2 Shore Excursions in Oman to Build a Day Around

1.Muscat Shore Excursion: Private City Highlights Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 15 reviews · from $169Our pick

You’ll tour Muscat in a private air-conditioned minibus with an English-speaking guide, visiting the Grand Mosque, Muttrah Fish Market, Muttrah Souq, Old Muscat, Al Alam Palace, and Bait Al Zubair Museum. Guides such as Nasser and Hashim have earned praise for clear local insight. Start early to enter the mosque before 11 a.m.

“Our guide/driver was wonderful, very friendly and shared a lot about his own life with us. The tour was a good over view of the city, the fish market and the mosque were especially memorable.”

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2.Muscat Shore Excursion: Private Nizwa Day Trip

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 4 reviews · from $218

Meet your English-speaking guide at Muscat port for an eight-hour private drive through the Hajar Mountains to Nizwa. Visit Nizwa Fort and souk, then continue to Jabrin Castle and Bahla. The trip includes port pickup and return, private transport, and flexible photo stops, but lunch and drinks cost extra.

“What a fun day! We were met at the port entrance, not the ship, which is what we were told. We had an amazing day, with lots of sightseeing and information. We had a leisurely, yet action packed day, and we got back to the ship with plentRead more”

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