Oman · PRIVATE

15 Private Tours in Oman Worth Booking

112 tours  ·  from $11 a head

Good private tours fill up weeks ahead and the great ones go first. Below: the 15 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.

Full-Day Private Wahiba Sands Desert and Wadi Bani Khalid Tour - Reaching the wide sands of Wahiba
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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 a private Muscat tour to Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid, with 4WD travel, Bedouin culture, swimming, and camel rides.

“We had a wonderful tour to the wagons sands desert and Wadi Bani Khalid. Our guide Ali made sure we got the perfect experience, he had a lot of interesting facts about the sights and Oman in general and always made sure that we felt very comfortable. Thank you so much for the experience!”

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Half-Day Private Muscat City Tour - Top Landmarks in Just 4 Hours - Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque and its enormous carpet
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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

See Muscat’s Grand Mosque, Opera House, souq, palace, beaches, and forts on a private four-hour tour with hotel pickup.

“This is a great half day trip to visit the essential sights of Muscat. Our guide Khalil was fabulous. From contacting us in advance to confirming arrangements and then providing an informative tour kindly asking all our question. Highly recommended.”

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Oman: Private Muscat City Tour With Pick-up/ Drop-off - Starting at the Grand Sultan Qaboos Mosque
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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

Review of Muscat’s private city tour, covering the Grand Mosque, souq, forts, museums, airport pickup, costs, timing, and practical tips.

“It was a great trip , would have liked to go inside the mosque as well. The guide was great and showed us every attraction with our rushing us out . Thanks”

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Nizwa Fort-Nizwa Souq-Misfah Al Arbyeen-Jebel Shams - Private Full Day Tour - Nizwa Fort gives the morning a strong start
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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

Review of a private Oman day tour from Muscat to Nizwa Fort, the souq, Misfah Al Abriyyin, and Jebel Shams, with practical booking advice.

“Our guide Hamood made this an especially fun day. It is a lot of driving, but we had so much fun. From Nizwa and the souk to the cliffs of Jebel Shams. Hamood knew all the best spots for photos and was fun to speak with. Thanks for being patient, informative, and fun!”

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Full Day Private Nizwa/Jebel Akhdar - Nizwa Souq and everyday Omani food
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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 day trip to Nizwa Fort, Nizwa Souq, Birkat Al Mouz, and Jebel Akhdar in a comfortable 4WD.

“We had a wonderful day with Ahmed. He was great taking us to the sites and telling us stories. He was funny and has a great sense of humor. He also adjusted the schedule based on how we were feeling that day since it was super hot. Nizwa was amazing and the views from the mountain were great. Highly recommended.”

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Desert Safari Private - Wahiba Sands and the one-hour desert stop
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Desert Safari Private

6.Desert Safari Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews

Review this private Muscat tour to Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid, with 4x4 transport, Omani lunch, guide support, and practical 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 - Starting at Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
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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

See Muscat’s Grand Mosque, souq, forts, palace, opera house, and corniche on a flexible four-hour private tour with hotel pickup.

“Excellent experience on this tour. Hamiz was punctual, insightful and very warm. He was very patient at all sites where we wanted to spend more time, we never felt rushed. He also recommended a few spots in the Muttrah souk and the Omani sweet and coffee was an excellent choice. Highly recommend this tour and Hamiz's service.”

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Full-Day Private Wahiba Sands Desert and Wadi Bani Khalid Tour - Reaching the wide sands of Wahiba
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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

Spend a private day from Muscat swimming at Wadi Bani Khalid, visiting Fanja, and crossing the golden dunes of Wahiba Sands.

“A lovely day. Khalil our guide was friendly, knowledgeable and kind - would thoroughly recommend this tour for those looking for a day to see the desert and let the mind wander on an easy road trip surrounded by the hills”

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Half-Day Private Muscat City Tour- with a local guide - Shati Al Qurum: a short taste of ordinary Oman
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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 private local guide, from the Grand Mosque and Mutrah Souq to Omani bread, tea, forts, and the fish market.

“Had a great time in Muscat because of this well planned and well executed tour. Tour guide Hisham was extremely knowledgeable on everything Muscat and Oman and had a great time sharing details and experiences. I highly recommend this tour to fellow travelers visiting Muscat.”

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Half Day Muscat City Tours Private - Bait Al Zubair and Oman’s material culture
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Half Day Muscat City Tours Private

10.Half Day Muscat City Tours Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 127 reviews

Review of a private four-hour Muscat tour covering the Grand Mosque, Bait Al Zubair, Muttrah, and Old Muscat for up to four people.

“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 - The three-hour Wadi Shab walk
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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

Explore Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole from Muscat with a private guide, canyon swimming, lunch, hotel pickup, and practical local insight.

“We had amazing experince in wadi shab, our tour guide ammar was exceptional and helped us at every step in the hike and made the trip memorable for us and thank you for the trip web tours❤️”

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Private Full-Day Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole Tour - The best footwear is part of the plan
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Private Full-Day Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole Tour

Private Full-Day Wadi Shab and Bimmah Sinkhole Tour - The best footwear is part of the plan
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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 swimming, hiking, 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 - The uphill car at Earth Gravity Controversial
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Mountain Safari Private Tour

14.Mountain Safari Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews

Explore Salalah’s mountains, baobabs, waterfalls, sinkholes, and UNESCO sites on a private 6 to 8 hour tour for up to four.

“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 - Omani bread and karak tea at a local cafe
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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, Muttrah Souq, palace, forts, and beaches with a private guide in a flexible half-day tour.

“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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