Wednesday 01 / April / 2026
Muscat: The Jabal Al Akhdar district of Wilayat Nizwa will organise rose harvesting festival in April next year to attract a large number of tourists to the area known as Green Mountain.
Announcing about the festival, Khalifa bin Saleh Al Busaidi, Deputy Governor of Nizwa said that the Green Mountain have exceptional tourist components due its moderate weather.
The temperature here dips to below zero degree Celsius during winter. This creates an environment suitable for various types of agricultural activities and increasing their harvesting.
He said that roses are one of the most liked plantation activities in Jabal Al Akhdar that yield good returns. During this weather, tourists flock to the area and get a firsthand experience of rose water manufacturing.
He added that the Neyabat of Al Jabal Al Akhdar, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism, as well as the tourism sector, is planning to organise the rose-picking festival in April next year.
In the festival, many concerned organisations and establishments from both the private and public sectors are expected to highlight rose as one of the major farm product of Jabal Al Akhdar.
The festival aims to organise many activities, so that more and more tourists spend their nights in the Green Mountain and enjoy its weather.
Khalil bin Saif Al Tobi, Director of Tourism in the Governorate of A’Dakhiliyah said the rose harvesting season would attract tourists from within the country and abroad. According to statistics, the number of visitors to Jabal Al Akhdar is increasing year after year. The rose harvesting season is expected to rejuvenate tourism activity. Many farmers are interested in roses as it has huge financial returns.
More than 150 tourists from countries like Germany, France and Spain come to Jabal Al Akhdar every day and walk through the roses farms, as well as the rose water factory.
