Royal Cars Museum

The Royal Cars Museum was established on the royal orders of the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said. The collection began in the early 1970s with two cars that had belonged to the late Sultan Said bin Taimur; the old cars of both late Sultans were later gathered in one place and modern and rare cars were added. The museum building was established in 2012, when visits were limited to the Sultan's private guests. It is located in Al-Baraka Palace in the Wilayat of As Seeb, Muscat.

The museum shows several unique cars used by the Sultans of Oman, from the late Sultan Said bin Taimur and Sultan Qaboos bin Said to His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik, as well as cars used by Sayyid Tarik bin Taimur. Alongside the older royal cars, the collection includes modern and rare cars added over the years, and the museum presents them as stories from Oman's Renaissance period. Visits follow a set route with a guide.

Each visit group is booked into a fixed two-hour slot (09:00 to 11:00 or 11:30 to 13:30 on the published visiting days), and leaving the museum before the end of the visit time is not allowed. Visitors are asked to arrive 30 minutes before their visit time, and the trip by shuttle bus from the departure gate to the museum comes on top of the slot.

Visits take place in fixed groups. The museum's visiting policy lists two groups on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, from 09:00 to 11:00 and from 11:30 to 13:30, with Mondays and Wednesdays closed; the museum is also closed on official holidays. The website's homepage additionally announces that Saturday visits are now open, so check the available dates on the booking page. Tickets must be booked at least 24 hours before the chosen visit date.

Tickets are sold for a specific date and time slot through the booking page of the museum's website. Omani and GCC nationals pay 5.000 Omani rials; residents and tourists pay 15.000 Omani rials. Both tickets are for visitors aged 10 and above, and each ticket must carry the full name of the ticket holder. A visit can be cancelled or changed up to 24 hours beforehand; after that, the ticket amount is not refunded.

The museum stands inside Al-Baraka Palace in As Seeb and cannot be reached directly by car. Visitors with pre-booked tickets go to Al-Safinat Gate in North Al-Maabilah, the entry point designated for museum visitors, where car parking is available. From the gate, visitors are taken to the museum by dedicated buses; the use of personal vehicles to reach the museum is prohibited.

The minimum age is 10, and visitors aged 10 to 16 must come with a guardian. Late arrivals are not let in, and their ticket counts as cancelled and is not refunded. Shorts are not allowed and modest dress is required. Bags of any kind, including backpacks and handbags, cannot be taken in, nor can food or drinks. Bring your ticket together with personal identification (ID or resident card) and your passport, as they are checked at entry.

Photography is not possible inside the museum. Its visiting policy prohibits bringing in mobile phones, cameras of any kind or any other device used to take photos, record video or record audio, along with other electronic devices such as smart watches, smart glasses, smart pens, headphones and power banks; sunglasses are also on the list. Visitors may not touch or approach the vehicles and must follow the visit route and the guide's instructions.