Sunday 15 September 2013

Muscat City tour


Muscat is the Capital of Oman .and it is the known seat of the government .Muscat is an old city that is full of natural landscapes as the HaJar Mountains which dominate the Landscape of Muscat. The City lies on the Northern of Oman and it lies on the Arabian Sea where it has a strategic position on Hormuz.
The city referred to as "Muscat" is in fact three smaller towns they are:
·      Muscat – or "walled city", Muscat is the site of the royal palaces.
§  Matrah (Matruh) - a fishing village, and home to Souqs like Matrah Souq.
§  Ruwi - generally considered the commercial and diplomatic centre of the city.
Muscat is one of the tourist destinations for Tourist that once decided to visit oman and have Oman Day tours. Tourist always has the question of what to do in oman …!!!
This repeated Question can be answered with various answer Due to the variety of Oman Day tour .one of the famous tour among Oman Day tours is Muscat city tour ,in which Oman Day tours tourist start their visit with the visit of grand Mosque of Oman .one of the Most beautiful mosques in the world .it was built from 300000 tons of Indian Sand Stones .after finishing the visit of the Grand Mosque Oman Day tours tourist will move to visit Muttrah Souk which is known by Al Dhalam Souk .it is the world oldest Souk as Muscat is the oldest natural Harbor in the world .in the past the souk was build from mud and palm leaves .today's it was renovated and decorated to maintain the popular style .the souk is overcrowded During the Eid festivals as Omani goes there to buy garment and Jewelries .Oman Day tours tourist can smell different smells During walking along the souks ,they can smell the frankincense, perfume oils, fresh jasmine and spices. then Oman Day tours tourist can move to visit Sultan Al Alam Palace , it is 200 years old built by built by Imam Sultan bin Ahmed .the palace coloured with Gold and blue although it is not the residence  palace of the Sultans ,visitors are not Allowed inside .it remains a popular area to walk and have photos .the last stop for oman Day tours tourist is the Jalali and Mirani Forts the most famous forts among Muscat forts .Al mirani Fort was built in 16 AD before the Portuguese then they rebuild it later on its old structure and added some additional .while the Portuguese finished the building of the Jalali Fort 1587.it's present structure dates back to Sayyid Said bin Sultan. Muscat city has a lot of other Landmarks like mosques, temple, churches, Museums .Muscat is really a great City where you will have a great Fun and Explore a lot of Different places .Muscat really deserve to visit During your visit to oman or having a holiday in the area .wish you enjoy your Holiday .

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