Al Hosn Palace
Al Hosn Palace
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Marina and Co. Ltd
St. Petersburg, Russia82,885 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
The program of our guide included verbatim - "Sightseeing tour of Salal with a visit to the Sultan Qaboos Mosque and His Majesty's Palace." We drove to the closed gates of this supposed landmark, passed a beige wall made of limestone that barely made the minarets and Usho visible! From the palaces I saw in Dubai and Muscat, of course, I knew full well that we could not get into the grounds, let alone inside, but at least from afar you can see those palaces! She didn't even take a picture! Breeding and wasting time, as well as a trip to the beach with flamingos!🤣There is a "kolkhoz" market (bazaar) nearby, where you can buy incense on weight for souvenirs!👍
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Written 21 October 2024
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vicenglish1
Sydney, Australia347 contributions
May 2015 • Couples
What a beautiful speculator residence. The sheers mountain in the background the vivid colours. The water in the front is sapphire blue. Would love to see the inside.
Written 4 June 2015
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evesildnik
Tallinn, Harjumaa, Estonia96 contributions
Dec 2014
SultanS Palace is one of buildings what you have to see during your trip to Salalah. In morning time, if you are not muslim, you can go inside. It`s absolutely great building, excellent architecture. The second time I was there in nighttime-wonderful!
Written 18 July 2015
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nataliem7
London, UK64 contributions
May 2019 • Couples
This can be skipped as there is nothing more to see but the outside wall of the palace, which does have nice emblems. Otherwise you can see the top of a mosque and a clocktower. thats all.
Written 10 May 2019
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laminni
Milan, Italy254 contributions
Mar 2018 • Couples
Impressive area of the building that you can imagine from outside: no access allowed. Nice garden surrounding the palace.
Written 25 March 2018
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Nextplorer123
London, UK366 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
The palace is a beautiful building, surrounded by a green garden. They do not allow visitors inside, so it is only worth driving by to get a view of the palace.
Written 8 October 2017
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Anokhi10
Salalah, Oman155 contributions
Mar 2017 • Couples
It's worth driving past the Sultan's Palace and stopping to take a photo if you're in the area anyway, but be aware that this is not a tourist attraction or a place that can be visited. As such, there is not all that much to see beyond the impressive gates and the tops of the minarets & domes of the mosque inside the Palace complex. There is also a clock tower. Most of the Palace can't be seen at all as it is hidden behind high walls. The area around it is nicely landscaped with lots of greenery, trees & flowers. Not worth going out of your way for, but chances are you will visit nearby Hafa souq so might aswell make a stop here.
Written 20 July 2017
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Mr. Engineer
Muscat Governorate, Oman882 contributions
Aug 2015
The palace is one of the amazing land marks of the sultanate with its beauty that mixes between the modern and traditional style.
It is a restricted place for entering inside but nice to have a look to it from outside
It is a restricted place for entering inside but nice to have a look to it from outside
Written 4 July 2016
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harrasi
Seeb, Oman336 contributions
Aug 2015 • Family
Good to visit and no much to see specially if you have visited the palace of the sultan in muscat. you can visit the soaq as you go along the street.
Written 26 October 2015
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Newmarskeman
Redcar, UK700 contributions
Feb 2015 • Friends
Wow what a place to visit, it is absolutely beautiful and a must see if your visiting the area. It is so big and spacious, the grounds are magnificent, well tendered and immaculate. It is unfortunate that you cannot see the inside of the wonderful piece of architecture. You must see both sides to the Palace as from the waterfront the view is unbelievable. Clear waters and the yacht that was there was fantastic. Watching the guards marching up and down was lovely, don't know how the manage it in full uniform in such hot weather. You need to spend a couple of hours there to take in all the scenery.
Written 4 September 2015
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