Fodor's Expert Review Gold Souq

This shimmering corridor of the ancient Mutrah souq offers shop after shop of fabulous gold jewelry, each piece a different, unique design. However, everything is sold by weight, not by style, so when local women bring in their jewelry to trade for new items, shopkeepers are happy to give full market value for the weight of whatever they bring. In the evenings you will find groups of Omani women and couples perusing the selections. The rings are a particularly good value as they are light weight and feature intricate designs. There is a lone silver shop in the sparkling stretch that offers the same traditional designs in the more traditional, but currently less popular, silver for a fraction of the price. Though the price of gold is fixed and regulated, the shopkeepers will often offer a slight discount, rounding down your price, especially if you buy more than one item.