Details
Day 1
• Arrival at Muscat International Airport. You’ll be received by a Mark Tours representative
who’ll guide you and transfer you to the hotel.
• Check-in at 3 / 4 / 5 star hotel of your choice in Muscat (Please note the std. check-in time is 1400hrs)
• Day on own at leisure
Day 2
• Post breakfast, you’ll be picked from hotel for half day Muscat city orientation tour. The tour starts with a visit to the majestic Grand Mosque (Timings 0800-1100 daily, except Fridays; Dress code – Women should wear attire covering their arms and legs and should cover their head with scarf. Men should wear normal shirt and trousers) & then proceeds to the fish, fresh fruits and vegetable market at Muttrah. Feel free to mingle with the crowd. We drive past the old Muscat for a photo stop at the Sultan’s Palace flanked by the Portuguese forts Jalali and Mirani. Then visit Bait Al Zubair Museum for a fine display of Omani culture and history.
• Evening will be shopping tour which will combine a mixture of old & new Muscat. We’ll visit the famous Muttrah Souq, Oman’s largest indoor market built in traditional style and then move on to other shopping centers like Sabco centre & the Muscat city center which boasts of having a range of international brands under one roof. Best buys for the evening would be exquisite silver jewellery, intricately hand-made ‘Khanjars’ (daggers), Omani Halwa, the world renowned Amouage perfume and other traditional handicrafts.
• Overnight at hotel
Day 3
• Breakfast at hotel
• Check-outs & Airport transfers |
