Dhofar Tourism
Scintillating Salalah
Mughsayl
From tourist view point, western Salalah is where the heart of Salalah lives and this west takes you to the mountain on the South as also to the places like Ain Garziz, Nabi Ayub and further south to the border of Yemen via Dalkhout and Rakhyout.
Mughsayl is all time favourite among tourists and residents in Salalah due its location and mountain cliffs very close to the sea. The views here are spectacular due to the blowholes along the beach. It is lovely to see sea water shooting high into the air from these holes, which are created by the erosion of the limestone shelf under the beach as the waves crash into the shore.
In the west of Salalah lies Port of Salalah, Sultan Qaboos Hospital, and major chunk of residential accommodations, which have sprung up during the last six to seven years. Places like Iitin Recreational Ground, the official venue of Khareef Festival, and Mughsail beach are also located in this direction. The beach is known for big mountain caves resembling a lion and big trunk of an elephant and more importantly for blow holes, adjacent to the sea.
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The caves in the mountain make comfortable home for the visitors. This is a perfect picnic spot, where tourists are found taking siesta after a long journey, either coming back from the border that touches Yemen or coming straight from Salalah after 40-km drive.