The Great Escape, AIDA — Freehold Clifftop Apartments in Yiti, Muscat

The Great Escape is a pair of clifftop apartment buildings inside AIDA, the gated community DarGlobal is building on the Gulf of Oman coast at Yiti, above Muscat. The two buildings — The Great Escape 1 and 2 — face the sea over the AIDA golf course, with a wave-form silhouette created by stepped terraces and glossy white cornices.

Apartments run from 600 sq ft one-bedrooms at OMR 75,000 (approximately $195,000, on our current price list) to three-bedroom homes of up to 1,434 sq ft, handed over finished with fitted kitchens. The developer’s material lists membership of the Trump International Golf Club as an owner privilege. Our price list shows handover as Q4 2029. This guide sets out sizes, prices, the specification, running costs, location and ownership rules — with the numbers in tables.

The Great Escape at a Glance

Sizes and Prices

Two product lines carry published prices. Three-bedroom apartments are also part of the mix — the size range reaches 1,434 sq ft — and pricing for them is available on request. The OMR 75,000 entry price is from our current price list.

The step from one to two bedrooms is shown in the table above. The two-bedroom costs 102% more than the one-bedroom for 58% more space, which moves its rate from $325 to $416 per square foot.

Larger apartments in a wave-form building of this kind occupy the corner and sea-facing positions, and the view is reflected in the two-bedroom rate. The one-bedroom starts at OMR 75,000 and the two-bedroom at OMR 151,600. UInvest can supply the floor plates and the orientations of the remaining two-bedrooms.

With 46 units across two buildings, and both primary and resale stock in the mix, UInvest can confirm which of the 46 are developer stock and which are resale, as the commercial terms differ.

The Price List Unit by Unit

The one-bedroom measures 600 sq ft (56 m²) and costs OMR 75,000, or OMR 125.0 per sq ft ($325). The two-bedroom measures 947 sq ft (88 m²) and costs OMR 151,600, or OMR 160.1 per sq ft ($416). It adds 347 sq ft and OMR 76,600.

The three-bedroom apartments reach 1,434 sq ft (133 m²), with pricing provided on request. Against the OMR 200,000 figure used for Golden Residency, the one-bedroom price equals 37.5% of it and the two-bedroom price 75.8%, so both sit below it.

A Worked Payment-Plan Example

The schedule for each unit is set out in the sales documents, so this arithmetic is illustrative only. Earlier Dar Global material described one plan as 20% on booking, then 10% at six, twelve and twenty-four months, and 50% on completion. On the one-bedroom at OMR 75,000 that means OMR 15,000 on booking, three instalments of OMR 7,500 and OMR 37,500 on completion. On the two-bedroom at OMR 151,600 it means OMR 30,320, three instalments of OMR 15,160 and OMR 75,800 on completion.

Separately, the AIDA price lists show a reservation token of OMR 4,000 per unit, 5.3% of the one-bedroom price. With the rial pegged at OMR 1 = USD 2.6008, the OMR 15,000 booking payment equals $39,012.

What the Trump Golf Membership Includes

The developer’s material lists membership of the Trump International Golf Club at AIDA as an owner privilege of The Great Escape. The developer presents it as an inclusion for the project.

The golf course sits directly below the buildings on the clifftop, so any membership would not be at a distant club — it is walking distance from the lobby. Residents also receive access to hotel services within AIDA, where DarGlobal is delivering a Trump International Hotel alongside the residential phases.

Membership of this kind is typically described by three details. The first is the tier and what it covers — green fees, cart, practice facilities, guest rights. The second is the duration: some developer-granted memberships are lifetime, some are for a fixed initial period. The third is whether the membership is transferable to a tenant or a buyer on resale, which determines whether it supports rental use or personal use only.

Inside AIDA: The Wider Community

The Great Escape is one component of AIDA, a gated clifftop community DarGlobal is developing across several branded phases. The neighbouring components are set out in the table below, with the type of each.

A community that includes a Trump hotel, a Fendi Casa villa collection, Marriott residences and a Nickelodeon resort is being positioned by the developer as a destination rather than a dormitory.

Our page on DarAida covers the wider community. Prices at The Great Escape start at OMR 75,000; the neighbouring collections are priced separately, with their figures listed below.

Architecture: The Wave and the Cliff

The facade works in light grey with glossy white cornices that read as horizontal bands from a distance. The wave-like silhouette comes from the terraces themselves — each floor steps and curves, so the building’s edge undulates rather than running straight. Glass balustrades keep the terraces visually light, and a metal structure on the roof completes the profile.

Windows are panoramic with light frames, and ceilings start at 2.7 metres . Each building has three passenger lifts and one service lift.

The siting is what the architecture is designed around: the buildings sit on the cliff above the golf course, so the terraces look over fairways to the Gulf of Oman beyond.

Interior Specification, Room by Room

Apartments are handed over finished but unfurnished, with the kitchen fully fitted. The published specification is set out below.

The kitchen is fitted at handover. A built-in refrigerator, dishwasher, stove and hood are included at handover. Combined with fitted wardrobes in the bedrooms, an owner arriving with furniture only can move in.

Service Charges and Running Costs

The service charge is published at OMR 9 per m². Applied to the size range, that produces the following indicative annual figures:

On the one-bedroom that is roughly 0.67% of the purchase price per year (OMR 501 on OMR 75,000).

The figures above assume the service charge is levied annually.

Oman levies no annual property tax and no personal income tax on rental income, so beyond the service charge and utilities the holding cost is minimal. Transaction costs are set out in our property tax in Oman guide.

Ownership Costs Explained

A service charge normally funds the upkeep of a community’s shared parts, and here those include three passenger lifts and a service lift in each building, the pools, the gym and 24-hour security. At OMR 9 per m², applied annually as in the table above, the 55.7 m² one-bedroom comes to about OMR 501 a year, and the 88.0 m² two-bedroom to about OMR 792. The sales documents state what the charge covers and the period it applies to, and utilities are billed in addition.

Location and Drive Times

AIDA sits on the cliffs at Yiti, on the Gulf of Oman coast east of Muscat. This is a resort setting, not a commuter one, with seclusion and sea views.

AIDA is designed to be self-contained through its hotels and resort facilities rather than through a neighbourhood high street.

Amenities

The children’s pool and playground alongside a nightclub and a golf club point to the buyer profile AIDA is aimed at: families who want a resort, and second-home owners who want a scene.

The Developer: DarGlobal

DarGlobal (listed on the London Stock Exchange since February 2023) is a developer specialising in residential and investment property, with a portfolio across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Spain and the United Kingdom, and offices in major international business hubs.

Its strategy is branded partnership. DarGlobal has developed projects with Versace, Missoni, Pagani, Automobili Lamborghini, ELIE SAAB, Aston Martin and The Trump Organization — the route by which AIDA has its Trump golf club, Trump hotel and Fendi Casa villas.

Our price list shows The Great Escape completing in Q4 2029.

Partners and Background

DarGlobal, profiled on our site as Dar Global, is a London-listed subsidiary of the Saudi group Dar Al Arkan, founded in 2017 according to our listing pages. AIDA is built in a joint venture with OMRAN Group, Oman’s state tourism developer, inside Yiti, an integrated tourism development of roughly 11 million m² that OMRAN unveiled in November 2021.

The first infrastructure contract, covering roads, water and electricity networks, drainage and sewage, went to Oman Shapoorji in June 2024 at OMR 9,345,653. The Trump name is used under licence while DarGlobal builds and sells. Our developers hub sets this profile beside nine others.

How It Compares on Price per Square Foot

The table sets The Great Escape’s price per square foot beside other projects we cover in Oman.

The two-bedroom is listed at $416 per sq ft against $325 for the one-bedroom; the project combines a clifftop sea view, a gated resort address, a golf membership listed as an owner privilege and a branded neighbourhood. The other projects in the table are listed at $346 and $276 per sq ft (TSCY), $118 (Al Ahlam District) and $100 (Hay Al Wafa).

How It Compares in Yiti and Coastal Muscat

The direct neighbour is The Sustainable City Yiti, a few kilometres up the same coast — and the two differ in intent.

Elsewhere on the coast, Muscat Bay and Zen Residences offer a resort setting, while The St. Regis Residences and The Residences at Mandarin Oriental are branded residences closer to the city.

Other Collections Inside AIDA

The developer’s price lists give these figures for the neighbouring collections.

• Marriott Residences. 26 one-bedroom apartments from OMR 139,200 to OMR 193,570, with handover targeted for Q4 2027 in the developer’s release.
• Amour Sans Détour. 51 attached three-bedroom villas from OMR 126,800 to OMR 152,960.
• Fairway Villas. 16 detached four- and five-bedroom villas from OMR 572,280 to OMR 822,660.
• Trump Golf Villas and Azure. Six Trump five-bedroom villas from OMR 903,320, and Azure Oceanfront Villas from OMR 1,618,700.

Who It Suits

Freehold Ownership and Residency

Apartments at The Great Escape are sold freehold and are open to buyers of all nationalities, with title registered in the buyer’s name. Our guide to freehold property in Oman explains how the designated zones work and what registration involves.

Golden Residency requires a single property in an Integrated Tourism Complex (ITC) worth at least OMR 200,000 (about $520,000), and the Royal Oman Police decides each application; the Owner Visa has no minimum price. At OMR 75,000 (about $195,000) a one-bedroom is below OMR 200,000, and so is a two-bedroom at OMR 151,600 ($394,200); three-bedroom pricing is available on request.

Oman operates more than one property-linked residency route, at different investment levels. Read Golden Residency versus the Owner Visa for which route applies at which level, and take advice specific to the unit you are buying.

Why Muscat, and Why This Price Point

Muscat’s case rests on freehold title in designated zones, no property or personal income tax, and a security record tracked on international crime indices. The rial has been pegged to the US dollar for many years. Government context on the property framework comes from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, with national policy set by Oman Vision 2040 and investment policy by Invest Oman.

On our price list, The Great Escape is $325 per sq ft for the one-bedroom and $416 for the two-bedroom, with a clifftop position, a gated resort community, a golf membership listed as an owner privilege and a set of hospitality brands. For a wider view see the best areas to invest in Oman and our assessment of whether now is a good time to buy.

Rental Yields and Exit

The rental logic here is holiday-let rather than long-term tenancy. A gated golf resort with hotels, restaurants, a nightclub and a beach twenty minutes away serves visitors and second-home users, not commuters — the nearest large supermarket is 25 minutes. Model this as short-let with seasonal occupancy, and factor in management fees, which materially change net yield. Our Oman rental yields guide sets the Muscat-wide context.

On exit, three specifics. The Q4 2029 handover on our price list means pre-completion assignment is one exit route; UInvest can confirm the assignment policy and fee before reservation. The brand association may feature in resale marketing to international buyers. And the golf membership may be a resale asset if it transfers with the title.

Paying From Abroad: Currency and Transfers

Prices here are quoted in Omani rials rather than dollars, and the rial has been pegged to the US dollar for decades.

Under Royal Decree 79/2025 (in force from 10 March 2026, according to the law firm BSA), developers must hold off-plan buyers’ money in an independent escrow account in the project’s name, so payments go to that account rather than a general company account. The escrow bank and account are named in the sale and purchase agreement. Keep the SWIFT confirmations — they form part of your evidence of payment at registration. Rate and banking information is published by the Central Bank of Oman.

From Reservation to Keys

Buying off-plan follows a fixed order. The reservation form and the fee receipt show the unit, the price and the legal name of the seller. The sale and purchase agreement (SPA) then sets out the payment schedule, the handover date, the finish schedule and the escrow details: under Royal Decree 79/2025 the developer holds buyers’ payments in an independent project escrow account, with withdrawals tied to approved construction phases.

At handover the buyer inspects the apartment against the finish schedule in a snagging visit, where finishing points are listed for the developer to complete. Utilities are then connected for the new owner and title is registered in the buyer’s name.

How to Buy: Step by Step

• 1. Request the payment plan and current price list. UInvest can provide both.
• 2. Shortlist from the 46 available units. Establish which are developer stock and which are resale, and which of the two buildings each sits in.
• 3. Fix the orientation. On a wave-form clifftop building the view varies by position — confirm exactly which aspect your unit holds.
• 4. Confirm the golf membership terms. Tier, duration, transferability.
• 5. Reserve and sign the sale and purchase agreement. It sets out the escrow account, the finish schedule, the handover date (Q4 2029 on our price list) and the payment terms.
• 6. Pay through construction on the agreed schedule.
• 7. Handover and registration. Register title in your name, and file any residency application on advice specific to your unit value.

What to Prepare When Reserving

• Reservation form. Unit, floor, building (The Great Escape 1 or 2) and orientation.
• Sale and purchase agreement. With the handover date (Q4 2029 on our price list).
• Escrow account details. Bank and account named in the agreement (Royal Decree 79/2025 provides for project escrow accounts).
• Payment schedule. The agreed schedule for the unit.
• Service-charge schedule. OMR 9 per m², with the period and what it covers.
• Golf membership terms. Tier, duration and transferability.
• ITC and title documents. Confirming freehold registration in the buyer’s name.
• Developer stock or resale. Which applies to the unit, and the assignment and resale policy.

Glossary of Terms

• ITC. Integrated Tourism Complex, an approved zone where foreign buyers can hold freehold.
• Freehold. Ownership of the unit, with title registered in the buyer’s name.
• SPA. The sale and purchase agreement between buyer and seller.
• Escrow account. A project account holding buyers’ payments until construction phases release them.
• Reservation token. The initial payment that reserves a unit, OMR 4,000 here.
• Snagging. The inspection at handover that lists finishing points for completion.
• Service charge. The yearly charge per m² for shared facilities, OMR 9 per m² here.
• Handover. Delivery of the finished apartment, Q4 2029 on our price list.
• Golden Residency. A route for one ITC property worth at least OMR 200,000, decided by the Royal Oman Police.
• Owner Visa. A sponsor-free route with no minimum property value.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where exactly is The Great Escape?
In the AIDA gated community at Yiti, on the Gulf of Oman coast east of Muscat, on the cliffs above the AIDA golf course.

Can foreigners buy at The Great Escape?
Yes. Apartments are freehold and open to all nationalities, with title registered in the buyer’s name.

How much does an apartment cost?
One-bedrooms start at OMR 75,000 (approximately $195,000) from 600 sq ft, and two-bedrooms at OMR 151,600 (approximately $394,200) from 947 sq ft. Three-bedroom pricing is available on request. These are the prices on our current price list.

Is Trump golf membership included?
The developer’s material lists membership of the Trump International Golf Club as an owner privilege. UInvest can confirm the details for your unit, including tier, duration and transfer on resale.

What is the payment plan?
Contact UInvest for the full payment schedule together with the current price list.

What are the service charges?
OMR 9 per m² — roughly OMR 501 (about $1,303) for a 600 sq ft one-bedroom.

When does The Great Escape complete?
Our price list shows Q4 2029.

Are the apartments furnished?
No — unfurnished, but handed over finished, with a fully fitted kitchen including built-in refrigerator, dishwasher, stove and hood, plus lacquered wooden cabinets in the bedrooms.

How high are the ceilings?
From 2.7 metres.

How far is Muscat International Airport?
The current listing gives 55 minutes by car.

Who is the developer?
DarGlobal (listed on the London Stock Exchange since February 2023), with a portfolio across the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Qatar, Spain and the UK, and branded partnerships including Versace, Missoni, Pagani, Lamborghini, ELIE SAAB, Aston Martin and The Trump Organization.

Which Oman residency routes apply to purchases here?
Golden Residency requires a single ITC property worth at least OMR 200,000 (about $520,000), each application is decided by the Royal Oman Police, and the Owner Visa has no minimum. Entry prices here (one-bedroom from OMR 75,000, two-bedroom from OMR 151,600) are below OMR 200,000. See our Golden Residency and Owner Visa guide and take advice on your specific unit.

What is the reservation token?
The AIDA price lists show a token of OMR 4,000 per unit, about 5.3% of the one-bedroom price.

How is the annual service charge worked out?
Multiply the area in m² by OMR 9. The 88.0 m² two-bedroom comes to about OMR 792 a year, roughly $2,059.

Who is OMRAN?
OMRAN Group is Oman’s state tourism developer and DarGlobal’s joint-venture partner in AIDA.

What happens at handover?
The buyer inspects the apartment against the finish schedule in a snagging visit, utilities are connected and title is registered in the buyer’s name.

Speak to UInvest About The Great Escape

UInvest works directly with developers across Muscat, which means access to current pricing, live availability across the 46 listed units, the payment schedule and the full floor plan set without approaching each sales office separately. We handle due diligence on escrow and title, coordinate the sale and purchase agreement and registration, and advise on financing and residency thresholds.

Browse apartments for sale in Oman and beach houses for sale in Oman, see all Oman property with UInvest, or contact us for the current Great Escape price list, the payment plan and confirmation of the golf membership terms.