Monuments of Muscat
Muscat · Oman
- Audio guide
- 4 languages
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Walk through the heart of the capital to discover the architectural legacy of Oman. You will see the ceremonial grandeur of the royal palace and the imposing coastal defenses of the city. This route offers a direct look at the structures that have guarded Muscat for centuries.
The walk
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
Data: OpenStreetMap contributors and Google Places
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2 walksHow a walk works
The guide starts talking when you arrive.
This page is the map and the itinerary. The app is the guide who walks it with you.
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.
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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.