Fodor's Expert Review Mutrah Souq
The main corridor of the Mutrah Souq is filled with hawkers selling inexpensive pashmina scarves, frankincense, incense burners, "I Love Oman" T-shirts, antique khanjars (daggers), and coffeepots. If you enter from the Corniche side and take your first right up a narrow walkway, you will find a fantastic perfume shop on the left-hand side of the row, where the expert owner will patiently pull bottles for you to smell until you find the perfect scent. Behind the souq, you will find women from the Dhofar province in the south selling homemade bakhoor incense and top-quality frankincense for rock-bottom prices. The best time to go is in the evenings, after Maghrib prayers, when the lanes are full of local Omani shoppers. The souk is typically open Saturday through Thursday mornings (9–1) and every late afternoon and evening (4–9 or 10).
