SALALAH TOURISM FESTIVAL

T

he Khareef season,

Oman’s annual tourist

season, which began on

June 21, 2019 and will

continue until September

21, 2019, will invite a huge influx

of tourists from within and outside

Oman to the southern governorate

of Dhofar. Famous for its seasonal

weather, locally known as monsoon

or “khareef, its rolling gentle hills,

lush wadis and splendid waterfalls,

the governorate lures thousands

of visitors during the season. The

region is also famous for the Salalah

Tourism Festival that takes place

from July 15 to August 31 every year.

According to the survey of visitors

during the khareef season in 2018,

conducted by the National Centre

for Statistics and Information (NCSI)

in cooperation with the Ministry of

Tourism (MoT) and the ROP, in 2018

the governorate saw 826,376 visitors,

an increase of 28.1 per cent as

compared to 644,931 in 2017 during

the season.

Salalah serves as a destination

KHAREEF

BECKONS

During the three-month Khareef season in

Salalah, Dhofar governorate receives a huge

influx of tourists from within and outside Oman