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I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country
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I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

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Halfway through May 2018 I road-tripped along some of Oman’s greatest highlights. Since temperatures quickly rose up to 45 degrees and Ramadan just started, I noticed that there weren’t many tourists visiting at this time of year. The countries vastness can easily make you feel like you are the only one in the world and I really felt I was.

Big tourist attractions like the Sultan Qaboes Mosque or The Al Alam Palace were deserted during daytime. And even the Souk, which I know from other Middle Eastern country’s is the place were everything happens, had only a couple of merchantmen sitting around waiting for nightfall.

It was magical to visit these places and truly see them in all their glory.

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A guard hiding from the sun at the Sultan Qaboes Grand Mosque

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

The mesmerizing Royal Opera House

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

Guards at the Royal Opera House in Muscat

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

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A dusty sportscar

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

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The road to the popular Wadi Bani Khalid ( a place to swim between the mountains)

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

Deserted road

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

Pink Mosque on the way to the desert

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

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Locals on their way the central square

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

The central square

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

Pastel-colored villages

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

The Nizwa Souk

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I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

Merchant man at the Nizwa Souk

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I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

The Sultan’s Palace

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

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I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

Look-out point at the popular village of Misfah.

I Traveled Through Oman During Off-Season & Ramadan And Felt Like I Was The Only Tourist In The Country

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow !! I really want to visit Oman and your article is definitely inspiring to do so!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine there's a much more captivating palace in downtown , right next to the fortified city.

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Wow !! I really want to visit Oman and your article is definitely inspiring to do so!

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6 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Imagine there's a much more captivating palace in downtown , right next to the fortified city.

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