Legendary OMANI FRANKINCENSE SOUQ + Mughsail Beach in Salalah, Oman
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As my adventures in southern Oman continued, I headed out to explore the old souq of Salalah, which is famous for its frankincense. Let’s check it out!
Frankincense is basically hardened sap from local trees. It’s then used in incense and perfumes, and is also used as medicine. It’s good for your stomach, and the Ancient Egyptians used it for mummification. It was believed that Frankincense smoke will keep evil spirits away.
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My friend and guide Khalid from Salalah Fast Tour and I began our day checking out some bags of frankincense nuggets sold by a local vendor. They put some in a clay pot and lit it. It smelled so good, even better than incense! It’s a great thing to make your house smell good!
The vendor also sold soap and oil made from frankincense. Frankincense comes in different qualities, so the higher quality versions are more expensive. When you buy it, you should also buy coal and a frankincense burner. They have wood ones and others made from clay.
They have some wet versions mixed with various aromatic ingredients like saffron, amber, and lavender. The vendor also sells cute little stuffed animals like camels, magnets, and snow globes. I sampled some amazing frankincense oil that you can use as cologne. I loved the rose one!
I bought a half kilo of the highest quality frankincense, two stuffed camels, and a clay frankincense burner. He gave me a discount, so I paid 11 OMR/roughly $28.60 USD.
In another shop, they sold more frankincense varieties, including wet and dry varieties. Every shop along this strip sold varieties. In another, Khalid showed me a woven straw basket with a leather bottom. It was hand-woven!
Some of the frankincense is edible. I chewed one. It was very gummy and tasted like perfume. They say it’s good for your stomach, but it’s like a hard gum. It wasn’t my favorite at first, but it got better after a while!
Another vendor sold traditional daggers, hats, and turbans. I picked out a turban and then started looking at hats. I loved a blue and white one and Khalid found a matching turban and bought them for 6 OMR/roughly $15.60 USD. Then, he gifted me a free bottle of frankincense oil. He was so nice!
In all, there were roughly 10 shops open at the souq. Some also sold clothing for women and children. Come during the busy season in July-August if you want to visit the shops when they’re all open.
Khalid and I drove through the city center. I saw lots of commercial spaces, including some selling Yemeni honey. Outside the city, in the desert, we stopped at a boswellia sacra tree, which is the tree that produces the sap that becomes frankincense.
I could see the fresh sap coming from cuts in the tree bark. I could smell it as Khalid made cuts into the bark. It takes a few weeks for it to harden completely.
Next, we continued 30 minutes west from Salalah, toward Yemen. The landscape became more hilly, and there were mountains ahead of us. We arrived at Mughsail Beach, roughly 45 kilometers from Salalah. It’s a beautiful sandy beach bounded on both ends by mountains.
The beach is famous for its blowholes. It was completely empty except for a few fishermen. The blowholes are 2 minutes away near Mughsail Cafe. It’s a great place to relax. You can hear the waves echoing through the caves!
It reminded me of a beach I visited in Costa Rica, but that one was full of people. At the blowholes, the water crashes below and flies up the blowhole. Finally, we finished with some coffee at Mughsail Cafe.
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You are a good person man , you know when you buy anythings made by hand you are supporting a family in need . Thank you for your kinds
i appreciate you!!
Salalah Is such a wonderful untouched area. Not spoiled like other countries with buildings. My favorite. And the food is the best. Yet what is the very best about Salalah are the kindest people. Never been to a place that shows so much genuine kindness.
Always enjoy your videos man! You are living the life most of us wish we were living! It’s so inspiring!
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thanks for making the video David. Frankincense is fascinating!
David looks great in the hat and scarf
As always thank you for sharing this Oman adventure for i am a great lover of this tree and its delightful smell of its oil and smells also the markets are so lovely indeed..much love..one love..respect
Do you want to trade or are you just interested we have a large number of frankincense plants that are not available for sale I have a large number of frankincense plants
Thanks David. You're so respectful and polite with locals. Much appreciated. I'll be visiting Oman in a week so your videos have been very helpful and awesome to watch! Thanks again!
David I am one of your fans and appreciated the way you are filming the places across the country. The best time to come to Salalah is from July to Sep. The weather will be around 23c at the city and 16-18 at the mountains. Please come again on these times and u will see a paradise on earth. Cheers
Awesome video! Loved it. What beautiful place and beautiful people. Insh-allah going to visit one day.
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Welcome to Salalah, at any time. I enjoyed watching it even though I am a resident of Salalah. Welcome, Mr. David🤠
Bonjour c est quelle pays merci
Wow,really beautifully landscape and rivers,also food,Culture and fragrances.Morover,people are very hospitalible and kind.
musik in the end was amazing. entire vlog just brilliant lovely oman and david love for pakistan.
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i really liked it too🥰from me
wow so cool!
God,gave these trees from heave on this earth as gift to EastAsia and Middle East
I would love to be able to just go there and buy my Frankincense directly from a market😔 Here in Germany it is so much more expensive unfortunately.
Do you want to trade or are you just interested we have a large number of frankincense plants that are not available for sale I have a large number of frankincense plants
Frankincense and Myrrh are very good for body health. It tastes quite bitter yes, but it's definitely worth munching through the bitterness. Your body will thank you.
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I love oman perfumes 🌺
what one would you recommend?
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I wanna buy that frankincense soap
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Please be thoughtful when purchasing from local artisans and asking for discounts, they work very hard. I don't think it's respectful.
Can someone explain whats in the jars at 5:40?
How can we buy this kind of frankincense on line
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Nice, how do one get some ?
Would I need to go to this country to get these? Do they have access to sell things online because I’d love to purchase some.
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I would have paid much more for them. They are hand made and took time to make. They took time to talk to you. You are making money from that without their understanding of that. These people are trying to support their families with that money. Shame on you. Do better by these people😔
I was thinking the same. The audacity of haggling when he’s making money from them and also haggling with people who need the money more than him, all for the sake of indulging in the novelty of ‘bargaining’ in a bazaar
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Good day, please can I get their contact number?
Hi David. this vid has made me really nostalgic. My first place of posting was Salalah (from 2005 to 2009). The souk - many a times I have been there. I m glad you managed to visit Mughsail - as I said - a definitely miss not. Khalid would have purchased his Nissan Patrol from my ex office (of course I was not there at that time). The drive through Salalah town reminded me of my time there
Hi you mister. How can i reach you
7:40 you go to sleep before chew this rock XDDDDDD
What is this county? I want to buy frankincense please where is your selling outlet in the Philippines?
I need frankincense , how can i get you?
Romans were buying frankencense from Oman 3000 years ago. It is recorded in Roman history
hello can you send or publish the shop mail or website to buy frankincense please (begining vdo
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Legendary OMANI FRANKINCENSE SOUQ + Mughsail Beach in Salalah, Oman
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How I can I get this frankincense in India?
Go to Indian bazaar and ask for Luban from Arabia. we use it in India to for puja
That caps are made with computer
You came at a time is not suitable to watch the atmosphere really Salala you must come in the month of 6 to 8 be the atmosphere is very impressive and I would recommend spoken to the beach and eyes in Salalah Falls Deribat It's a beautiful place you will see that you are in the country's last outside Oman or the Arabian Peninsula in general
Meanwhile I just paid 50 dollars for that same bag of frankincense. It was shipped to me from oman.
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I want 1kg want is price in Indian rupee
Kithne chahiye sirji?
1 kg I want @@cherianmarotti8966
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You are totally bald, yet you gave the iRestore a positive review? I call bullshit.
I wish god can send me Omani Hojari Frankincense again.
How can I purchase
How can I buy from them
Kithne chahiye sirji?
I want to buy frankincense