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Muscat in 3 days

Fish market and souq at first light, Old Muscat as a short car stop, the Grand Mosque on the last morning before the airport; nothing outdoors at midday (November–March).

Days

3

Plan status

draft

Walking

4km

default plan, all days

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Pace

Relaxed: up to 2 routed stops a day, starting 09:30. Normal: up to 3. Packed: up to 4, from 08:30.

Interests

The original 3-day plan.

Day 1 — Fish market, souq, Corniche, lunch table

EasyLow time risk~2 km (1.2 mi) walkno long stairsno taxi

leave byLeave Muttrah Corniche promenade by 11:20 to keep the 12:00 last seating.

21 min of buffer left.

  1. 07:00–07:06Walk along the Corniche
  2. 07:06–07:46Muttrah Fish Market
  3. 07:46–07:54Walk into the souq
  4. 07:54–09:54Muttrah Souq
  5. 09:54–10:02Walk to the promenade
  6. 10:02–10:32Muttrah Corniche promenade
  7. 10:32–10:37Walk to lunch
  8. 10:37–12:00Buffer / wander near Your reserved lunch (Muttrah)
  9. 12:00–13:00Lunch table 12:00 (Muttrah)hard

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Muttrah Souq → Corniche café (AC, field-verify) (4′, then 7′ p90 to the anchor)
  • crowd Muttrah Souq → Muttrah Corniche promenade (8′, then 7′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 2 = PFL 2 + OFL 0 · walk 2 km (1.2 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 1.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 21′ · relax L0 · yield 18 · option value 1.27

Deadline: last seating 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 25′

β vs α: time risk 0% → 1%; margin -39 min; +OMR 0.

trace: generated 12 · rejected none · frontier 4 · seed 3126292780 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Hotel or AC café 13:00–16:30; the Corniche again at sunset.

Day 2 — Old Muscat forecourt, forts, Qurum sunset

EasyLow time risk~1.7 km (1.1 mi) walkno long stairsOMR 6.5 taxi
  1. 08:30–08:42Car to the palace forecourt
  2. 08:42–09:12Al Alam Palace forecourt (view from outside)
  3. 09:12–09:20Walk beside the palace
  4. 09:20–09:40Al Jalali and Mirani forts (view from outside)
  5. 09:40–09:50Walk to the museum
  6. 09:50–11:50National Museum of Oman
  7. 11:50–12:12Car to Shatti Al Qurum
  8. 12:12–12:57Shatti Al Qurum beach

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi OMR 2.5 (Car to the palace forecourt) — saves walking and transfers.
  • L1Taxi OMR 4 (Car to Shatti Al Qurum) — saves walking and transfers.
Why this route?

DFL 2.7 = PFL 1.7 + OFL 1 · walk 1.7 km (1.1 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 0.0% (fast path: safe) · margin p90 n/a · relax L1 · yield 23 · option value 0

trace: generated 54 · rejected none · frontier 5 · seed 3126292780 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence medium

After: Evening: beach promenade and dinner in Qurum.

Day 3 — Grand Mosque at opening, car to the airport at 12:00

EasyLow time risk~0.5 km (0.3 mi) walkno long stairsOMR 10 taxi

leave byLeave Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque by 10:55 to keep the 12:00 boarding.

41 min of buffer left; holds while the queue at Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque stays under 46 min.

  1. 08:00–08:25Car to the visitor entrance
  2. 08:25–09:30Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
  3. 09:30–09:55Car back to the hotel for the bags
  4. 09:55–12:00Buffer / wander near Hotel pickup (bags) → Muscat airport
  5. 12:00–13:00Car to the airport at 12:00hard

What this plan gives up

  • L1Taxi OMR 5 (Car to the visitor entrance) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.
  • L1Taxi OMR 5 (Car back to the hotel for the bags) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.
  • L2Shorten Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque to 60 min (minimum worthwhile visit) — protects: Car to the airport at 12:00.

Switches if the ground changes

  • heat Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque → Visitor centre (shade, field-verify) (5′, then 48′ p90 to the anchor)
  • crowd Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque → Visitor centre (shade, field-verify) (5′, then 48′ p90 to the anchor)
Why this route?

DFL 1.8 = PFL 0.5 + OFL 1.3 · walk 500 m (0.3 mi) · steps ↑0 ↓0

P_late 2.0% (100 Monte Carlo runs) · margin p90 41′ · relax L2 · yield 6.8 · option value 1.33

Deadline: boarding 12:00 → latest arrival 11:50, slack 27′

β vs α: time risk 6% → 2%; margin +29 min; +OMR 0.

trace: generated 2 · rejected none · frontier 2 · seed 3126292780 · solver 0.2.0 · confidence high

After: Muscat airport: allow 3 h before an international departure; check that the mosque is open that day.

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