The Heritage of Muscat
Muscat · Oman
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
- Offline
Walk through the heart of the capital to see the contrast between royal palaces and rugged coastal defenses. You will explore traditional Omani craftsmanship and the city's diverse spiritual landmarks. This route takes you from the waterfront forts up into the quiet greenery of local parks.
The walk
Stops 1–6 of 8. The rest are in the app.
Al Alam Palace
The ceremonial heart of Oman, where gold columns stand on the ruins of a Portuguese sea wall.
Al-Mirani Fort
The first fort in Oman to wield the power of cannons.
Al Jalali Fort
Al Jalali Fort in Muscat, Oman
National Museum
A flagship cultural hub tracing Oman's history from two million years ago to the present day.
Motishwar Mandir
One of the Middle East's oldest Hindu temples, founded by the Bhatia community in nineteen zero nine.
Bait Al Zubair
Bait Al Zubair is a museum in Muscat, Oman.
Stop 7
Stop 8
- 2 more stops in the app
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
More walks in Muscat
2 walksHow a walk works
2 more stops in the app
This page shows the first 6 of 8 stops. The rest of the walk, and the guide who narrates it, are in the app.
Pick a walk
Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.
Pocket your phone
Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.
Listen as you arrive
On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.
Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.
A guide who talks
Narration at every stop, starting on its own as you arrive — phone in your pocket.
The route, followed
A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.
In four languages
English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.
Or build your own
Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.
The unglamorous things
Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.
No signal needed
Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.
Picks up where you left off
Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.