Muscat
This tour last approximately four
hours. You are picked up from your hotel reception at an agreed time by your
experience Omani guide. Your tour starts with a visit to the magnificent Sultan
Qaboos Grand Mosque, which is the 4th largest mosque in the world. It has the
world’s largest hand-woven carpet containing 1700 million knots and weighs 21
tonnes. The carpet measures 70 x 60 metres and covers 4343 square metres of the
praying hall. The Grand Mosque also has the largest chandelier in the world
weighing in at 8.5 tonnes. From here you will visit the Natural History Museum
where the history of Oman’s flora and fauna are portrayed. There are fossils
here which depict that Oman was once a land of monkeys, rhinos, elephants and
crocodiles and much more. We take you to Muttrah souq, one of the oldest
preserved souqs in Oman. Here you can wander along the corniche or barter with
the stall hands for Omani wares. You then visit the Bait al Zubair museum which
houses a huge collection of Omani art and cultural exhibits. Concluding the
tour is a photo visit to His Majesty’s Al Alam Palace in the old town of
Muscat. The Palace is not open to
the public, but you are able to take pictures from the outside. We get you back
to your hotel for a late lunch.