The schedule for Nizwa is as follows. We are going to go to the Nizwa University in the morning upon arrival. We will have a lecture by the President and the Vice President of the University. Lunch will be served at the University and then we will set out of the Al Hoota Cave. Nizwa is one of the most ancient cities of Oman and it is best known for silver
Al Hoota is right where the Jabal Shams are. Jabal means mountain in Arabic. The Ministry of Tourism here has taken it upon themselves to organize an ecotourism approach to bringing people to visit Oman and this environmentally respectable attraction. I’m excited about this cave exploring visit.
Then, we go to an old Omani village called Mesfa’a Al Abriyen. I am not sure what we do there but, I looked it up online.
Thursday, we go to visit a family homestay and have lunch with them. We have been given the assignmen to observe and take note on what we experience about Omani community lifestyle in the village. Nizwa is a very traditional Omani area so it sounds like the perfect place for this excercise. We will go to the Nizwa Souq to shop and then to the fort.
The Nizwa fort was built in the 17th century. It sounds pretty cool. There are several traps set up in this fort for enemies who might have be able to get as far as sneak in past the tall walls that surround the fort. There’s a museum inside.
Finally the next day, we will go and hike at Oman’s most famous mountain. Jabel Akdhar. I helped my brother who is in the school of Tourism Management of Oman to research this mountain for his huge project he is working on about this area of the country that is very popular with tourists. We will have a picnic lunch in Wadi Bani Habib and then go back to Muscat that afternoon. Woo!
Next weekend is....international travelling to Qatar and UAE.
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