{"id":3213,"date":"2019-10-12T09:23:55","date_gmt":"2019-10-12T05:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2020-02-19T12:58:47","modified_gmt":"2020-02-19T09:28:47","slug":"oman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/","title":{"rendered":"Oman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p style=\"text-align:left\"> One of the most vibrant cultures in the history of humanity; Oman  exudes a very different, unique and exotic vibe from the rest. With  traces of human civilisation to have been found which date back to  several centuries, humanity is said to have grown its roots from this  very place since 8,000 years. To add to this, Oman became the oldest  Arab state to have been formed in the Arabian peninsula.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oman\n combines incredible examples of natural beauty with a rich, proud \nhistory to create a holiday experience like no other. Oman&#8217;s history \ntells stories of heroism, courage, wisdom, patriotism, love and devotion\n to homeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This brings us closer to understanding the richness of the Omani \ncultural experience which has contributed to the building of modern \nOman. Oman&#8217;s edifying heritage is inspirational as portrayed through its\n lively souqs, impressive forts, an assortment of cultural arts, \nmajestic fragrances, affluent architecture, traditional jewellery, folk \narts and performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"369\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1871267_795.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3214\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/?attachment_id=3214\" class=\"wp-image-3214\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1871267_795.jpg 550w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/1871267_795-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption> Desert Tour &#8211; Safari <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/desert-camels-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3217\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/?attachment_id=3217\" class=\"wp-image-3217\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/desert-camels-1024x684.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/desert-camels-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/desert-camels-768x513.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/desert-camels.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> riding camel <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"655\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Muscat-Royal-Opera-House-Oman-1024x655.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3220\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/?attachment_id=3220\" class=\"wp-image-3220\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Muscat-Royal-Opera-House-Oman-1024x655.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Muscat-Royal-Opera-House-Oman-300x192.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Muscat-Royal-Opera-House-Oman-768x491.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Muscat-Royal-Opera-House-Oman.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Muscat Royal Opera-House<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sultan-Qaboos-Grand-Mosque-Muscat-Oman-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3223\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/?attachment_id=3223\" class=\"wp-image-3223\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sultan-Qaboos-Grand-Mosque-Muscat-Oman-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sultan-Qaboos-Grand-Mosque-Muscat-Oman-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sultan-Qaboos-Grand-Mosque-Muscat-Oman-768x510.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sultan-Qaboos-Grand-Mosque-Muscat-Oman.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sur-coast-Oman-Arabian-Sea-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3226\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/?attachment_id=3226\" class=\"wp-image-3226\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sur-coast-Oman-Arabian-Sea-1024x683.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sur-coast-Oman-Arabian-Sea-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sur-coast-Oman-Arabian-Sea-768x512.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Sur-coast-Oman-Arabian-Sea.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sur coast Oman Arabian Sea<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/al-alam-palace.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3231\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/al-alam-palace\/\" class=\"wp-image-3231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/al-alam-palace.jpg 600w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/al-alam-palace-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption>al alam<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oman-museum.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3234\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/oman-museum\/\" class=\"wp-image-3234\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oman-museum.jpg 600w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oman-museum-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption> Oman Museum <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/al-jalali-fortress.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3238\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/al-jalali-fortress\/\" class=\"wp-image-3238\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/al-jalali-fortress.jpg 600w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/al-jalali-fortress-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption><strong>al jalali fortress<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/61h2aYs3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3241\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/61h2ays3\/\" class=\"wp-image-3241\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/61h2aYs3.jpg 700w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/61h2aYs3-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption> the green Mountain <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/756328.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3244\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/attachment\/756328\/\" class=\"wp-image-3244\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/756328.jpg 1000w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/756328-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/756328-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Matrak Market<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BimmahSinkhole2-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3249\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/bimmahsinkhole2\/\" class=\"wp-image-3249\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BimmahSinkhole2-1024x682.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BimmahSinkhole2-300x200.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BimmahSinkhole2-768x511.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/BimmahSinkhole2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Bimmah sinkhole<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oman_muscat_shangri-la-resort-spa_22827540-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3252\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/oman_muscat_shangri-la-resort-spa_22827540\/\" class=\"wp-image-3252\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oman_muscat_shangri-la-resort-spa_22827540.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oman_muscat_shangri-la-resort-spa_22827540-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/oman_muscat_shangri-la-resort-spa_22827540-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>shangri la<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/\u062c\u0632\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3255\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/%d8%ac%d8%b2%d8%b1-%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%af%d9%8a%d9%85%d8%a7%d9%86%d9%8a%d8%a7%d8%aa\/\" class=\"wp-image-3255\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/\u062c\u0632\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a.jpg 750w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/\u062c\u0632\u0631-\u0627\u0644\u062f\u064a\u0645\u0627\u0646\u064a\u0627\u062a-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><figcaption> The Demania Islands <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"822\" height=\"522\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/khalije-fars.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3258\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/khalije-fars\/\" class=\"wp-image-3258\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/khalije-fars.jpg 822w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/khalije-fars-300x191.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/khalije-fars-768x488.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 822px) 100vw, 822px\" \/><figcaption> Dolphins <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4db7a261ec243f59e4f4819173409c08-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"3261\" data-link=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/oman\/4db7a261ec243f59e4f4819173409c08\/\" class=\"wp-image-3261\" srcset=\"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4db7a261ec243f59e4f4819173409c08-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4db7a261ec243f59e4f4819173409c08-300x169.jpg 300w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4db7a261ec243f59e4f4819173409c08-768x432.jpg 768w, http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/4db7a261ec243f59e4f4819173409c08.jpg 1328w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption> Water sports <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most vibrant cultures in the history of humanity; Oman exudes a very different, unique and exotic vibe from the rest. With traces of human civilisation to have been found which date back to several centuries, humanity is said to have grown its roots from this very place since 8,000 years. To add [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":3266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[113],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3213"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3213\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3276,"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3213\/revisions\/3276"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/alafiatravel.com\/travel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}