15 Private Tours in Oman Worth the Drive

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Full-Day Private Wahiba Sands Desert and Wadi Bani Khalid Tour

1.Full-Day Private Wahiba Sands Desert and Wadi Bani Khalid Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 291 reviews · from $207Our pick

Review of Oman’s private Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid tour, with desert driving, Bedouin culture, swimming, costs, and practical tips.

“We thoroughly enjoyed this trip and would highly recommend it to anyone visiting Oman. The private guides at Sunshine Tours are very knowledgeable and work hard to ensure you experience a wonderful day out. We loved having the combination of seeing two spectacular sights in one day - both very beautiful.”

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Half-Day Private Muscat City Tour – Top Landmarks in Just 4 Hours

2.Half-Day Private Muscat City Tour – Top Landmarks in Just 4 Hours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 256 reviews · from $100

Review of Muscat’s private 4-hour city tour, covering the Grand Mosque, Opera House, Muttrah Souq, palaces, forts, food, price, and practical tips.

“Ali is a good friend for you guys who wishing to travel in Sultanate of Oman. He has background knowledge in history of this state and eligible to communicate in English. It is my first time to visit Oman but I had a great time here with Omani coffee and date palm. In addition, I can feel how beautiful of Muscat where modernity watching with old Omani culture. I was wondered how they can preserve their identities.”

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Oman: Private Muscat City Tour With Pick-up/ Drop-off

3.Private Muscat City Tour With Pick-up/ Drop-off

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 234 reviews · 4h 30m · from $137

Review of a private Muscat city tour covering the Grand Mosque, souq, forts, museums, local food, and airport pickup for up to four.

“It was great being shown around by a local who knew the area and could fill me in on lots of interesting aspects of life and history of Muscat without any hassle.”

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

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 220 reviews · from $220

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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Full Day Private Nizwa/Jebel Akhdar

5.Full Day Private Nizwa/Jebel Akhdar

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 205 reviews · from $187

Review of a private Muscat to Nizwa and Jebel Akhdar tour, with fort, souq, mountain views, 4WD transport, pricing, and practical tips.

“The driver and the vehicle were excellent. Our driver/guide Ahmed showed a lot of flexibility and we visited all we wanted to, including two stops in Muscat. We had lunch at a great restaurant in the mountains. I really enjoyed the souk on Nizwa where we could try dates and local food, people were very friendly. Highly recommended!”

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Desert Safari Private

6.Desert Safari Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews · from $489

Review of a private Muscat safari to Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid, with 4x4 transport, lunch, pools, pricing, timing, and tips.

“An amazing experience! Every aspect of the tour exceeded expectations and our tour guide, Saif, made it a memorable day for my daughter and myself.”

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

7.4 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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Full-Day Private Wahiba Sands Desert and Wadi Bani Khalid Tour

8.Full-Day Private Wahiba Sands Desert and Wadi Bani Khalid Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 155 reviews · from $168

Review of Muscat’s private Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid tour, with 4x4 desert rides, swimming, Omani culture, price, and practical tips.

“Mohammed was the perfect guide! Full of information and so friendly. He brought his country and traditions to life. We had a fantastic day visiting the desert and the beautiful hidden pools of the Wadi.”

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Half-Day Private Muscat City Tour- with a local guide

9.Half-Day Private Muscat City Tour- with a local guide

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 143 reviews · from $100

Explore Muscat with a local guide, from the Grand Mosque and Mutrah Souq to fish auctions, royal palaces, Omani bread, and tea.

“We enjoy our trip with Mahmood which give us very interesting information regarding the places that we visit, he also took us in other places that was stipulated in our route, places that was very attractive.”

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Half Day Muscat City Tours Private

10.Half Day Muscat City Tours Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews · from $200

See Muscat’s Grand Mosque, museums, markets, and royal sights on a private four-hour tour with transport, drinks, and a local guide.

“Ahmad our tour guide arrived on time, very patient, friendly, professional and knowledgeable. Great experience, will recommend for anyone visiting Muscat”

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

11.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

12.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

13.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

14.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

15.Private City Guided Tour

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

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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