National Day holidays to drive tourism

Also, there are heritage elements, including villages, historic areas, and ancient city centres, which are still relevant for trade and investments.

The forum is aimed at highlighting the Sultanate’s components in general and promoting them as well as keeping pace with developments in the sector in the entire region.

Mohammed bin Abdullah bin Raba’a al Dhahouri, Acting Director of Tourism in Musandam Governorate, said that the tourism department of the governorate will organise the Musandam Tourism Forum in November 2018 as part of the National Day celebrations.

Hasan al Jabri, director of tourism in the North Batinah Governorate, said the department will organise Al Qawafil forum on the eve of the National Day celebrations coinciding with the Sohar Economic Festival, organised by the Oman Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s local branch.

Three tourism caravans will be organised in cooperation with Abtal Jaib Oman team and Jaib Sohar team on November 23. The caravan will start from opposite Sohar Fort at 8 am and pass through villages, mountain tracks and wadis of the Wilayat of Suhar to reach Shinas. A total of 48 cars will participate in the event.

He said there will be an activity called Nuzhat al Shimal or walk of the north. Women will take part in this event. They will start walking at 9 am on November 24 from the building of the tourism department of the North Batinah towards Wadi al Hilti, village of Halahil bani Ghaith.

They will walk through mountain tracks and agricultural areas to the end of the village. He said the Sindbad tour will be a sea caravan, which will start at 3 pm on November 26 from the fishing anchor in Suhar in the direction of Sohar Industrial Port and return to the same point.

He said such activities are very important as they will help in promoting tourism destinations of the places the caravan will pass through. It will explore the hidden treasures. The activities of caravans will include blood donations and lectures on safe driving.