Oman plans host of tourism events towards year-end

Oman plans host of tourism events towards year-end

Oman’s Ministry of Heritage and Tourism for the Governorate of Dhofar has planned a host tourism activities including Tour of Salalah (cycling), Iron Man and Rub' Al Khali “Empty Quarter” towards the end of 2022 and the beginning of 2023.

The Ministry is bracing for the locally called “Sarb” season, which is the spring season that succeeds the monsoon locally known as “Khareef”, reported Oman News Agency (ONA).

“Sarb” season begins in the last week of September and continues till the last week of December every year.

Khalid Abdullah Al Abri, Director General of Heritage and Tourism in Dhofar Governorate, told ONA that, acting in cooperation with Dhofar Municipality and Oman Cycling Association, the ministry will organize the Tour of Salalah and mountain hiking in mid-September.

This is in addition to the Iron Man from 22 to 24 September 2022, an international event in which more than 750 sportsmen from 78 countries will participate. The event includes swimming over a distance of 1.9 kilometres, a 90-km bike riding and a 21-km sprinting, Al Abri added.

He pointed out that the ministry, as part of the attention it accords to ‘conference tourism’, will organize a photography event in cooperation with specialized firms over the coming weeks.

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