| Type | Size | Price (Min - Max) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Bedroom Villas | 683 - 899 M² | Prices from |
| 3 Bedroom Villas | 719 - 918 M² | Prices from |
Raya is a collection of two- and three-bedroom golf-view villas in Jebel Sifah, developed by Muriya, Oman’s largest integrated real estate and tourism developer. Villas come in Majlis and Wellness architectural styles, both with golf course and park views, each including a private pool, maid’s quarters and a private garden, on full freehold title open to buyers of any nationality, with handover targeted for Q1 2027.
Raya offers a genuinely indoor-outdoor living experience, with secluded gardens, golf course and park vistas, BBQ pavilions and private pools across its two villa design concepts. Every villa includes a private pool, maid’s quarters, a laundry room and walk-in closets, positioning Raya toward buyers seeking a fully specified, family-ready freehold home rather than a compact investment unit.
Raya’s villas are available in two distinct design concepts: Majlis, drawing on traditional Omani architectural cues, and Wellness, a zen-inspired design language. Both styles share the same golf course and park views and core specification, giving buyers a genuine aesthetic choice within a single development rather than a single uniform villa design.
Two-bedroom villas offer 157 square metres of built-up space on plots ranging from 683 to 899 square metres, while three-bedroom villas offer 183 square metres of built-up space on plots ranging from 719 to 918 square metres. This generous plot-to-built-area ratio gives Raya’s villas substantial private garden space relative to the internal living area, a notable feature within Oman’s freehold villa market.
Raya is part of the Jebel Sifah resort community, roughly a 45-minute drive from Muscat, set along 5.5 kilometres of coastline between the Al Hajar Mountains and the Arabian Sea. The development is built around a Harradine-designed golf course and a marina, with a boutique hotel, restaurants, diving and water sports, and a stable for horseback riding.
Raya villas are reported to start from around OMR 156,929, with golf-front units from approximately OMR 175,000, typically offered on a payment plan spread over the construction period. Buyers should contact UInvest for current availability and the latest developer pricing, since off-plan pricing at this stage of construction is subject to change.
Ownership at Raya is 100% freehold and open to all nationalities, with qualifying purchases eligible for Oman’s 10-year Golden Residency programme. A qualifying purchase of OMR 200,000 or more can secure a renewable 10-year residency for the buyer and family through Oman’s official Invest Oman platform, alongside freehold ownership and zero annual property tax available to foreign buyers across Oman.
Raya combines a genuine choice of architectural styles, substantial private plots relative to built area, and full access to Jebel Sifah’s established golf, marina and resort infrastructure — all from a developer with a demonstrated multi-project track record across Oman’s freehold resort market. For buyers seeking villa-style living with golf and park views within a proven Muscat-area resort destination, Raya represents one of Jebel Sifah’s more distinctive current villa releases.
Muriya is Oman’s largest integrated real estate and tourism developer, a joint venture between Orascom Development Holding and OMRAN, Oman’s state tourism development company. Beyond Raya, Muriya is also behind The Beachfront at Jebel Sifah and Amazi at Hawana Salalah, giving the company one of the most extensive multi-destination development track records in Oman’s freehold resort market.
Raya residents have access to private gardens and terraces, a private wellness area and shaded yoga retreat, fitness pavilions and multi-functional workout zones, scenic walking and cycling trails, BBQ gazebos, and designated parking spaces within the development itself. Beyond Raya’s own amenities, residents also benefit from the wider Jebel Sifah masterplan’s golf course, marina, boutique hotel, restaurants, diving and water sports, and horseback riding stable.
Buyers considering a villa at Raya should review the full Sale and Purchase Agreement carefully, paying particular attention to the payment schedule, specification list, the Q1 2027 target handover date and any resale or cancellation clauses before signing. Buyers should also request Muriya’s current construction progress reporting, given the developer’s parallel commitments across The Beachfront and Amazi.
Purchasing follows Oman’s standard freehold ITC process: a reservation agreement and down payment secure the chosen villa and pricing, followed by the full Sale and Purchase Agreement setting out the payment structure spread over the construction period, specification and handover date. Instalments follow through to the Q1 2027 handover target, after which buyers are invited to a snagging inspection before final acceptance and title registration with Oman’s Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning. Buyers pursuing the Golden Residency typically begin that process once title registration is complete.
Before committing to a villa at Raya, buyers should confirm current pricing and availability for their preferred architectural style and villa type, the exact payment schedule, the target handover date, whether the purchase clears Oman’s Golden Residency threshold, and the current construction status of the specific villa cluster. Working through this checklist with UInvest ahead of signing helps ensure the purchase aligns with both budget and delivery expectations.
Buyers at Raya can choose between Muriya’s own instalment-based payment plan spread over the construction period, or a mortgage from a bank operating in Oman that offers financing to non-resident freehold buyers within designated ITCs. Buyers should confirm current financing terms directly with UInvest, since developer payment plan structures are periodically revised as construction phases progress.
Jebel Sifah’s golf course, marina and beach amenities support strong holiday-rental demand, and UInvest offers furnishing and property management for Raya owners who want rental income from their villa. Given the villas’ maid’s quarters and family-ready specification, Raya is well positioned for both holiday letting and longer-term family tenancy.
Off-plan sales within Oman’s designated ITCs, including Jebel Sifah, operate under a regulated escrow framework: buyer instalments for a project under construction are held in a dedicated project escrow account, with funds released against verified construction milestones rather than paid directly to the developer up front. Buyers should confirm the specific escrow arrangement named in their Sale and Purchase Agreement and can request construction progress updates from UInvest ahead of the Q1 2027 handover.
Raya is priced in Omani Rial. The Omani Rial has been pegged to the US Dollar at a fixed rate since 1986, removing currency risk for buyers converting from USD, AED or other Dollar-pegged Gulf currencies over the life of a multi-year payment plan.
As part of Jebel Sifah, Raya will operate under an owners’ association responsible for maintaining shared infrastructure — private gardens, wellness areas, fitness pavilions and walking trails — funded through an annual service charge set out in the Sale and Purchase Agreement, alongside Jebel Sifah’s own wider community charges covering the golf course, marina and boutique hotel. Buyers should confirm the current combined service charge rate directly with UInvest before signing.
Within Jebel Sifah, Raya distinguishes itself through its dual Majlis and Wellness architectural styles and its focus specifically on golf-and-park-view villas with generous private plots, distinct from The Beachfront’s mixed apartment, townhouse and villa community. Buyers comparing Raya against The Beachfront or other Jebel Sifah residential options should weigh Raya’s villa-only, golf-view focus against The Beachfront’s broader unit mix and beachfront positioning.
Compared with Al Mouj’s larger-scale villa offering or Muscat Bay’s cove-facing product, Raya competes specifically on its Harradine-designed golf course views, generous plot sizes, and choice of traditional Omani or zen-inspired architectural styles within Jebel Sifah’s established resort setting. Buyers should weigh Raya’s golf-and-garden focus against Al Mouj’s marina positioning or Muscat Bay’s beachfront resort branding when comparing Muscat’s established freehold villa communities.
Jebel Sifah’s established golf and marina tourism draw supports rental demand across its residential offering, including Raya. For broader context on Oman’s freehold rental market, see our guide to rental yields in Oman, and factor in the absence of recurring property tax that applies across all of Oman’s freehold developments, including Raya.
With handover targeted for Q1 2027, buyers reserving in 2026 are entering roughly a year ahead of completion, within a payment plan spread across the remaining construction period. For a broader view of market timing across Oman’s freehold sector, see our guide on whether 2026 is a good time to buy property in Oman, and our dedicated guide to Jebel Sifah for broader context on the wider destination.
Raya suits buyers and investors seeking villa-style living with genuine golf and park views, a choice of architectural style, and generous private garden space, within one of Muscat’s most established resort destinations. It particularly suits families seeking maid’s quarters and a fully specified villa, and buyers prioritising Jebel Sifah’s golf, marina and beach lifestyle over Muscat’s more urban freehold districts.
UInvest maintains contact with Muriya’s sales and project teams and can provide buyers with current construction progress updates, photography and any specification changes ahead of each instalment due date under the payment plan, helping off-plan buyers track delivery through to the Q1 2027 handover target.
Raya sits roughly a 45-minute drive from Muscat, within Jebel Sifah’s established resort setting between the Al Hajar Mountains and the Arabian Sea coastline. Buyers should confirm current travel times and any planned infrastructure upgrades directly with UInvest.
As a newer villa release within the wider Jebel Sifah destination, Raya’s specific resale market remains in its earliest stages, though it benefits from Jebel Sifah’s broader, more established resale track record built up over the destination’s longer operating history. Buyers should treat resale liquidity for Raya specifically as a longer-term consideration that will build as the development reaches handover and early owners begin to occupy and potentially resell their villas.
Two-bedroom villas, at 157 square metres built-up on plots from 683 to 899 square metres, suit smaller households and investors prioritising a lower entry price within Raya, while three-bedroom villas, at 183 square metres built-up on plots from 719 to 918 square metres, suit larger families wanting additional space and a bigger private garden. Buyers should compare specific villa pricing and plot allocation directly with UInvest, since plot size varies meaningfully even within the same bedroom count.
Golf-front units at Raya, priced from approximately OMR 175,000, command a premium over the development’s general starting price of around OMR 156,929, reflecting the added value of direct golf course frontage over a standard park or garden view. Buyers specifically prioritising golf-course proximity should confirm current golf-front unit availability directly with UInvest, since this premium positioning typically represents a smaller subset of the overall villa release.
Beyond golf and marina infrastructure, Jebel Sifah offers diving and water sports facilities and a stable for horseback riding, giving Raya residents an unusually broad range of active lifestyle options within a single resort destination. This combination of golf, marina, diving and equestrian amenities is a meaningful differentiator from destinations offering only a single primary recreational anchor.
Raya’s dedicated wellness area and shaded yoga retreat, alongside its fitness pavilions and multi-functional workout zones, reflect the development’s Wellness architectural concept extending beyond building design into the community’s actual amenity programming. For buyers specifically drawn to a health-and-wellness-oriented lifestyle, this dedicated infrastructure is a meaningful differentiator from villa communities offering only a standard gym facility.
Buyers considering Raya should specifically confirm which architectural style — Majlis or Wellness — applies to their chosen plot, the exact plot size and orientation relative to the golf course, current construction progress toward the Q1 2027 handover, and whether their unit qualifies for golf-front premium pricing or standard park-view pricing. Raising these questions with UInvest ahead of reservation ensures the purchase decision reflects the specific villa and plot under consideration.
Ahead of final acceptance, Raya buyers are invited to a snagging inspection where any finishing defects — from paintwork and tiling to fixtures and fittings — are logged and corrected by Muriya before handover is formally completed. Non-resident owners should plan for this stage in advance, either by coordinating a personal visit to Oman or appointing a local representative to attend the inspection on their behalf.
For international buyers converting from Gulf currencies such as the UAE Dirham, Saudi Riyal or Qatari Riyal, the Omani Rial’s long-standing peg to the US Dollar removes exchange-rate volatility across the full duration of a multi-year payment plan at Raya, giving buyers budgeting certainty from reservation through to the Q1 2027 handover.
Muriya’s portfolio spans Jebel Sifah — including both Raya and The Beachfront — and Hawana Salalah’s Amazi development, giving the company a demonstrated ability to deliver freehold resort communities across two of Oman’s most significant tourism destinations. This track record, backed by parent companies Orascom Development Holding and OMRAN, positions Muriya as one of the most established developer names for buyers evaluating construction and delivery risk within Oman’s resort freehold market.
Buyers researching Jebel Sifah’s Muriya-developed communities will note that The Beachfront’s first phase sold out entirely before its second phase launched, giving Raya buyers a useful reference point for the strength of demand within Jebel Sifah specifically. While Raya’s own sales track record will develop independently, this pattern of strong buyer demand across Muriya’s Jebel Sifah releases is a relevant signal for investors evaluating the destination’s overall market strength.
Buyers comparing Raya against villa product at Al Mouj or Muscat Hills should weigh a clear trade-off: established communities offer immediate availability, deep rental and resale liquidity, and a proven track record of delivery, while Raya offers a genuine architectural style choice, generous plot sizes, and golf-and-park views within Jebel Sifah’s specific resort setting, but with a Q1 2027 handover still to be delivered. Buyers should choose based on their own timeline preferences and whether Jebel Sifah’s specific golf-and-marina lifestyle outweighs the immediacy of an already-completed villa elsewhere in Muscat.
Raya’s inclusion of maid’s quarters, a laundry room and walk-in closets as standard across both bedroom configurations reflects a family-oriented specification approach uncommon among smaller or more compact freehold villa releases elsewhere in Oman. For buyers relocating with household staff or simply prioritising a fully equipped, move-in-ready family home, this standard specification is a meaningful practical advantage over villas requiring significant post-purchase customisation.
For Muscat-based buyers, Raya’s roughly 45-minute drive makes it a practical weekend or second-home option, offering golf, marina and coastal scenery within a manageable distance of the capital. This accessibility, combined with Jebel Sifah’s established resort infrastructure, positions Raya as a genuine lock-up-and-leave villa option for buyers who want a change of scenery without a longer journey to Salalah or other more distant coastal destinations.
While Jebel Sifah itself is primarily a resort-oriented destination, its roughly 45-minute proximity to Muscat gives Raya’s family buyers reasonable access to the capital’s established schools and healthcare infrastructure for families who split their time between a Jebel Sifah villa and Muscat-based schooling. Buyers should confirm current commuting realities directly with UInvest if considering Raya as a primary family residence rather than a weekend or investment property.
As with any off-plan golf-view purchase, buyers at Raya should confirm the exact sightlines and distance from their specific plot to the golf course, since “golf view” and “golf-front” can represent meaningfully different premiums and outlooks depending on plot position within the wider development. UInvest can help buyers request specific plot plans and current visualisations from Muriya to ground expectations in the development’s actual layout rather than general marketing imagery alone.
Starting from around OMR 156,929 for a two-bedroom villa at 157 square metres built-up, Raya prices competitively within Oman’s resort villa market, reflecting Jebel Sifah’s established golf-and-marina infrastructure without reaching the premium levels of Muscat Bay’s cove-facing product or Al Mouj’s most sought-after beachfront villas. This positioning gives Raya a genuinely mid-market entry point into a fully resort-serviced villa lifestyle.
Choosing to buy at Raya today means committing to a Q1 2027 handover timeline, with the villa’s private garden, pool and golf or park views only accessible once construction and handover are complete. Early buyers benefit from a payment plan spread across the remaining construction period, while gaining access to Jebel Sifah’s already-operating golf course, marina, boutique hotel and horseback riding stable from the moment they take possession.
Because Raya offers two distinct architectural styles on the same underlying plot and specification structure, buyers should specifically confirm whether their preferred style — Majlis or Wellness — is available on their desired plot, since not every plot may offer both style options. Raising this question with UInvest early in the reservation process helps avoid disappointment if a specific style-and-plot combination proves unavailable closer to final allocation.
Raya’s dedicated scenic walking and cycling trails, complementing the wider Jebel Sifah destination’s own coastal and golf-course pathways, give residents an active, outdoor-oriented lifestyle option directly within the development itself. Combined with the private wellness area and yoga retreat, this infrastructure supports a genuinely active daily routine without requiring residents to leave the immediate Raya community.
Investors researching Oman’s freehold market alongside newer government-anchored releases such as those within Sultan Haitham City or Duqm should note that Raya sits within a well-established, tourism-led resort destination with an operating golf course and marina already in place, rather than a still-developing urban masterplan. This distinction is worth weighing carefully when comparing entry pricing and demand drivers across Oman’s broader freehold landscape.
Raya is one of several freehold releases within Jebel Sifah. Buyers comparing options within the same destination should also consider:
For the full picture of Jebel Sifah’s amenities, pricing and outlook, see our complete Jebel Sifah guide.
Raya is a collection of two- and three-bedroom villas in the Jebel Sifah resort community in Oman, developed by Muriya. It offers Majlis and Wellness architectural styles with golf course and park views, each with a private pool and garden.
Two-bedroom villas offer 157 square metres built-up on plots of 683–899 square metres; three-bedroom villas offer 183 square metres built-up on plots of 719–918 square metres.
Villas are reported to start from around OMR 156,929, with golf-front units from approximately OMR 175,000; buyers should contact UInvest for current pricing.
Raya is developed by Muriya, Oman’s largest integrated real estate and tourism developer.
Handover is targeted for Q1 2027; buyers should confirm the current construction timeline directly with UInvest before reserving.
A qualifying purchase of OMR 200,000 or more can secure a renewable 10-year residency for the buyer and family through Oman’s Golden Residency programme.
Private gardens and terraces, a wellness area and yoga retreat, fitness pavilions, walking and cycling trails, BBQ gazebos, alongside Jebel Sifah’s golf course, marina, boutique hotel, diving and horseback riding.
Majlis draws on traditional Omani architectural cues, while Wellness offers a zen-inspired design language; both share golf course and park views and core specification.
Roughly a 45-minute drive from Muscat, along 5.5 kilometres of coastline between the Al Hajar Mountains and the Arabian Sea.
Oman levies no capital gains tax and no recurring annual property tax on freehold residential real estate, and places no restriction on repatriating rental income or sale proceeds abroad.
Many international buyers complete the reservation and SPA signing remotely through a power of attorney arrangement coordinated with UInvest, though an in-person or video walkthrough visit ahead of final payment is recommended.
Yes — Muriya also developed The Beachfront at Jebel Sifah, alongside Amazi at Hawana Salalah, giving the company an extensive multi-destination track record in Oman.
Raya offers Jebel Sifah’s most distinctive current villa release: a genuine choice of Majlis or Wellness architectural styles, generous private plots with golf course and park views, and full access to one of Muscat’s most established resort destinations, backed by Muriya’s proven multi-project development track record. For buyers seeking villa-style golf-view living within a proven Oman freehold resort, Raya represents a compelling option. Read our full guide to Jebel Sifah and the best areas to invest in Oman, browse all freehold properties in Oman, and contact UInvest for current unit availability, up-to-date pricing and a personalised comparison against The Beachfront before you reserve at Raya.
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