Big Bus Muscat Hop-On Hop-Off Tour: Discover Landmarks and Hidden Beauties of Muscat

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Embark on a journey of discovery with Big Bus Tours in Muscat. Explore the hidden beauty, major landmarks, and cultural highlights of this Arabian gem on our engaging hop-on hop-off tour.

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Red Route Between - November to April (Route)

Operating Schedule: The first bus departs at 8:15 am from stop 1 - Muttrah Gate. The tour operates every 30 minutes, with the last bus leaving at 5:15 pm from stop 1 - Muttrah Gate.
Customers are encouraged to visit the Big Bus website or download the Big Bus app for the latest bus stop locations and…

What's Included

24 or 48 Hour Hop on Hop off tickets
Audio guide

What's Not Included

Food and drinks
Gratuities

Additional Information

Embark on a journey of discovery with Big Bus Tours. We will introduce you to the best of Muscat, revealing the hidden beauty, major landmarks and cultural highlights of this Arabian gem throughout our engaging panoramic sightseeing tour.
Our carefully designed route showcases key Muscat landmarks, including Muttrah Suq, the Historic Old Quarter, 16th…

Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings

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143gordonb

Dec 26, 2023

A great way to see a city - These hop on hop off buses are always a great way to get my bearings when I visit somewhere new. We visited Muscat as a stop on an MSC cruise and this had more appeal for us than the organised excursions. We actually stayed on the bus for a two hour round trip and didn't feel inclined to explore any further. The commentary was great and there was music that filled in the gaps. We will always try these buses and this is one of the best.

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Karlt446

Jan 6, 2026

Hop on Hop off Muscat - Muscat bus experience was very good. As we didn’t travel on a cruise ship day the route didn’t have many stops and was more a panoramic tour. A little expensive but worth the cost

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Bakiri76

Nov 24, 2023

Great way to see the main see sights in Muscat - We had a lovely tour of Muscat with Big Bus. It’s a flat city and very spread out, so unless you have your own car (or don’t fancy driving) then this is a great way to see most of the main sights (the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque is nearer the airport, so you might have to visit that separately). We found the most useful stops were the one near the National Museum and the Al Alam Palace, and then the one on the Corniche near Muttrah souk. We’ve taken the Big Bus in many other cities (Las Vegas, Shanghai, London, New York amongst others) and always find them an excellent way to get your bearings and see all the main places in one go, before we go back to visit our favourites in more detail. This one was no exception. The only niggle is that perhaps the price is a fair bit more than the equivalent in other cities - but overall, we still enjoyed it very much.

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Tammybaltimore_md

Nov 21, 2023

Few nice spots to see - Including several areas along the ocean, with 1 drop off at one of the beaches (not that great in my opinion), but if it's your 1st time I guess it's worth over an hour & half of your time if you only stay on.

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Radleyweber

Mar 5, 2024

Very disappointing at a costly price - we paid for a 2 day event..the first day we were told we will be taken round but would not be allowed to get off at any site...the second day we got off at 4 sires and at Parliament we were not allowed to get in and at the churches only one was accessible...we also got onto one bus which took us to the port at Muscat and had to wait for over an hour for another driver...

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Victoriacn8167lh

Nov 10, 2025

Way overpriced - I never right reviews but I honestly felt scammed by this tour. It is very very over priced for the service given. The buses were not consistent and we were waiting for nearly an hour for a bus twice. Which made us reluctant to hop off anywhere else. Which is the whole point of taking the bus! There were only two buses running the circuit all day. My advise just get a taxi to where you want to go they are reasonably priced. The tour audio itself was also bad. I actually laughed when driving down a road full of car showrooms the audio told us this is where people buy their cars! Don't waste your money find any alternative.

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Katrinhq7441zr

Feb 11, 2025

Not worth it at all! Big disappointment! - We were more than disappointed with the bus tour given the much too high price. The church was closed, the temple consisted of only one room, the business district was not worth seeing, there the bus failed, the parliament is not allowed to enter, a stop was symbolic without stops, the view of the port is ticked off after three minutes, you actually do not need to get off. In hindsight, we should have taken a private taxi, although everyone advised us not to.

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Elenikq774nd

Feb 10, 2025

Complete waste of money! - After paying we were told that there’s only 1 bus with 5 mins photo stops. Lasted 2 hours in total and it was really not worth it!

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Mikerosie

Jan 11, 2024

Don’t bother - Not a lot to see in muscat it took 1 hour 20minutes to do the whole tour and from the top of a bus even less to see . The price is a complete rip off - get a taxi it’s cheaper.

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Pedro933

Dec 30, 2023

Bad service, incredibly expensive prices, not recommended - Just like in Abu Dhabi, the service of Big Bus Tours in Muscat has really low quality. The service offers you a good example of the importance of strong competence between different providers in order to improve the quality of the service. In Dubai, the competence with the buses of City Sightseeing obliged the buses of Big Bus Tours to improve the quality of the service, with competitive prices, good infraestructure and continuous support of the personnel. On the contrary, luckly to Big Bus Tours but unfortunately for all of us (customers), the buses of City Sightseeing havn't arrived to Muscat. Therefore, Big Bus supposes that can ignore customers needs and decrease the quality of service without any consequences. The prices (for 24h or 48h) are unbelievebly expensive (more expensive than in Dubai, which has no justification since Muscat has not more atractions than Dubai). And what is worse, the service hop on hop off depends on in if there is a Cruise in the port of Muscat. If there is no Cruise, Big Bus will offer only Panoramic Tours, without possibility of stopping at any station and impeding you to visit the attractions. But the price of the tour will remain the same! It is an awful service to the customer. I definitively do not recommend Big Bus at Muscat (also not at Abu Dhabi), it is better to find out other tours avaliable at Viator, Getyourguide or other providers.

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