Visitors throng Jabal Shams as freezing cold sweeps hills

Visitors throng Jabal Shams as freezing cold sweeps hills

Muscat – Jabal Shams has been experiencing freezing temperatures for the past few days with 0.3° recorded on Wednesday night. With the drop in mercury, visitors are rushing to the area to feel the chill and enjoy its varied tourist attractions.

Jabal Shams, Oman’s highest peak, is about 3,100m above the sea level, which makes its climate different from the other places in the sultanate.

Speaking to Muscat Daily, Abdullah al Khatri, owner of Jabal Shams Moon guesthouse, said that during the winter season – October to April – Jabal Shams receives a large number of visitors from both within and outside Oman.

Jabal Shams or the ‘Mountain of the Sun’ offers one of the most picturesque settings in Oman, especially during the winter season. It is also one of the most popular destinations for camping.

Currently, the area is witnessing a large turnout of foreign tourists, residents and citizens alike. “On an average more than 300 European tourists are visiting Jabal Shams daily to enjoy the freezing temperatures as well as to watch the night sky,” Khatri informed.

“We have five air-conditioned rooms and they are mostly getting occupied, especially during the weekends. The Ministry of Heritage and Tourism has developed a reinforced fence