Location: Nizwa
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The 10 Best Things to do in Nizwa, Ad-Dakhiliyah Governorate
Nizwa (Arabic: نزوى Nizwā) is the largest city in the Ad Dakhiliyah Region in Oman and was the capital of Oman proper. Nizwa is about 140 km (1.5 hours) from Muscat. The population is estimated at around 72,000 people including the two areas of Burkat Al Mooz and Al Jabel Al Akhdar.
Restaurants in Nizwa
1. Desert Camels Adventure Tours
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 144 reviews
Desert Camels Adventure Tours is a local travel agency based in Oman. Mustafa (Omani from Nizwa) and Chiara (Italian from Turin) work side by side to organize unforgettable tailor-made 4x4 tours to discover the Sultanate, offering both authentic experiences thanks to their deep knowledge of the country and high standard services and assistance.
2. Anantara Spa at Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 40 reviews
Timeless Arabian treatments revitalise with precious natural elixirs and trusted techniques. Step into a private hammam to indulge in ancient cleansing rituals. Celebrating Anantara’s Thai heritage, we bring you revered therapies still practiced in Thailand to enhance vital energy and invigorate the senses.
Reviewed By BiBusara - London, United Kingdom
We arrived late by car, and were warmly welcomed by Rajib who showed us to our villa. As it was a special occasion, there were flowers, fizz, balloons, cake and he had even signed a card. It started the weekend on a nice note which continued throughout. The pool villa is really spacious, and we loved its privacy. The shower is spectacular too. It was the perfect place to switch off, read, rock climb and enjoy cooler weather. If I was to nitpick, the food was quite hit and miss - room service especially was pretty inedible at times - but it didn't put a dampener on a brilliant weekend.
3. Jebel Akhdar
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4.5 based on 609 reviews
Reviewed By Curiosity786751
Its awesome experience. You need 4×4 wheel drive..SUV to cross after the police checkpoint. If you have sedan then you may park it before the checkpoint and rent and SUV.we stayed at Salassel Guesthouse. We were 21 adults and 7 kids( 5 families). The guesthouse was neat, had kitchen with gas connections. You may carry some utensils (1 provided there wasn't enough). We had rice cooker, vegetables, basmati rice... Open barbecue was available. There were restaurants just outside the Guesthouse. We went to a coffee shop( diagonally loca
4. Bahla Fort
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4.0 based on 516 reviews
This site is currently undergoing repairs. Tours are unavailable at this time.
Reviewed By kevins684 - Pontypridd, United Kingdom
Of all the forts visited in Oman, I think Bahla was my favourite. It just looks the part. Finished in mud baked and cracked in the sun embedded with pebbles, gravel, broken pottery, as if it had been there in this state for hundreds of years. It stands proudly on a hill looking over the adjacent properties visible from kilometres away. And it covers a large area with several towers and different buildings to explore on many levels with interconnecting stairways and walkways. There is no information in any of the rooms, neither are they furnished in any way, or, unlike the nearby Jibreen castle, is there an audio guide. But I loved it, it is a real fort from childhood days.
5. Nizwa Fort Oman
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4.0 based on 1,289 reviews
Reviewed By Bobbbbbbbbbb - New York City, United States
Heavily restored fort, castle and farm - really interesting museum that does a great job explaining the history of the building and area (with good English content)
6. Nizwa Souk
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4.0 based on 589 reviews
Reviewed By ct93
I am surprised the review for this place are that low,in my opinion Nizwa in general was my favorite place of Oman. I visited the souq after visiting the fort and having mishkak in front of the market carpark, it is not marketed towards tourists hence why i liked it as i wanted to see what the locals buy. on Thursday evening, the busy area was the fish market, we also found our way to the date market, the staff was so friendly to explain the different dates varieties, they also do fresh tahini that they used to dip the dates. it looks like it is also a meetup place, there is a couch on the left side when you enter the shop and the local stop by, eat dates and drink tea, we were invited to sit down and had a very nice time with them, im not sure whether they all know each other or they are just friendly to each other. While walking around the market we were also stopped by locals few time that were drinking tea and they just wanted to share the cup with us, or sometime we just say hi to people chilling and they just give you a cup to drink tea. Make sure you buy the date over there, we only bought few pack thinking that we will easily find another date shop in Muscat but we didnt, all we could find after asking local was the prepack box with dates mainly from Saoudie (apparently december is not the season but the date in Nizwa were from Oman and fresh) - also recommend to buy the fresh tahini. We went back to the market the next day a friday morning to see the livestock trade, it is a must do, it looked like a catwalk for animals!!! only regret is that i didnt buy more date in Nizwa and that because i am from Australia i wasnt sure whether i could bring back the spices and dried fruits. The were also not many tourists hence i guess why they are so so so sooo friendly (compare to Mutrah souq)
7. Birkat Al Mouz Ruins
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4.0 based on 161 reviews
Reviewed By donaxrd - Sydney, Australia
Take time to walk through the falaj area of Birkat Al Mouz to see how the Omanis have managed living in a dry climate. Wander through the streets and get a feel for this beautiful and generous country.
8. Tanuf Ruins
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3.5 based on 129 reviews
Located near Bahla and Nizwa, the Tanuf Ruins are the remains of Oman's Imamate Rebellion of the 1950s.
Reviewed By V1031VFnicoleb - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Kind of nice to wander around an abandoned village all by yourself. It has an active falaj and you can see the destruction from the RAF that the town never recovered from. All free and with dramatic back drop of mountains behind.
9. Falaj Daris Park
10. Oman Trekking Guides
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 20 reviews
