The Great Escape 2, AIDA Oman

The Great Escape 2 is an apartment phase within the AIDA masterplan, developed by Dar Global, the London-listed (DAR) international arm of Dar Al Arkan with more than 15,300 homes delivered, with OMRAN. It is the follow-on to The Great Escape, a first phase that is now sold out, and it is positioned as the entry into AIDA, the cliffside destination at Yiti above the Gulf of Oman.

The homes sit across two buildings, one rising seven storeys and the other nine, set above sea level so that the balconies orient to the sea, the golf course or the cliffs. They are one, two and three bedroom apartments, delivered semi-furnished. The developer does not publish a fixed unit count, so we do not state one.

Pricing is straightforward and developer-stated. Homes start from about 262,000 US dollars, which we carry as a guide of around 200,000 pounds, on a five-year plan of 20% on booking, 60% across 60 monthly instalments and the final 20% at handover, with a registration fee of around 3% on top. This long runway is part of the product’s appeal at the entry level.

The amenity offer pairs the building’s own facilities with the wider masterplan. Owners have a cliff-edge infinity pool, a fitness centre, 24-hour security and visitor parking, plus membership of the Trump International Golf Club Oman and access to AIDA’s trails, parks and dining. Completion is set for September 2028.

AIDA is a Dar Global and OMRAN Group venture: a roughly 3.5 million square metre cliffside resort community at Yiti on the Muscat coast, about 130 metres above the Gulf of Oman and two to three degrees cooler than the city, built around a Trump International golf course and hotel that open December 2028. It is still taking shape, handing over collection by collection. The Great Escape 2 is the entry point: one to three bedroom semi-furnished apartments from around 200,000 pounds, a follow-on to a sold-out first phase. Where the Oceana and Fairway villas sit seafront or golf-front at far higher guides, this is the apartment way into the masterplan.

Within an ITC, freehold for all nationalities and renewable residency tend to draw second-home and relocating buyers from across the Gulf and beyond, and an apartment near this price floor widens that pool further. A golf and hotel destination leans toward holiday-let and managed-rental demand rather than long-term city tenants, with resale flowing back to the same international buyer base. Set against that are honest counterweights: a long off-plan horizon to a September 2028 handover, currency exposure because you transact in Omani rials, and Oman’s planned personal income tax to weigh on a longer hold. Omnia models the cash flow and a clear exit with you rather than publishing yield figures.