Muscat
City and coast. The selected sights are Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Mutrah Souq, Royal Opera House, National Museum.
Airports and onward access
Plan the arrival, not just the flight.
Main gateway
MCT
Muscat International Airport
Muscat is spread along the coast; use a vehicle or planned transfers between districts.
- Alternative airports
- No alternative recorded
- Alternative IATA codes
- No alternative recorded
- Suggested nights · editorial
- 2-3
- Itinerary qualification
- Airport reference
- Airport dataset ↗
- Advisory reference
- Official travel advice ↗
Where to look
A location-led hotel reference.
Read the actual location and its relationship to this destination.
Read the location carefully.
In the destination or its stated resort area.
Official property page found.
Complete destination source record · 23 fields
Field meanings are available in the data dictionary.
- brand
- ArabiaTour.com
- destination_id
- OM_D1
- country_iso2
- OM
- country
- Oman
- editorial_order
- 1
- destination
- Muscat
- destination_type
- City and coast
- top_sites
- Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque | Mutrah Souq | Royal Opera House | National Museum
- main_airport_name
- Muscat International Airport
- main_airport_iata
- MCT
- alternative_airport_names
- Not verified, not supplied or not applicable — not zero.
- alternative_airport_iata
- Not verified, not supplied or not applicable — not zero.
- airport_and_ground_access_note
- Muscat is spread along the coast; use a vehicle or planned transfers between districts.
- suggested_nights_editorial
- 2-3
- example_hotel_id
- OM_H1
- example_hotel_name
- The Chedi Muscat
- hotel_location_relationship
- In the destination or its stated resort area.
- special_access_or_safety_note
- Not verified, not supplied or not applicable — not zero.
- source_urls
- https://experienceoman.om/destinations ↗
https://experienceoman.om/ ↗
https://rasaljinz-turtlereserve.com/en/turtle-viewing/ ↗
https://ourairports.com/countries/OM/airports.html ↗
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/oman ↗
https://www.ghmhotels.com/en/muscat/ ↗ - airport_source_url
- https://ourairports.com/countries/OM/airports.html ↗
- advisory_source_url
- https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/oman ↗
- country_advisory_summary
- Regional disruption and local terrain/weather hazards remain.
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