Tours and Excursion in Oman - Salalah Tours & Excursion, Oman

SIGHTS OF SALALAH : Nestled in the southern region of Oman, Salalah abounds in natural beauty especially during the Khareef (Jun to mid Sep), when the region receives the annual Indian monsoon transforming the whole region into a lush garden with streams and water falls. Salalah is also of archeological and historical importance.

The halfday tour would cover the Museum display of archeology, history and heritage from the region. We would also visit the AL Husn souq where frankincense is sold, the gold souq etc. Al Balid is the site of an ancient harbour, which is now being excavated. Visit the site of the 14 footprints of Prophet Saleh’s sacred camel.

We would pass by the Al Husn Palace the summer residence of His Majesty Sultan Qaboos, before returning
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LEGENDARY SALALAH : Salalah is steeped in myths & legends that date back to biblical times.

We would visit the quaint fishing village of Taqa; the old fort at Taqa is impressive with authentic decorations and appointments. In Khor Rouri, we would see the site of the ruined city of Samhuram and ruins of the palace supposed to be that of the Queen of Sheba. Continue to Mirbat, the ancient capital of Dhofar, to the famous Mosque and the tomb of Bin Ali, a holy man who was buried here in the medieval times.

Before returning to hotel, we would visit Ain Razat, at the foot of the Qara Mountains, a picnic spot with gardens, streams and hills.
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SCENTS OF ARABIA : Drive to Jebel Qara to visit tomb of Prophet Ayoub, better known as Job of the Old Testament. Proceeding to Mughsail, the drive offers spectacular views of the landscape. To the west of Salalah are many stretches of beautiful beaches and Mughsail is one of the most popular of these because of the “Blow Holes” in the rocky shelf close to the shore. These holes display dramatic bursts of water and foam sometimes reaching 50 feet in the air.

Dohar was renowned for Frankincense trade in ancient times. According to legends, one of the three kings who traveled to honour infant Jesus carried frankincense as gift, traveled from Dohfar! Frankincense in ancient times was more precious than Gold and used to be exported from Dhofar to different parts of the world. Back to Top

DELIGHTS OF DHOFAR : A full day tour combing the two tours mentioned above. Back to Top

THE LOST CITY – UBAR : T.E. Lawrence (of Arabia) called Ubar as the “Atlantis of the sands”. Lying 175 km north of Salalah is the remote village of Shisr. Here in the early nineties, with the help of satellite imagery from the space shuttle, explorers found what they believe to be the lost city of Ubar. Ubar was once considered to be the trading centre for frankincense before the city was buried in the rising dunes. The full day exploration by 4WD would be an adventurous and enlightening experience. Back to Top

IMPORTANT NOTE: Museums, Forts and other monuments are closed during Thu, Fri and National Holidays. Oman Value Holidays will not be responsible for any inconvenience caused by closure of these monuments due to unforeseen reasons. Please check with us before each trip for exact information.

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