Travelogue Oman 2019
Nizwa
The oasis of Nizwa is one of the oldest cities in Oman and was once a trading centre as well as a cultural and religious centre. If you visit, please don’t make the mistake of booking a hotel in the old town AND trying to get there by car. Unless you are driving a small Fiat, there is a significant risk of getting stuck.
The small and winding streets of the old town are considerable adding to the charm of Nizwa. We had the bad luck (or from the point of view of the Omanis maybe also the luck) that it really poured several times during our visit. Maybe that’s another reason why there aren’t many photos.
Besides visiting the old town, Nizwa is also a good place to buy souvenirs. In the souq there, for example, you can get excellent dates at a reasonable price. But you should rather not buy incense there, it is (as far as we have seen) in tiny sachets and completely overpriced.
Nizwa is also a good place to buy jewelry. However, Malina had very specific ideas. She wanted a zultanite in a very plain silver ring. Such a ring was not to be found at first. But in AL Bayan Jewellery (Google Maps / Instagram / +96896926332) we found a very nice stone and one of the owners, Salim Al Salmi, promised to make a ring out of it by the next afternoon and at a very reasonable price.