Big Bus Tours MuscatArvostelua 

Full of information on Omani history and culture, highly convenient and cost-effective method to view Muscat. Would certainly recommend!

Reliable service

Takes you around main areas of Muscat

Handy if you don't have access to car

Option of 48 hour ticket

The bus stopped at some places that looked like it was in the middle of nothing and I think there was a lot of more interesting places that the bus could have stopped.

Muscat Big Bus was one of the most wonerful attractions we had in Oman..

the picturesque routs it passed by were amazing
in addition to that, my young cousin was taking pictures by her I-pod and dropped it accidentally in the street .. all what we had in mind that it will definitely be crashed under the cars wheels.. without any doubt.. Surprisingly, a man found it and called the driver and they brought it back with no time.. around 10 minutes only!!!

We we're so happy with Muscat Big Bus and the friendly, polite and helpful driver :)

The bus tour is waste of money. We rode down to the souk and then took a taxi back to the Crowne Plaza. 20 minutes late, the driver offered no excuse, much less an apology. If you get off, the bus doesn't come back for two hours. On most "stops" there seemed to be little to do or see.

Big bus was ideal for me and my mum . We did the whole journey in one go, which lasted about 2 hours. We didn't hop off and on as we were told the bus was only running every 2 hours and there isn't enough to see and spend 2 hours at any of the stops, in my opinion. We were there during quiet time but when it's busier the buses may be more frequent and therefore hop on hop off would work. We loved just driving about and hearing about the history, the place, etc. The information you were being told was interesting and informative.

In Muscat there is only one route and normally the busses should go every 30 minutes. I booked a 48-hours-tour and the first day was Thursday. The busses came late and it was a lot of wasted time for waiting, but the second day was absolutely unacceptable.
I wanted to take the bus at 3:00 pm from the start at the souq. I arrived at 2:50 pm and waited in the shadow in front of the bus for the driver to open the door, but he didn`t come. At 3:25pm a lady from Big Bus Tours let me in the bus and told me it would leave in 10 minutes. Waiting for nearly an hour nothing happened and the lady was gone. At 4:45 pm she came and told us, the bus would leave at 5:00 pm for the last tour. No hop on and hop off :( Two hours of waiting waisted.
At 5:00 pm it started and we just could look from inside the bus all the places we wanted to visit, because the time was stolen. Lots of money for wasted time and no fun. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!!!!

Tour is nice, but it doesnt go to the Mosque. If you get out at a stop, you Need to wait 2 hours for the next bus. That is not described on the Website!!!!

Tour gives a good overview! Stops at the most important sights! 24h tour is expensive, the 48h tour is o.k. Very friendly staff and good drivers! Only every 2h a bus! Thats very bad! The busses should run every 30 min! Free water on bord! Good information in different languages! Thank you!

I enjoyed my stay in Muscat and my tour of the city by the Big Bus Tours. Muscat scenery is indeed beautiful. The staff are friendly and accommodating. I will definitely go back to Oman, preferably during winter, to enjoy more of this place...

Was a wonderful experience... staff, timing, stops and buses al were great and really add to my first visit to Muscat,....

The staff approach is professional and friendly. We enjoyed the tour.

The staff were lovely (although hard to find initially), and the route is ok. However this is not a hop on, hop off, as the buses only run every 2 hours, so there is no opportunity to see more than a couple of the 10 sites. We were really disappointed as we'd hoped to be able to explore the city rather than just sit on the bus. Also only 3 of the headphone ports were working on the outside seats. In sum, the first bus tour I've taken where I've regretted spending so much money.

Big Bus is a great way to see the attractions and main sights of Muscat, however the infrequent departures (1.5-3 hours between buses at stops) and expense (more than $60USD per person) makes this a really tough decision. We ended up taking it since we would never be in Muscat again, but got stranded in the souk area that was closed while we waited 3 hours for the next bus. At least they offer free cold water on the buses.

If you want to get a quick overview of Muscat in a very short time, the Big Bus tour may be the way to go, as you drive through part of the city, see some beautiful sights while having constant access to cool water and interesting information provided via headphones. The staff is pleasent and very service minded.

If you, on the other hand, wish to explore the sights of Muscat more profoundly, the Big Bus tour is definitely NOT the way to go. The tour consists of 10 stops across the city, but most of the sights are either explored within a few minuts or prohibited/closed for visiting, meaning that the mandatory stay of 2 hours at each stop is way too long for must stops. In addition to this, the bus may not only arrive late at each stop, but also early, depending on the traffic. Since our bus arrived early at each stop, we had to be at all stops at least 20 minutes prior to departure in order to be sure to catch the bus. Luckily for us, no stop was so interesting that it prevented us from getting back to the stop in time due.

According to the locals in Oman, the Grand Mosque is one of the major sights of Muscat, and one can wonder why this sight is not even included in the programme of the Big Bus tour. We knew that in advance, but this was before we saw the sights offered by Big Bus tour with our own eyes. Oman is a lovely country definitely worth visiting, but if you have a wish to explore the city of Muscat, we suggest you hire a local taxi driver as guide instead of taking the Big Bus.

I made a day trip to Muscat from Dubai. The bus was very convenient if you consider that it was over 40C...HOT. Upon arrival we were greated with water and since we were leaving to Dubai on the same day, Aimee did our tour schedule of when and what to do and where to stop so thank you for that. Muscat is really nice and I recommend anyone.

The quickest way to get an over view of Muscat.

I took the tour on my first of four days in town. I appreciated the commentary as it gave a great - if lazy- way of understanding the town and it's history.

The staff were polite and efficient.

I'd recommend it. It was excellent. And air conditioned... which, in July was greatly appreciated.

Took the 0900 bus from the Souk after arriving early from Bahrain as a day trip. It was a very hot 41C and so I really appreciated the staff allowing me to sit on the air con bus from when it arrived early at approx 0830

Staff incredibly helpful and friendly with excellent English. Freedom to jump on and off as many times as you want and the bus throughout the day ran to time.

Complimentary chilled bottles of water constantly available was a nice touch

Great way to introduce yourself to the highlights of beautiful Muscat

free bottle of water was good to have especially if there was above 40c outside.

Their service is good. Their routes are short and limited. Thus, it's really only good for a few hours as after 2 hours a person has seen everything.