Winter tourism in the Sultanate of Oman

Muscat: Many tourist attractions, traditional markets, castles, forts and archaeological sites are witnessed in the various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman. An active tourist movement of foreign tourists, which is called “winter tourism”, and begins in October and ends at the end of April of next year.

A number of tourists from different nationalities, including European, American and Asian, stressed the status of the Sultanate of Oman and its tourism importance, noting that the castles, forts, popular markets and Omani customs have a different character from the rest of the neighboring countries.

Muhannad Abed Rabbo from the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan said: This is my first visit to the Sultanate of Oman, where I visited many sites in the Governorate of Muscat, which attracted me in that they combine ancient urbanism and modernity.

He added: Through my visit to the Muttrah Market, which was developed and preserved its beautiful traditional building, it tells the heritage of an ancient and contemporary country, where I visited many markets in the Arabian Gulf region, but the Muttrah Market has a different character; Being told between the present and the past. Pointing out that what caught his attention in the market; Omani heritage, ornaments, and perfumes that are manufactured using local Omani methods, stressing that these traditional industries have a special character, especially the Omani perfume, incense, and frankincense industry that spreads throughout the market.

Kevin from the United States of America said: This is my second visit to the Sultanate of Oman, and what made me visit it is the calm and safety that the Sultanate enjoys, and the Omani hospitality has a great role in attracting the attention of tourists from different countries of the world.

He added: My previous visit was in 2017 to Al Dakhiliyah Governorate, where I visited Al Jabal Al Akhdar, which is characterized by cold weather in the winter season and is distinguished by antiquities, old houses and methods of building them. During which he gets acquainted with the methods of working in these terraces and how to irrigate them using the old traditional methods. I also visited Misfat al-Abriyyin in the Wilayat of al-Hamra, where I was drawn to the beautiful scenery and the mud buildings that are distinguished by a different engineering system.

For her part, Conley, a German national, confirmed that this is her second visit to the Sultanate of Oman, and that it is a beautiful country that deserves to be visited many times, and respect and good treatment always make the visitor feel safe and reassured, and what caught my attention is the cleanliness of the place, which is considered a contributing factor that encourages the tourist He returns to visit the Sultanate several times.

She pointed out that among the aspects that encourage tourists to visit the Sultanate of Oman are the components, the ancient tourism and heritage diversity, and the beautiful popular markets in the various governorates of the Sultanate of Oman, which are unique to the rest of the neighboring countries.

Sai Bavan from India indicated that this is his first visit to the Sultanate of Oman, as it is a beautiful and hospitable country, and I visited many places in the Sultanate of Oman as the Omani castles, forts and customs have a different character, and during my visit to the Nizwa market the ancient design attracted me. And the traditional market for this market, which constitutes a long history of the state of Nizwa, and the market has shops that were built in a beautiful way, and Omanis work in them, especially the youth group among them, explaining that these stores offer many products, especially local ones such as traditional daggers and swords, and Omani sweets that have a special flavor.

He added: I also visited the Sharqiya Sands, which is characterized by a large number of tourists due to the presence of tourist camps that tell about Bedouin life, and the tourist adventures in the desert have a beautiful and distinctive character, which attracts many tourists to these beautiful golden sands.