Holidays in Muscat (Oman): tours from Almaty from 764,000 ₸

We went to Muscat because we really wanted to combine the sea with proper oriental exoticism, not just lie on the beach. We took a classic tour, hotel, transfers, everything as usual, but what I remember most is not the sea but the smells — the spice market in Mutrah, where I bought a bag of saffron and then spent half a day unable to wash my hands, though that's more of a pleasant little thing. We also went to the Sultan Qaboos Mosque, they didn't let us in at one place because of the scarf, I had to tie it again at the entrance, but that's nothing. I came back feeling that I want to go there again, despite the heat and humidity that wears you out by noon, and in the evening on the embankment in Mutrah it feels completely different. Rating is only five, for the logistics without any hassle and for the fact that the people around are friendly.

went with my wife to get a visa for Oman, well not exactly a visa but a tour package, because collecting the documents yourself is some kind of hell. picked this destination by accident to be honest, a friend came back from Muscat and pecked my brain that we had to go there. we flew. the first day was weird, crazy heat, but in the evening when we went out to the embankment in Mutrah everything fell into place — the air, that noisy fish market, cardamom tea in a plastic cup for pennies... my wife grabbed her phone and photographed everything while I just sat on the parapet and looked at the bay. then we rented a car, drove to Wadi Shab, now that's really another planet — that turquoise water, hot rocks, I scraped my finger while climbing over them, but at least I swam. food. their shawarma is somehow not like ours, different sauce or something. came back angry only because of the traffic jam at the airport, almost missed our flight, but that's minor stuff if you think about it.. overall a five, the country is not for everyone but it worked for me

Kupila tur v Maskat, v turagentsve v Almaty, hotel normalny, no doroga tuda bila dolgaya. Hotela uvidet more i staruyu krepost, more okazalos pryamo za dorogoy - i eto luchshee, chto tam bilo. Kormili vkysno, pravda odin raz dali rybu s kostyami, no eto meolchi.

took this Oman tour on a whim, was actually planning Turkey but my friend talked me into it and didnt regret it for a minute... The manager sorted everything out fast, no stress. In Muscat the heat is crazy even in February, but the sea is warm, the air is kind of thick and smells like spices, though the hotels are expensive and the coffee at the cafe near the promenade was brought cold i would still come back

бардық қағаздарды рәсімдеп берді, ұшаққа отырдым... Маскатқа жеткенде ауа райы +30, қонақүйге кірген соң бірден теңізге бардым, су жылы, тұз көп, көзім ашыды, бірақ күн батқанда ыстық басылды, кешке базарда халва мен құрма жедім, бағасы қымбаттау –– бірақ дәмді сортирге баратын жер таза болды, бұл мен үшін маңызды, ал такси жүргізушісі ағылшынша нашар білді, сондықтан картаны көрсетіп жүрдім таңертең тағы шомылдым, артық ештеңе жазбаймын, ұнады

Маскат қызық қала екен, әсіресе теңіз жағасындағы көшелері ұнады. Бағасы сәл қымбаттау болды, бірақ таңғы нан мен кофенің дәмі бәрін ұмыттырды. Қайтқанда чемоданым ауыр болды, сондықтан таксиге көп төледім.

flew through Istanbul, the layover was short but I made it. in Muscat it's hot of course, but the sea is warm like a bath. The manager did everything fast, thanks for that. the hotel came with a very loud air conditioner — it kept me from sleeping. breakfasts were the same every day, but the fruit was fresh every day I took mango and didn't regret it. I booked the desert tour separately, sand got in everywhere even in my bag. should have gotten a second sim card, the internet kept dying at the most needed moment. but overall I came back happy...

bought a tour to Maskat, well and off I went - hotel was ok, sea warm, but the AC in the room rattled like a tractor, I turned it off at night and slept with the balcony open, good thing there were no mosquitoes. listened to the guide with half an ear, honestly, I remember more how in the old town I touched the ceramics at the market with my hands and drank some sweet tea with cardamom, after which my heart was pounding. would go back again, four stars, won't give more because I waited for the airport transfer for over an hour

Went to Muscat because a work stopover trip fell through — well, I dashed to the travel agency to close that gap. Chose Oman, had long wanted to look at the local architecture and, if it worked out, at the turtles in Ras Al Jinz. In reality I managed both — the old quarters, the Mutrah market with the unusual smells of frankincense, the road along the coast where in a couple of spots the water is just turquoise. There were small problems — either I was looking for parking near the forts for about twenty minutes, or one day the heat finished me off so badly that I spent half the walk sitting in an air-conditioned cafe. But I came back in complete delight from the trip and to everyone who is doubting — I recommend it.

went to Muscat because I was fed up with the visa and wanted some warmth at the end of October. The manager picked a hotel right by the shore... they fed us rice with fish and I stuffed myself, but in the evenings we went to watch the fishermen haul in their nets, and that was better than any excursion

Took a tour to Maskat from the agency and was happy with it, the hotel happened to have a view of some rocks and the sea, though the AC in the room rattled like an old fridge. The food was good, I walked around the old town and the port with pleasure, but next time I'll definitely rent a car, because taxis there and back eat up a ton of time and money, but overall five out of five.

Жұмыста демалыс күндерін дұрыс бөле алмай жүргенімде, менеджер таңертең хабарласып, Маскатқа жолдама ұсынды. Ұшу ұзақ болды, әуежайда күту барысында чемоданымды екі рет тексердім, бірақ қонақүйге кіргенде бәрі ұмытылып кетті. Қала ыстық, адамдар көбіне кешке шығады екен, мен де соған үйрендім, 4/5.

w tur po omanu, maskat - bral iz-za pereezda, nado bylo vizu prodlit' i zabronirovat' e-air tickets, a agentstvo podskazalo takoy marshrut, chto b letet' cherez maskat, tam i ostanovilsya na nedelyu. hotelos' posmotret' sultanskie mecheti i korolevskiy teatr - vpechatlenie sil'noe, osobenno ruchnoy kladki iz izraztsov v sobore sultana kabusa, ya dazhe poter pal'tsem, no vdrug vtoroy den' poekhali na rynok muttrakh - i tam vse dorogo, torguyutsya kak rezan'ye, hotelos' uyti. more - otdel'no, ya sidel na korale i smotrel na rybakov, chto tyanut set' s krasnoy motney, no zhara 40 gradusov i poka zhdesh' avtobus, pot ruchyami. ote hotel' popalsya s vidom na port, no kholodil'nik gudel vsey noch'yu, ya prosypalsya i skazal sebe chto bol'she tuda nichego ne poedu. i vse ravno 4 iz 5 - potomu chto lyudi privetlivye, vkusnyy kahva s kartemonom, a uezzhal s chuvstvom chto ostalos' chto-to nedoskazannoe no vernus' li... vryad li#opechatka: kahva -> qahva

Went to the agency to ask about a visa to Arabia, and walked out with a ready-made tour to Oman, because flying there has finally become easy and without layovers. In Muscat what stuck with me most was the smell of frankincense in the old part of the city and the market where I haggled for a scarf for a long time, but then smiled like an idiot all day. Came back from there completely happy, even though the money flew away instantly, like sand between your fingers

At the end of the year work was crazy with reports, and I decided I needed to urgently fly somewhere to just shut off my brain. Chose Oman, Muscat, because I wanted warmth and sea, not those winter resorts with crowds. Called a travel agency that friends recommended, they sorted everything out quickly and a week later I was already flying. Took a simpler hotel, but with a view of the bay, and it was the right choice. In the morning you walk out onto the balcony, and the water is so smooth that you just want to stand and look, not run anywhere. Ate mostly at local cafes, where I tried to explain myself with my hands, and you know, it worked. One time I wandered onto the market in Matrah, bought frankincense there, which smells so strong that all my luggage got soaked in it afterwards. There were also moments that slightly smeared the picture, but I won't grumble, because overall the trip gave exactly what was needed. I came bak from there with a long-forgotten feeling of calm, and that's worth a lot. Five stars, definitely.

Kupila tur v agentstve, poehali v Masqat, ochen ponravilos. More chistoe, no hotel svoyu podushku tak i ne nasla, vsyo ravno byl kaif. Vernulas dovolnaya, stavlyu 5 iz 5.

we got to muscat and went straight to the sea, dumped the suitcases in the room didnt even unpack. hotel is okay, but the AC hummed like a tractor, had to sleep with the balcony open — good thing its warm there at night. walked around the old town, touched those carved doors with my hands, drank coffee with cardamom at the market.. anyway the impression didnt get spoiled one bit. would go back there again and recommend it to everyone

we went to Oman for my husband's work, and I decided not to sit in the hotel and bought myself a sightseeing tour of Muscat. I was choosing between several options, but at the agency they recommended this one, said it was the most packed. and thats where it started: the group gathering dragged on for forty minutes, the bus they brought was not the one they promised, but the guide turned out to be so enthusiastic that I quickly stopped being angry. what I remember most is the Mutrah market — there I bought frankincense that still sits in my closet and smells of that whole trip. on the downside: the program said there would be a stop at the fort, but it was closed for renovations, and we were just driven past it. all in all, for the money — a great option to see all the main things in a day and not collapse from the heat. a four, because I would have wanted more time at the market, and not galloping through all the spots.

went on vacation this year, well, "vacation" — escaped for a week. booked a tour at the agency, because I was too lazy to dig through tickets and hotels myself, and work was a total mess too. chose Oman, Muscat — wanted to see it for ages, and in June it's hot of course, not for everyone. The manager sorted everything out in a couple of days, no fuss, I didn't even call once. on arrival they put me in a room, though the AC hummed like a tractor — I turned it off at night and opened the window, that's how I survived. went to the market in the old town, bought frankincense and dates there, they really taste different, not like what we get in the supermarket. the ocean is warm like a bath, I swam until sunset, once I even saw a jellyfish and shot out of the water like a bullet))). everything was good, not perfect of course, but I give it my 5 out of 5

went to Oman for work, or rather thought it was for work, I had to hand over some papers to one person, and decided to grab a tour to Muscat through an agency at the same time, because I would've definitely gotten tangled up with all these flights myself. The manager did everything fast, I didn't even expect it, the hotel turned out with a sea view, but the air conditioner rattled there like a tractor, had to sleep with the balcony open, and this little thing somehow stuck in my memory more than anything — salty wind, noise and all that. 5 out of 5 anyway, because the papers got there, I saw the city, and in the evening on the embankment I ate fish with my hands and nobody looked at me sideways

Bought a tour to Muscat - and didn't regret it once, even though the hotel turned out so-so, but the sea... the sea was warm like fresh milk and smelled of salt, on the first day I even got my feet wet right in my sneakers because I didn't change my shoes. And the market in the old town is something else, there I bought a silver ring for pennies (haggled as best I could, but still overpaid probably) and ate dates right from the counter, until the seller started giving me looks, the feeling was strange, but a vacation is a vacation

After this winter I wanted at least a bit of warmth and sea, so I went to the travel agency to ask about Oman, because it's always Egypt and Turkey, got tired of it honestly. I came back from there happy, in Muscat it's very calm and clean, but when on the first day I came to the beach and saw that the sand there is not yellow but some gray-white, I even got confused and didn't immediately dare to lie down on the towel.. though then I got into it and just sat by the water all day long and listened to it making noise

the trip to Muscat turned out weird but cool. The manager picked a little hotel in the old town, market and fishing harbor right nearby. In the morning I drank coffee on the balcony, watched the boats heading out... during the day I baked in the sun like an idiot. Forts, museums - dropped into a couple of places, spent more time just wandering the streets with no goal. Bought a clay jug at the market, dragged it across half the world, almost smashed it at the airport. In the evening the embankment smelled of fish and hookah, I sat on the parapet and wasn't in a hurry anywhere. One time I got lost in the alleys for about forty minutes, nobody understood me, and I nobody) Came out to the sea, sat on a rock, feet in the water.. Beautiful there. Came back different

the trip to Muscat turned out fine, but with nuances. I arrived in the evening, the heat... even in January, I walked out of the airport and immediately realized my sweater was useless here. The manager back in Almaty told me to take light clothes, but I packed a sweater just in case. in the hotel the AC hummed like a tractor, had to sleep in earplugs, but the breakfast was decent - flatbreads, honey, some salty cheese. I walked around the old town, everything is close, but the dust and these traders get annoying sometimes. souvenirs are expensive of course, a cheap little magnet - and they triple the price, well I didn't buy it. Would I come back again? Yes, just leaving the sweater at home.

Took a tour at the agency, because booking everything myself through apps had become too lazy, and there I found a relatively inexpensive package with flight and hotel, right now of course prices are jumping like crazy — you can't guess, but this time I got lucky. Everything went smoothly: we didn't oversleep the transfer, the hotel was small and quiet, though at breakfast the omlet was a bit dry and the juice in the morning was poured something very already diluted, plus in the room the air conditioner clicked loudly at night. In Muscat what hooked me most was the embankment in the evening and the fish market, where we haggled over some nonsense and bought local sweets, so five out of five completely deserved!

Went to Muscat, liked everything. The hotel was okay, but the AC in the room hummed like a tractor, had to sleep with the balcony open, even though it's humid at night. The food was good, though one time they brought fish with a bone, almost broke my tooth, but that's trifles. The city tour turned out hectic, but the market stuck in my memory with the smell of frankincense and some guy who was selling spices and kept trying to treat me to dates. Came back happy, the tan is still holding up.

flew with a specific purpose - needed to extend my visa, and at the same time decided to see the country, because an acquaintance even before all the events said that it was calm there and you could have a normal rest without extra noise. Took a package at the agency, arrived, walked along the embankment, swam, went to the desert in a jeep - seemed like I liked everything, but the hotel turned out to be right by the highway, and all night I heard cars, so a four, not a five.

Bought a tour to Muscat in Almaty and didn't regret it, the hotel turned out right by the promenade, in the mornings I went out to watch the fishermen and their boats. The manager arranged everything in a day, even reminded me about the visa when I'd already forgotten about those papers. Came back tanned, with a bag of dates and a magnet, next time I'd go the same route, although the market in Mutrah is a whole separate adventure — there I almost bought frankincense that I don't need at all) but still 5 out of 5.

The wedding of a friend was in September, so I was looking for a tour to combine business with pleasure, and I came across this agency through an acquaintance who also got something for Asia there... I arrived in Muscat, the city is indecently clean, at first it was even somehow uneasy. walked along the embankment, touched these stones warmed by the sun and thought that I shouldn't have dragged myself here at all, but then somehow got into it, the sea smells of fish a bit but it's even a thrill to be honest.

Bought a tour to Mascat and never regretted it once, though at first I had doubts. Everything went smoothly, the country turned out calm and very cozy, came back in a good mood.