Muscat Attractions

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is a new yet architecturally classic building completed in 2001 after six years of construction making it the third largest mosque in the world. Equally impressive is the hand made Persian carpet on the prayer floor, also one...  see full details

Old Muttrah Souk

Old Mutrah Souk is the most popular traditional bazaar in Muscat. The market is a small maze of narrow alleyways built by adjoining stalls. Tourists can bargain with stall clerks over the prices of gold and silver jewellery, antiques and other traditional goods. The...  see full details

Bait al Baranda

Even for those without an interest in Muscat's history the Bait Al Baranda Museum presents an fascinating if long (750 million years) story of the region. The interactive exhibitions take visitors through tectonic plate shifts to recent folk art with an adherence to detail...  see full details

Al Jalali and Al Mirani Forts

The Al Jalali and Al Mirani Forts were built during the Portuguese colonial rule of Oman during the 16th century and now are beautiful windows into that era. They are situated on either side of a palace giving a fotified appearence to Muscat...  see full details

Qasr Al Alam Royal Palace

Qasr Al Alam Royal Palace is the working office for Sultan Qaboos. Built in 1972 it is flanked on each side by the ancient Al Jalali and Al Mirani Forts making an impressive and well fortified greeting to ships entering the harbour. Tourists...  see full details