Private tour - Salalah city tour + the West coast (Mughsail beach, blowholes)
4.5
6 Ratings
Salalah
Duration: 7 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Explore the grandeur of the Great Mosque of Salalah, a shining example of Omani architectural beauty with intricately carved doors, luminous chandeliers, exquisite carpets, and stunning plaster calligraphy.
  • Pause at the main entrance of the palace to photograph the clocktower and the picturesque surrounding gardens.
  • Savour the rich aromas of the finest frankincense alongside other fragrances and perfumes. Browse through traditional items like incense burners, wicker baskets, Omani national dresses, and other memorable souvenirs.
  • Take a brief stroll through sprawling plantations, investigating the irrigation system nourishing coconut palms, bananas, papayas, and a variety of other fruits and vegetables. Enjoy fresh coconut water and sample various fruits at local stalls.
  • Visit the serene natural site of a spring nestled amid limestone rock formations and caves, where water courses through irrigation channels year-round.
  • Enjoy a leisurely walk on the enchanting sandy shores of Mughsail Beach, home to a beautiful lagoon teeming with herons and flamingos at its eastern end.
  • Explore the mesmerizing Marneef rock formation, a product of thousands of years of erosion. The renowned blow holes beneath the Marneef rock emit powerful gushes of seawater at high tide.
  • Marvel at the breathtaking view from a mountain viewpoint overlooking the city and Jarzeez valley.
What's Included
  • Carbonated beverages
  • Bottled water
Additional Information

Explore the prominent sights of Salalah and the natural marvels of the rural areas all in one journey, whether you’re there for a cruise stopover or a brief visit. Takamul Travel offers the perfect tour for you. Begin with a tour of Salalah’s renowned landmarks, the Grand Mosque and Palace al-Husn. Venture into the traditional al-Haffa market, a premium destination for purchasing frankincense, fragrances, and shawls. Take a moment to savor a refreshing coconut drink amidst Salalah’s plantations and examine the irrigation methods. Venture out of the city to uncover the Jarzeez spring, enveloped by stunning rock formations and caverns. Then, proceed to the ittine peak to capture awe-inspiring vistas of Salalah and the Jarzeez valley. As you descend from the highlands, you’ll arrive at the striking Mughsail Beach. It’s a tranquil lagoon at one end, frequently visited by flamingos, while the Qamar mountains’ cliffs stand imposingly on the other. Beneath the massive Marneef cave, you’ll have the chance to marvel at the water spouts shooting out from the cliffside blowholes.

Location
Sultan Qaboos Mosque
23.July Street
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Adamrich362
Mar 15, 2022
Understand where you stay - With some time lag I can not imagine I could visit Salalah and did not manage this trip. This trip gave us great opportunity to recognise beauty of Oman, its differences and specifics. The trip was very well prepared and our guide had very good knowledge of Omans culture but also nature. We could place any question and we got the answer. I can recommend it. We were very surprised that we were on all sightseeing points totally alone. We have really enjoyed it.
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Petrak2046
Dec 11, 2021
Amazing experience! - Excellent service, felt special treatet, guide gave us many interesting informations about the country, we had juice and water prepared in the car, very happy with the choice hope to be back and discover more with Takamul Travel.
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G9071srrichardd
Nov 12, 2023
Western Salalah tour - The tour itinerary itself was fine and covered the main attractions well (although East Salalah seems more picturesque). However I was a little disappointed by my guide (Karel), although he was entirely polite to me and full of factual and numerical information about the area he made a few comments about the local Omani population that I found distasteful and spent quite a lot of time on his phone. Examples of the comments include "They go to school but don't learn much", "Its unsettling for Europeans to see how the women dress here, they are covered and look like they are dressed for a funeral" & "The Omanis don't have much entrepreneurial spirit, they aren't good entrepreneurs", even if you think those things are true I'm not sure why anyone would say them out loud. I came away without a local feel for the area and culture and with the impression that he wasn't really passionate about Oman and was there just to make money. Shame.
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