Muttrah Walking Tour: Historical Exploration
Muscat
Discover Muttrah's rich history on a guided walking tour. Explore the fish market, corniche, souq, and fort with engaging historical insights.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Mutrah Fish Market - We will walk to the fish market. I will give you some background regarding the building and an account of the fish trade throughout Oman’s history.
  • Corniche - As we look over to the anchored ships, I will explain how important Oman’s maritime history was. We will then walk along the corniche. There, I will share some historical facts about the old houses and the corniche. We will stop opposite the blue mosque for an account of Islam in Oman.
  • Mutrah Souq - I will share the details of the gold, frankincense and spice trades. We will head to the back of the souq for some more interesting historical facts.
  • Mutrah Fort - We will finally head to the Muttrah Fort and talk about key events in Oman’s history.
What's Included
  • Guided, detailed tour of the places of interest
What's Not Included
  • The entrance to the Mutrah Fort - 3 OMR (approx. 8 euros)
Additional Information

We will visit the main attractions in Muttrah and I will give you a full historical background at each station point.

We will start our tour at the Tourist Office Hub. We will then walk to the fish market. I will give you some background regarding the building and an account of the fish trade throughout Oman’s history. We will walk to the back of the market. As we look over to the anchored ships, I will explain how important Oman’s maritime history was. We will then walk along the corniche. There, I will share some historical facts about the old houses and the corniche. We will stop opposite the blue mosque for an account of Islam in Oman. We will then make our way to the Muttrah Souq. I will share the details of the frankincense and spice trades. We will head to the back of the souq for some more interesting historical facts. We will finally head to the Muttrah Fort and talk about key events in Oman’s history.

Location
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We will meet in front of the tourist hub. I will be wearing an "I love Oman" T-shirt.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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up to 15 guests
1 Adult
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