Oman STREET FOOD & ATTRACTIONS TOUR - Nizwa Fortress & Souq Experience in Oman!!

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After exploring Muscat, the Wahiba Sands, and Sur in Oman, I headed over to the city of Nizwa to explore the historical side of this incredible country. Come with me on my Omani food and attractions tour of Nizwa, Oman!
Nizwa is one of the most important tourism locations in Oman. It’s located just 90 minutes southwest of Muscat, which makes it a great day trip.
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My guide Ahmed from Oman Travel and I began our day at Nizwa Fort. It’s a shining example of Omani architecture and is unique due to its massive cylindrical defense tower. It’s part castle, part fort, and part museum.
It costs 5 OMR for tourists and 2 OMR for locals to enter. Building materials included mud, rocks, and later, cement. Inside, we saw a well and several woman making crafts.
We saw a cross section of the tower showing the stairways, dungeons, and more. They used to drop hot oil on invaders through holes in the floor. There are also traps set into the floor and others that come down from the ceiling.
At the top of the tower, we saw the city, the souq, a nearby mosque, and the mountains beyond. Further on were student accommodations and a guestroom with beautiful carpets, bookshelves, and pillows.
Outside was a woman making a flatbread called rakhal by rolling a ball of dough around on the surface of a hot griddle. They add eggs, sour cream, and honey to it. It was paper thin, hot, crispy, rich, savory, and sweet! It cost us a little over $1.
From there, we walked toward the souq. Outside it, we saw shops selling jewelry, including lots of silver charms, bangles, daggers, pendants, lamps, and more at Silver City. I bought two camel charmsfor my daughters for $16 USD-he gave me a deal.
Outside were handmade incense holders and water jugs. I loved the different types of pottery!
We entered the official souq and saw vendors selling hats, pottery, ornaments, and more. There was so much pottery, and they were all different sizes! In another shop, I saw some amazing handmade daggers, including an elaborate silver one for $700 USD! He also made an amazing silver sword.
Next was the halwa market. At Saud Al Subhi Sons, they had samples of camel milk, brown sugar, frankincense, saffron, and special halwas! The camel milk was sweet and heavenly, the frankincense was nutty, and the special was my favorite!
I washed it down with come coffee with saffron, cardamom, and rose. The friendly vendor gave me a gift before I left. Elsewhere, we met vendors selling honey; coffee; halwa; and a delicious Omani version of Nutella with black pepper, honey, and cardamom.
Then, we headed to Al Saifi for their special halwas. Their walnut was soft and flavorful, while the date syrup halwa was stickier. The fig contained seeds and was really good, but the honey was the best!
After coffee, we went to Nizwa Al-Khair Restaurant. They had camel meat with bones in rich gravy, chicken, biryani, tuna, and kabuli. I went with kabuli with camel meat and some lamb. They gave us a salad with arugula, tomatoes, onions, and chilies.
The camel was gamy and lean but super tasty. I loved the rice with chickpeas and onions. I loved mixing the salad and sauces into the rice and camel. The lamb was also insane and fatty, and I liked the biryani, too. Everything came to about $15 USD.
We finished with karak, and then we headed to Harat Al Siybani, an abandoned mud village in the Old City. It’s made up of roughly 50 abandoned and crumbling mud buildings on a hill. There’s an irrigation canal with fish and tight passages and staircases between the homes.
We hiked to the top of the village and got some amazing views of the city!
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[@shouq1325]

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[@FMM1121]

Amazing video in this adorable historical city , excited for ur next videos in Oman 😁 BTW Nizwa was the capital city of Oman in the 6th and 7th centuries , and Nizwa fort was built in the 17th century to fight the Portuguese colonialism, and it took 12 years to build.

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Oman is beloved country for me ❤️ In Nizwa my childhood beautiful memories 🥰miss Oman badly 🥺💕

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I miss I'm oman I lived there 10 years

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“The best one is always the one I’m eating right now.” This gonna be my answer now always 😂

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Omanis are very kind and generous in fact I loved all the videos.

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Beautiful fort!!! The day I went there was boiling hot . But I really enjoyed it there

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[@crabmusic1]

That definitely would be a place I want to go to it's amazing oh such history and people don't enjoy the goodness mother Earth to give us

[@1845May]

ThAnks David ❣️⭐️👍🇹🇹🇺🇸for taking us with you on your trip,Oman is terrific ,incredible food 🙏🏽👍

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You have a great way of presentation David . You are so gifted.

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[@KiranG03]

So many varieties of halwa, yummy 😀😋 Pottery is beautiful!! Silver Kanjars are so artistic!! And yes, eating with our hand is the best way to enjoy food. David, you get the “Honorary Indian” award 😊 Enjoyed seeing local food specialities, fort, shopping - perfect tourist video.

[@boris_1]

You get the “Honorary curry” award.

[@sumanmahesh85]

Finally!!! Nizwa is a great place and a hidden gem ❤️❤️

[@JudyT868]

Oman, oh man, so beautiful. I love the simplicity of the country. The people are so friendly and hospitable. It was so emotional when he unexpectedly gave you that gift. All that silver was so amazing and the hand crafted items were exquisite. Love the items you bought for your daughters. As to the food and treats, everything looked delicious although I am not sure about the camel meat. David, you always make food look so scrumptious. In reference to the fort: so much history there and so much to learn and understand. Middle East history is so interesting. I am really learning a lot and enjoying it too. Happy that you did this series on Oman. Thanks David.🙏🕊️😇🇹🇹🇨🇦

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Love to Oman and Kuwait from Pakistan

[@gbd9116]

Thank you for your wonderful visit. We hope that you will visit us again, but this time we invite you to the Governorate of Dhofar, Salalah, in the Khareef season, specifically between June and September. You will enjoy the beautiful green landscapes and waterfalls.

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❤️😋❤️

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Extroidinary, amazing builders for it to last and continue to be used.wow..as always thank you for your videos and adventure of this amazing culture country and food.

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Loved it! I like when I see tourists enjoy my country ❤️

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the best videos of Oman!!!

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so good this one!!!!

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You get my very curious on halva, I will definitely try it when I go to Oman. Thanks for showing us this beautiful country. Btw, lightly roasted coffee has more caffeine than dark roasted ones.

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Beautifull

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Amazing David. Now Oman is on my bucket list. So many fantastic sites, food, jewelry , crafts and other market items with great prices. 😍😍😍 Love it.

[@PatNebula]

You'll not return safely, better inform yourself before you decide to go.

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this guy everywhere!!

[@SIMBAofSIMBA]

I'm imagining this guy going into Harrods and try all the perfumes on his skin the way he is tasting all the Halwas.thank you for this wonderful video

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You're welcome in Nizwa

[@WalkWithRooha]

❤️❤️from me

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No One: David: Let’s go in the Kitchen 😂

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Im from Nizwa . I like your videos . You are the BEST man . Thank and U R welcome anytime bro ...

[@Deira854]

Omanis are so nice. Most nicest people I have seen in the world

[@PatNebula]

Pardon me?

[@Deira854]

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[@PatNebula]

@@Deira854 Not about understanding, just a slap into the face of all enslaved migrant workers by Omanis.

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Bro the audio from the mic is a bit strange today. But the video anyways is awesome as usual :) Can't wait for Salalah videos after these!

[@MSalmanAlvi]

Amazing Camel Meat chicken should have been eaten too. Amzing Oman Peoples Love From Pakistan Thanks For Wonderful Vlog

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Ruwi city volog plz David

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SOmething strange is going on with the sound since last episode bro. Had to play on max quality to improve it.

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Which country has the best food so far and why Lebanon?

[@AlbertKoshi23]

Hi David, I really love this video. Oman is a great country, where coffee helps them to move forward and become more productive. They are hard workers, always getting better. I'll share this video on my facebook profile. I'm also a youtuber...

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oman was not poor

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Hi David, how about getting something for your wife 😊

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[@boris_1]

@@jalilalbalushi930 This video is not the place for insecure curry comments.

[@preenskh4799]

David dont eat halwa to much after problems

[@ranleyevarts]

I feel sad and sorry the way people discard so many plastic spoons for sampling halwa

[@PatNebula]

Why promoting a place where slavery is accepted and practiced? Disgraceful and a slap into the face of thousands of migrant working women.

[@Deira854]

Why would you make a blatant lie like that?

[@PatNebula]

@@Deira854 Delusional statement. Educate yourself.

[@Deira854]

@@PatNebula Slavery was abolished 60-70 years ago in Oman, back then most of the world had slavery, what are you high on? even Europe and America practiced brutal slavery. I have seen videos from Europe from 1940's where they put black people in Zoos as entertainment . Oman is a country of only 15% migrants, who work and get paid. Not sure why are you against it and lying about it

[@PatNebula]

@@Deira854 If you do drugs, fine, I don't - so, you are very bad at accusing people. Pity you are so miserably informed. How about your ask your sisters and brothers that just try to earn some little money to help their families and can't return to their home countries on their own terms? SMH

[@Deira854]

@@PatNebula They can, who said that they cant? Im Indian, who lived in the Gulf for 30 years, never faced anything like that, few bad employers does not mean the whole system is like that, most Indians or other migrants in the Gulf are really happy. Not sure where you get your wrong information from

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Finally!!! Nizwa is a great place and a hidden gem ❤️❤️