Oman À La Carte Your Satisfaction Our Only Compromise
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WHAT TO SEE Oman à la carte Your satisfaction our only compromise Muscat Salalah&Dhofar Khasab&Musandam Whales&Dolphins Muscat is the Capital and the Dhofar Governorate is famous for The Musandam Peninsula is located Whales and Dolphins visit the pulsating heart of Oman. It is linked its seasonal weather, locally known on the northern border of the shores of the Sultanate at to Port Sultan Qaboos by Muttrah as monsoon or “Khareef” , when it Sultanate of Oman. The high irregular intervals, particularly in Corniche where visitors can view witnesses its best period, clothed mountains in this region rise for the North as in the Dhofar the wonderful variety of nature: in lush greenery and its hills more than two thousand metres Governorate. One of the most golden beaches, mountainous surrounded by white fog. Light above sea level. The mountains famous bay is Hasik in the south, heights and golden sand dunes. rains drizzle to cool the air. Salalah spread out in a naturally where the colony of whales What is striking about it is the Tourism Festival takes place from geometrical way. This area also never migrates. Note that the breathtaking intermingling of 15 July to 31 August every year. contains the most important dolphins seen in Omani waters ancient cultural heritage and The famous "Frankincense Trail" waterway, The Strait of Hormuz. belong to the whale species. modern style. This allows Oman to was named a UNESCO World Khasab is famous for its magnificent preserve its historic character, and Heritage Site and start in Salalah. It villages and the thrilling roads that at the same time enjoying its was used for the trade of the lead its mountain tops. Traditional contemporary spirit. The city has precious "the golden resin" already ships trips, diving at the coral reefs played a prominent historical role by Alexander the Great and the and archaeological sites can be due to its strategic location. Queen of Sheba. easely enjoyed. Nizwa Jabal Shams The Turtle Reserve Wahiba Sands Its Fort is one of the oldest forts in This is the highest peak in the The beaches extending from Ras Al Sculpted over many millennia by Oman with a unique large round Arabian Peninsula. Close to the Hadd to Masirah Island are the northern shamal trade wind shape and seven walls and multiple peak lies a deep chasm called the considered a turtle reserve, and the south-west monsoon, openings for stationing the fighters "An Nakhr Balcony", one of the including the green turtle, which is a the Wahiba Sands are vast defending the fort. It was built by most beautiful places in Oman. It is rare turtle that returns every year to panorama of rolling sand dunes, Imam Sultan Bin Saif Al Y`aribi who a deep ravine in the heart of the lay its eggs on the same beach deep gold and red by turns. A expelled the Portuguese from rocks that can be viewed from the where it was born decades ago. Ras visit to a traditional Bedouin Oman. The fort is linked with a top, which directly overlooks the Al Jins is a quiet sanctuary for homestead is a highlight of any castle by means of intricate ravine. At the bottom of the ravine turtles where they lay their eggs, trip to the desert. Settle for a corridors. Near the fort and castle is rock formations chiselled into securing the continued survival of camel trekking, stopping in the traditional Nizwa market different forms by erosion lie at the species and protecting them traditional camps adorned in famous for its artefacts. breathtaking depth. from extinction. Arabian nights style. HEAD OFFICE PLAN YOUR TRIP 12, Moaez Al Dawla Makram Ebeid Tel: +202 22731915 Fax: +202 22731960 Nasr City, Cairo — Egypt [email protected] - www.goldenniletravel.com .