Things to do in  Oman

Khalid was kind and helpful. It was a bit awkward for 5 adults in a Toyota Camry - with one woman. But we all made the best of it. He was conversational and interested in exchanging information. He was willing to answer questions posed to the best of his ability. His English was good. We would have enjoyed a more enhanced conversation of the history of Oman and the Arabian peninsula. He seemed to be informed regarding the current economic situation and lifestyle of the Omanis. It was helpful to have brief tour of the major highlights during our first visit.

Thank you for an amazing day tour into the Oman desert. We enjoyed the cave pools and drive into seeing local life in the desert. We had the opportunity to try coffee and dates - a must! A very comfortable vehicle with air conditioning and Wi-Fi available. A knowledgeable driver and tour guide whose first language is not English but was excellent. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.

We had a great time on this trip. Nabhan picked us up on time and was very friendly and engaged the entire time. He spoke very good English. Although the excursion requires a lot of driving, we loved it because the scenery was so beautiful. Oman is a great place to visit: friendly, beautiful, and totally safe.

The guide was very knowledgeable about the sites and areas visited. He also shared much information about the culture of the Omani people. It was an up close experience meeting the people in their home environments. Also the trip provided many outdoor activities which I enjoyed. I would strongly recommend this tour.

The driver/ guide was kind and nice. He brought me for some local Omani food that includes camel meat. When I told him I wanted to visit Muttrah souq, out of good will he drove me there and assisted me in some deal bargaining for my souvenirs. Thank you!

Wadi Shab is a gorgeous hike and lives up to the pictures. A couple parts take some agility, but it’s a “doable” hike through the valley and past a couple small-plot farms. The driver was good, but if you are expecting a guide, lower your expectations. Basically, you get on a bus, plug in your audio guide headphones, and start cruising. The driver does not really explain the itinerary for the day or what you are about to see. He just points you in the direction of the trail and off you go. Same with lunch and the sinkhole. It’s a nice way to see a different side of Oman though.

This is a convenient way to visit Nizwa and Jebel Shams for a day as a solo traveler. The very friendly guide used his own car which was comfortable and convenient. He also knows the route very well so the risk of getting lost was not a problem. The guide was also very friendly and knowledgeable and was able to answer all the questions I had. I also felt safe the entire time I was on this trip. I highly recommend visiting these two must-see locations if you ever travel to Oman!

We had an amazing day with Hamood al Kulaiby!! He is a great travel guide and driver and really took care that we had an unforgettable day in the Omani mountains! He picked us up by the hotel, right on time, and we then drew to Nizwa, stopping at some location along the road for pictures. In Nizwa we visited the souk and the fort. We then proceeded up in the mountains and canyons were we had lunch at a local restaurant before enjoying the stunning view from the top! On the way back we stopped to see a plantation and the fascinating irrigation system. What we mostly appreciated about this tour and Hamood was to see how much Omani people love their country! Thanks for this great experience!

My tour of Oman was one of the highlights of my recent cruise. The reason why is Afaf Al-Abdullatif. She is one of the brightest smartest tour guides I have ever had an any tour overtaken around the world. She has a masters degree speak multiple languages in her English is perfect. She has a passion for country and she shows it he becomes infectious. My wife and I were absolutely overwhelmed by the quality of knowledge and dedication and going the extra distance that she did for us. She showed us the basic tour items but went the extra distance showing us more. I plan on coming back to Oman just because of her. Anybody to have her as your guide has just won the lottery.

Pick-up 8am to 8.30am Prompt, at 8am Only one other passenger, Enoch from HK. Whilst filling up with petrol, some random Omani guy clambered on board and he and the driver spoke loudly in Arabic. Almost drowning out the English audio. Turns out he's a tourguide in training. We should have been told. Good infrastructure in Oman. Dual carriageway through the mountains. First stop, walked up an incline to view a palm tree grove and abandoned 500yo village. Present day village name translates to "The Cool of the Bananas". Some Zanzibar architectural influences. IZWA SOUQ One hour in Nizwa. "No time to see the Fort (5 rials), yet there is always too much time for coffee, food-tasting and the set lunch ! Lunch was far too much food, which we wasted. I realise that the two drivers needed a break JABREEN CASTLE BAHLA CASTLE Bahla was home to the "Djinns" (Genies). A beautiful day ended in a rainy drive back to Muscat.

My fiancee was set on doing this while I was a bit skeptical only because we're not the chatty types. I am glad we did it. Start to finish this was well organized, professional, intimate and authentic. We were picked right on time by one of the co-founders and driven to the host's house. We spent 2 hours with the family and were picked back up and dropped to our hotel. The family spoke English very well, was very well educated and well traveled. We enjoyed meeting with them and conversation was easy, flowing and engaging. Learned a lot about Oman and the culture. The food was well prepared, simple and diverse (veg, meat, apps, rice, bread). We enjoyed the experience and would highly recommend it.

Muscat is a beautiful, pristine city, well worth visiting. We arranged a half day tour with a local guide who met us from our ship and took us on a whirlwind tour. We visited the highlights including the Grand Mosque, the Royal Opera House and the Muttarah souk. We also drove up the mountain for a panoramic view of the city. Considering the short time we had to visit, our guide, Sultan gave us the best possible experience. If you have an opportunity to visit Oman, take it. It is very clean, the people are friendly and the architecture most interesting.

This is a good tour. We are 2 Americans on a cruise in February 2019. When we exited the port the company had a sign with our name. We got on a bus with about 20 other people which drove us about 10 min to the Dhow boats. The boat was average. It had an upstairs and toilet, and comfortable seats. Only about 13-15 people on the boat with us, and it’s fairly large so it was not at all crowded. The guides were great. They kept following dolphins which jumped out of the water every once in a while. We also saw a lot of jellyfish. The guides knew which part of the sea to go to so that we could swim away from the jellyfish. One woman hit her hand on a rock while swimming and the guides (2 on our boat) helped her bandage it. Lunch was average. Overall a great day. I highly recommend this tour. Note that there’s almost nothing else to do in Khasab of any value. A small town, mosque and Souk but I don’t know what we would have done with our day if we hadn’t taken this cruise. Also it’s interesting to see the Iranian smugglers all rushing out of the harbor around 5-6 pm, on speedboats and driving erratically to confuse the police, who were out there but didn’t seem to chase any or care. This tour was very well organized and we had a good time.

With some initial difficulty during confirmation as to where exactly to meet the driver we arrived at the port gate the same time as our driver Ali. Car was very clean and comfortable Ali's English was excellent as was his driving. His knowledge of Muscat and Oman generally was very good and he provided some interesting facts about the places we visited. We were never rushed to complete the tour in the allotted time he was quite comfortable to stay at each stop for as long as we wished. For someone like ourselves calling on a cruise it was an ideal way to see what Muscat has to offer we thoroughly enjoyed the tour and can highly recommend it.

Really Amazing! The Rub Al 'Khali Desert was very peaceful and beautiful. There is also the opportunity to climb a sand dune which is about 200 meters but worth it when you get to the top and see further into the desert. The guide provided water. The guide was very friendly, knew a lot, courteous, and spoke good English. The lost city was also interesting to see as the site is not very big, but what was found looks like a fort, but could have been much bigger. Salalah is also a very nice and clean city and has good day tours from there too. The guide let me try camel meat which I thought was very tasty. The weather was very good, but hot around the March time of year. Oman is definitely a country worth visiting but also good with a group of at least a few people.

I was at the hotel lobby before 8:30am, which was the agreed pick up time. I saw an Omani man who appeared to be waiting for someone but looked very relaxed, and I thought that he might be a tourist himself waiting for his driver. I was later sitting on the same bench as that man, waiting. After 10 minutes, the man appeared to be talking to the hotel staff and looking for somebody. Only at that point did I realise that he was probably the driver tour guide of this tour. I would have expected him to be more upfront and talk to me in the first place to find out if I was his client as I obviously looked like a foreigner/tourist in their country, whereas it was more difficult for me to identify the tour guide. The tour guide did not speak a lot of English but was a very nice person. We were taken to places that we were supposed to see without problems. It would have been nice if we could spend a bit more time in the souq, as I had only explored some parts of it.