The 15 Best Private Tours from Muscat

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Nizwa Fort-Nizwa Souq-Misfah Al Arbyeen-Jebel Shams – Private Full Day Tour

1.Nizwa Fort-Nizwa Souq-Misfah Al Arbyeen-Jebel Shams – Private Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 220 reviews · from $220Our pick

Visit Nizwa Fort, its traditional souq, Al Hamra, Misfat Al Abriyeen, and Jebel Shams on a private day tour from Muscat.

“I have to start by saying it’s a very long day! We left the hotel at 08:00 and didn’t get back until 18:30, but it was worth every second if it! Our guide Nasr was the perfect guide for such a long day. The perfect blend of informative, friendly anRead more”

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Muscat : 4 hours private Tour of Muscat City with Pick-up

2.4 hours private Tour of Muscat City with Pick-up

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 163 reviews · 4 hours · from $234

Review of Muscat’s four-hour private city tour, with mosque, souq, forts, palace, museum, guide quality, costs, and practical tips.

“The trip was great. Saud is extremely friendly, funny, and knows a lot. He told us a lot about the country, the culture, and all the sights. We had a great day with him.”

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Muscat: Full-Day Wadi Shab & Bimmah Sinkhole Private Tour

3.Full-Day Wadi Shab & Bimmah Sinkhole Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 117 reviews · 8 hours · from $130

Review of Muscat’s private Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole tour, with hiking, swimming, lunch, guide tips, price, and practical advice.

“We had such a wonderful experience on this tour! From the very beginning, Hamza made us feel comfortable and at ease. He was incredibly patient, attentive, and knowledgeable, which made the whole day even more enjoyable. The tour itself was everything we had hoped for and more. A special thank you to Hamza for helping me through the cave — something I would have completely avoided because of my claustrophobia. Thanks to his calm encouragement and support, I was able to enjoy an experience I never thought possible. We would absolutely do this tour again and highly recommend it to anyone looking for an unforgettable adventure!”

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Private Full-Day Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole Tour

4.Private Full-Day Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 110 reviews · from $187

Review of Muscat’s private Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole tour, with swimming, canyon views, transport details, costs, and practical tips.

“Private tour. Tour guide was kind and helpful and made sure that we were safe. The hike and water have a lot of slippery areas.”

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Private Full-Day Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole Tour

5.Private Full-Day Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 109 reviews · from $165

Review of Muscat’s private Wadi Shab, Bimmah Sinkhole, and Fins Beach tour, with practical advice on timing, swimming, shoes, guides, and value.

“I was picked up from hotel at 8:30am by kind tour guide Hamed and he drove us directly to the Wadi Shab. This is very important to come there early like by 10 because there will be less people. Hamed knew the hike routes very well so we toRead more”

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Mountain Safari Private Tour

6.Mountain Safari Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews · from $195

Explore Salalah’s mountains, waterfalls, baobabs, sinkhole, and Samharam on a private six to eight-hour safari tour.

“We took a halfday Mountain safari tour. We really enjoyed it. Mohamed is a very good guide, very friendly, polite, well organised, carefull driver. He provided us lots of information about the nature, Oman culture, all we were curious about...we really recommend to take his servise.”

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Muscat: Private City Guided Tour

7.Private City Guided Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · 4h 30m · from $94

See Muscat’s grand mosque, opera house, beaches, markets, palace, and forts on a flexible private tour with local tea and snacks.

“We had a wonderful time discovering Muscat with our guide, Yasir. He provided us with the most interesting and exhaustive information about Muscat and, more generally, Oman. He made it the perfect tour for us.”

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Oman: Private City Tour of Muscat with pick up/drop off

8.Private City Tour of Muscat with pick up/drop off

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 88 reviews · 4h 30m · from $128

Explore Muscat’s mosque, palace, forts, museum, coast, and Muttrah Souq on a private half-day tour with hotel, port, or airport pickup.

“I would highly recommend this tour to anyone visiting Muscat. I would especially highly recommend our guide Al Hussain. He was SO amazing, very professional, knowledgeable, and made the tour a 5 star experience. Al Hussain was very attentive to what we wanted to see and made sure to accommodate. Thank you for the great experience!”

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From Muscat: Wadi Shab & Sinkhole Private Tour & Free Lunch

9.Wadi Shab & Sinkhole Private Tour & Free Lunch

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 82 reviews · 8 hours · from $128

Review of Oman’s private Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole tour, with hiking, cave swimming, local lunch, Wi-Fi transport, and practical tips.

“My husband and I had a fantastic time visiting Wadi Shab and the Bimmah Sinkhole, and our guide, Mohammed (Alabri) made our day. He was communicative, prompt, and flexible, and he navigated the crowds with ease making our experience very smooth. He never hurried us, and was happy to ensure we had spent enough time at each place. Notably, he also went above and beyond to share his culture with us and to ensure we had a good day. By the end of our trip, it felt like we had spent a day out with a friend. Would highly recommend him as a guide. Thanks Mohammed!”

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Nizwa Fort-Nizwa Souq-Birkat Al Mouz-Jebel Akhdar – Private Full Day Tour

10.Nizwa Fort-Nizwa Souq-Birkat Al Mouz-Jebel Akhdar – Private Full Day Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 80 reviews · from $212

Explore Nizwa Fort, its souq, Birkat Al Mouz ruins, and Jebel Akhdar on a private 4WD day tour from Muscat.

“We were looking for a suitable Oman tour for the family to see some of the main tourist attractions on offer.”

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Private Day-Tour in Nizwa and Jebel Akhdar

11.Private Day-Tour in Nizwa and Jebel Akhdar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 79 reviews · from $187

Explore Nizwa Fort, the old souq, Birkat Al Mouz, and Jebel Akhdar on a private 4x4 day tour from Muscat with an Omani guide.

“We had a great and emotional experience with a super guide and driver - until now the best of our Oman trip!”

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Private Full Day Muscat City Tour

12.Private Full Day Muscat City Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $155

Explore Muscat’s Grand Mosque, souq, palace, beaches, and museums on a private 4x4 tour with flexible pickup and an English-speaking guide.

“We spend a perfect day with our private guide in Muscat. The tour was a perfect mix of attractions/sightseeing/relaxing. Can highly recommend it.”

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Sunset desert safari tour in Salalah(private tour)

13.Sunset desert safari tour in Salalah(private tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $125

Review of Salalah’s private sunset safari, with frankincense trees, Ubar ruins, black camels, Karak tea, and Rub al Khali dunes.

“Mohammed was a knowledgeable, helpful, generous, courteous guide. He’s an excellent driver and we felt he looked after us and others on the highway and the dunes. We had history, tea, culture, and scenery from lush landscape, to farms, mountains, to wind blown barren dunes. Highly recommend”

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Private Day Trip to Nizwa & Jabal Shams (The Grand Canyon of Oman)

14.Private Day Trip to Nizwa & Jabal Shams (The Grand Canyon of Oman)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 57 reviews · from $210

Explore Nizwa Souq, Nizwa Fort, and Jabal Shams from Muscat on a private 4WD day trip with local insight and mountain views.

“This trip may be expensive but the visits to two major in-land sights were a perfect and needed addition to our Muscat vacation. Salim was our guide and driver and he provided much insight as well as understanding of the Omani history and culture. A long day with quite long driving distances, but maybe the best day of our holiday.”

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