint. Guides such as Heron and Fahad are known for flexible, family-friendly service.

“Heron è stato gentilissimo! ci ha portato con i nostri tempi, dettati anche dai bambini, in tutte le mete prestabilite. Abbiamo pranzato anche in posto tipico con 18 euro in 4! bella esperienza grazie”

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5.Nizwa Friday Market Jabal Chams

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews

You’ll leave Muscat at 8:30 am with a private guide from Round In Oman for Nizwa’s Friday goat and cow market, the traditional souq, Nizwa Fort, Misfah, Al Hamra, and Jabal Shams. Salah and Karim are named guides connected with the company. Expect an active, scenic day with mountain roads and Grand Canyon views.

“Je recommande vivement Oman Tours pour leur professionnalisme, leur extrême gentillesse et leur bienveillance. Salah et Karim aiment ce qu'ils font. Ils cherchent toujours à rendre votre excursion enrichissante, ils vous conduisent dans des lieRead more”

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