Nizwa
ATTRACTION Keywords:
Cultural Experience,
Good Place to Shop,
Religious Experience,
Town / City
Nizwa is one of the most impressive of Oman’s numerous fort cities. It sits on a plain in the Hajar Mountains which was once a strategic point on the caravan route and, like Rustaq, served time as Oman’s capital. Its fort, with its warren of high-walled chambers dominated by a huge central tower, dates to 1668.
Long before that, Nizwa was renowned as a centre of Islamic teaching, and it consequently boasts some of the best of Oman’s early mosques. Meanwhile, secular life is centered on the busy souks; sample dates and other fruits which grow here in oasis-like conditions. Vendors are refreshingly laid-back so you can cast your eyes and fingers over the city’s trademark silver jewelry and other handcrafts in peace.
Latest Reviews
Review by Guillermo A, April 2013
Doing what: Day Tour to the Enchanting Forts of Nizwa
Very much recomended, the guide was very helpful and willing to aswer all our questions, very flexible on the time we wanted to spend on each site.
Review by jorge r, January 2013
Doing what: Day Tour to the Enchanting Forts of Nizwa
Only a sentence: Perfect, travel, DRIVER, visits, etc, etc, Thanks
Review by Steven T, November 2012
Doing what: Day Tour to the Enchanting Forts of Nizwa
I just returned from the full day Nizwa and forts tour.
The guide Rasheed was very accommodating and knowledgable as well as speaking very good English.
I would strongly recommend this tour for anyone who wants to know the coutnry a bit deeper! Id do it again!
Steven Thoresdale
Prague, Czech Republic
Practical Info
Nizwa is in the Hajar Mountains of northern Oman, under two and a half hours away by bus from Muscat. Bahla Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage site, is a relatively short drive away and also well worth visiting.
