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The Al Khaboura Fort in the Governorate of North Batinah has been reopened, the Ministry of Tourism has announced.
The fort, according to officials, was earlier closed due to maintenance work. In a statement online, the Ministry of Tourism said, The Ministry of Tourism reopened the Al Khaboura Fort in North Batinah Governorate to visitors after completion of the maintenance work [that was being] carried out by the Ministry of Heritage and Culture. The fort will be open to visitors from 7:30 am to 2:30 pm. The Ministry added, [We] wish that visitors [get to] a spend good and useful time at our historic sites. |
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In an online statement, Sheikh Mahmoud Al Jarwani said: “Taking into account the views of society, we have decided to reduce the entry fee by 50 per cent for three categories: students, social security families, and people with special needs.”Muscat: Students, families receiving social security and people with special needs will now be able to visit the aquarium at Mall of Muscat for half price, according to the chairman of Al Jarwani Group.
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Tourists will be able to visit the famous Hoota Cave in Al Dakhilya.
Hoota Cave is open daily on the weekdays and weekends. From 9 am to 5 pm and the last tour starts at 4 pm.According to the administration, the cave costs OMR3.5 for Omani adults and 1OMR for Omani children. The entrance costs OMR7 for expat adults and OMR3.5 for children. However, children under the age of 6 can enter the cave for free, and there are special rates for school and college trips.Hoota Cave is located at the foot of Jabal Shams, Oman’s epic mountain. It is the first and only show cave in the Arabian Peninsula with a total length of around 4.5 kilometres, of which just 500 metres is accessible to the general public |
On Tuesday, July 9, temperatures in Jabal Shams ranged between 20 and 28 degrees Celsius, compared to 30 to 36 in Wilayat Muscat and 32 to 48 in Wilayat Ibri. The mountain is about 3,100 meters above sea level and temperatures drop to below zero
“I went to Jabal Shams recently with my family. Travelling around the area on foot was amazing, and some of the hiking paths can be quite challenging, fitness wise but I enjoyed it”.“We stuck to the safer paths and explored a group of old houses near al Hamra, by the foot of the mountain. It made me feel like a pioneer and being alone in Jabal Shams was also a very relaxing experience,”