The Best of Oman: Arabian History and Heritage

After you enroll, we’ll ask you to provide or update your personal information and preferences, which includes your health information, lodging and meal preferences for your program.

Your passport must have minimum six months validity beyond the dates of the tour. Standard U.S. passport holders do not need a visa for tourist visits to Oman shorter than 14 days. As noted above, please ensure your passport will have sufficient validity and contact MIR if your circumstances are unusual or you are unsure of your eligibility for visa-free entry. Please see the following website for further details: https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Oman.html

A passport is required for this program. It must be valid for at least 6 months after your return date.

This information about travel documents pertains to participants holding U.S. passports. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

United States citizens don’t need a visa for any of the countries you’ll be visiting. Non-U.S. citizens should refer to their country's requirements to ensure they have the necessary documentation for travel.

Please see your health-care provider approximately 4 to 6 weeks before your trip to allow time for your vaccines to take effect. Even if you have fewer than 4 weeks before you leave, you should still see a health-care provider for a medical check and advice about how to protect yourself from illness and injury while traveling. If your travel plans will take you to more than one country during a single trip, be sure to let your health-care provider know so that you can receive the appropriate vaccinations and information for all of your destinations. Routine vaccines are recommended even if you do not travel. Although childhood diseases, such as measles, rarely occur in the United States, they are still common in many parts of the world. A traveler who is not vaccinated would be at risk of infection. Examples of routine vaccines are the measles/mumps/rubella (MMR) vaccine, diphtheria/pertussis/tetanus (DPT) vaccine, poliovirus vaccine, etc.

If Road Scholar is arranging your air travel to and from the program, and you travel on the scheduled start and end dates, you’ll receive free round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.

Arrival day is on December 3, 2026

Meet the group at Radisson Blu in Muscat

Start of Trip:  2:00 p.m. hotel check-in; evening; Day 3 9:00 a.m. Orientation.

Getting to the site: Arrival transfers are organized for all participants who have purchased an air-inclusive program and will arrive on the program start date. A transfer agent will meet you outside of the customs hall with a Road Scholar sign to transfer you to the hotel. Remember that you can distinguish your agent from others by the Road Scholar arrival sign. Other travelers on your group program may be transferred with you, if arriving on the same flight. Program Only Participants can take the group transfer long as their flight arrives at or around the same time as the group flight.

Your trip ends on: Monday, December 14, 2026 in Muscat at Radisson Blu

End of Trip: From Muscat, earliest flight departure time: 01:00am on day 13; latest flight departure time: 3:00pm on day 13. Hotel check-out time is 12:00 noon on day 13.

Getting to the airport: A transfer will be provided the last day of the scheduled tour, from the final hotel to the international airport in time for international check-in for your flights. Departure transfers are organized for all participants who have purchased an air-inclusive program and depart on the program end date. Your Group Leader will advise the exact time of the transfer, generally about three hours prior to your scheduled flight time. Program Only Participants can take the group transfer as long as their flight departs at or around the same time as the group flight.

Information if you are purchasing your own airfare: Participants who have not purchased airfare through Road Scholar are responsible for making their own transfer arrangements to the first site at the beginning of the program, as well as from the last site at the end of the program. The Information Packet Road Scholar sends in advance of the program includes details needed to make your transfer arrangements. If you wish to purchase airfare through Road Scholar, please call (800) 241-1404. Please note: In the unlikely event Road Scholar must make changes to the program's arrival or departure details, we will notify all participants as soon as possible. Participants who have purchased Road Scholar airfare are protected against airline change fees; however, anyone who has not purchased Road Scholar airfare will be required to make their own adjustments and may incur fees imposed by the airline.