Oman Tour – 2 Nights/3Days

Validity – 01 October 2024 to 30 April 2025

Itinerary

Day 1 – Arrival at Muscat International Airport (No Meals)

Arrive at Muscat International Airport on your flight (flight details to be confirmed). Upon Arrival you will be met by our Airport rep who will escort you to the vehicle. Transfer to the hotel

Arrive and check in at your selected hotel (Standard check in time 1200 hrs)

Overnight at Selected Hotel in Muscat

Day 2 – Muscat City Tour (Meals: Breakfast)

BUFFET BREAKFAST AT THE HOTELS RESTAURANT

This morning, we are off to a wonderful tour of Muscat. We will start our tour with a visit to Grand Mosque the most exquisite Mosque in Oman. The developed part of the site, Grand Mosque Including the fully consolidated areas and landscaping, covers 416,000 square metres. The Mosque complex (covering 40,000 square metres) is constructed on a raised podium in keeping with the tradition of Omani mosques that were built elevated from street level.

It can accommodate up to 20,000 worshippers and consists of a main prayer hall, ladies’ prayer hall, covered passageways, a meeting hall, and library which will eventually contain up to 20,000 books.

A major feature of the main prayer hall is the hand-made Persian carpet consisting of 1,700 million knots,

Weighing 21 tonnes and made in a single piece measuring 70 x 60 metres. From design stage it took 4 years complete and 600 female weavers from province of Khurasan in Iran were involved.

Notes:

Grand Mosque is open from Saturday to Thursday from 0800 – 1100 hrs only.

Ladies visiting the mosque are required to cover their head with scarf and do not wear shorts, beachwear or sleeveless outfits as they are to be fully covered.

Men are also to be full covered.

Slip on shoes recommended.

After lunch we visit Bait Al Zubair Museum. It consists of a concise collection reflecting the splendid Omani Heritage. The collection includes traditional Omani Weapons such as swords, daggers, rifles & their accessories, along with jewellery, cosmetics & costumes from various regions of Oman.

We drive towards Muttrah Souq – one of the most popular souqs in the Middle East. Take a walk in its labyrinthine alleyways beckoning with a myriad of merchandise, from imported fabrics to exotic Oriental spices, perfumes and richly handcrafted artifacts. A visit to this frenetic, pulsating hub of Muscat’s old quarter makes for a delightful experience. Here, scents of exotic Arabian perfumes and spices float through the air. Other shops specialize in famous Omani khanjars (daggers), antiques, traditional silver jewellery, and handicrafts in copper, camel bone, wood, leather and hand-made Omani costumes.

After shopping at Muttrah Souq we visit to the magnificent Al Alam Palace, the official palace of His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik the ruler of Oman. The palace is an architectural marvel for both its design and its location between the twin Portuguese forts Mirani and Jalali (A brief photograph stop from outside only).

Later drive to Royal Opera House. Tour of the Opera House with the Expert Guide from ROH.

Drive back to your hotel

Overnight at Selected Hotel in Muscat

Day 3 – Departure (Meals: Breakfast)

Breakfast at leisure at hotel

Morning at leisure.

Later check out from the hotel (Standard Check out time 1200 hrs.) and transfer to Muscat International Airport to board your flight back home.

Inclusions

Meet and assist at Muscat International Airport
02 Nights’ accommodation in the above-mentioned hotel in standard category of room on BB basis.
Arrival transfer from Muscat Intl. Airport to hotel by suitable vehicle depending upon the no. of pax travelling together
Full Day City Tour of Muscat by suitable vehicle depending upon the no. of pax travelling together
Departure transfer from hotel to Muscat Intl. Airport by suitable vehicle depending upon the no. of pax travelling together
Bottled water during the tours and excursions
Entrance fee at Museums wherever applicable
All applicable taxes & 5% VAT.

Exclusions

Meals other than the above-mentioned
All items of a personal nature, i.e. curios, minbar, telephone calls, laundry etc.
Any new Oman Government taxes
Travel Insurance
Gratuities i.e. drivers, guides, hotels, restaurants, etc.
Any services not mentioned in the inclusions.