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Cluster · Muscat

Shatti Al Qurum (Beach & Promenade)

Evening cluster: beach promenade and cafés at sunset; a residential resort strip, not a sight; long, flat, no shade.

Key facts

28″ bags
ok
Time budget
90m
Rescue coverage
100% ≤7′
max p90 5.2′
Places
2
1 sleep area in reach
Rules in force · 8Grand Mosque
  • Oman ↗Check entry rules and apply for any e-visa only on the Royal Oman Police e-visa portal (evisa.rop.gov.om); lookalike sites charge extra.
  • Oman ↗Dress modestly in public: shoulders and knees covered; swimwear only at beaches and hotel pools.
  • Oman ↗Alcohol only in licensed hotels and restaurants; no drinking in public and drunkenness is an offence.
  • Oman ↗Never drive or camp in a dry wadi when rain is forecast upstream; flash floods arrive without warning.
  • Oman ↗The road up Jebel Akhdar is 4x4-only past the Birkat al Mawz police checkpoint; saloon cars are turned back.
  • Muscat Governorate ↗Wadi and mountain trips: use a licensed operator and check the weather; do not enter a wadi when rain is forecast.
  • Muscat ↗Grand Mosque: women cover hair, arms and legs; men long trousers and sleeves; visiting is morning only and closed on Fridays.
  • Muscat ↗Many taxis have no meter: agree the fare before you get in or use a ride-hailing app.
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Walking weather, next 5 days

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Plan

How the ground walks, and what is here

Bound and physics

Shatti Al Qurum beach front and the nearest cafés; approximate box, includes the beach.

Slope
flat
Stairs
None
Shade
low
Surface
paved promenade, sand
Sleep here or visit
both

Eat and drink here

Shatti Al Qurum seafront cafés

An evening of grills, juices and dessert at the cafés along Shatti Al Qurum: 18:30–22:00 after the beach or the opera house, book weekends, and take a car back.

On the ground

Where to rest, how to leave, where to sleep nearby

Rescue anchors

9 places to rest · checked on a 40 m (130 ft) grid

A rescue anchor is a spot where you can stop and recover if the walk goes wrong: a bench, a café, a toilet. Every letter on the map is one anchor, and each has a card below. We check that any point in the cluster is within about 7 minutes’ walk of one, so you are never far from somewhere to sit down.

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Map © OpenStreetMap contributors. Lettered circles: rescue anchors (green works in any conditions, amber only on hot days). Dashed outline: the cluster. Red dots: spots more than 7 min from any anchor (none if you see no red). North is up; not for navigation.

Beach promenade west

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Beach north café

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Beach promenade east

Place to sit · works in any conditions

Qurum west café row

Place to sit · Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

Beach central seating

Place to sit · Toilet · works in any conditions

Qurum east restaurants

Place to sit · Food & drink · ac · works in any conditions

Qurum south-west mall side

ac · Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Qurum south café

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

Qurum south-east café

Place to sit · Food & drink · works in any conditions

100% of the cluster is within 7 min of an anchor in any conditions (slowest walker, worst cell 5.2 min) · 100% on hot days

Nodes in this cluster

  1. Shatti Al Qurum beach and promenade

    A long sandy beach and promenade for sunset and a family walk: go from 16:30, take a car home, and do not expect shade or sights.

Edges out

directed
ToHowp50Climb
Muttrah Corniche & SouqCar east~20 minflat
Old Muscat (Al Alam Palace & forts)Car east~20 minflat

Sleep within reach

Red lines here

  • Swimwear on the beach only; cover up on the promenade and in cafés.

Deep dive

Around this cluster

Straight-line distance; walk time adds 30% for streets.