Snake Canyon (وادي الثعابين in Arabic, meaning: Canyon of Snakes, but known locally as Seer Al Zamah صير الزامة), also known as Snake Gorge or Wadi Bimah, is a canyon within Wadi Bani Awf in wilayat Al Rustaq in the South Batinah Governorate of Oman. With its awe-inspiring tall cliffs, impressively narrow paths and blue […]
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Muscat Treks: Ruwi Mountains Trek
Muscat Treks Series – in this series I will be writing about some of the treks and unmarked trails in and around Muscat – ones that can be completed in a relatively short time making them ideal as an easy weekend outdoor activity or a post-work trek for anyone living in Muscat. For similar posts […]
Muscat Treks Series – in this series I will be writing about some of the treks and unmarked trails in and around Muscat – ones that can be completed in a relatively short time making them ideal as an easy weekend outdoor activity or a post-work trek for anyone living in Muscat. For similar posts […]
Muscat Treks Series – in this series I will be writing about some of the treks and unmarked trails in and around Muscat – ones that can be completed in a relatively short time making them ideal as an easy weekend outdoor activity or a post-work trek for anyone living in Muscat. For similar posts […]
Wakan Hadash Hike
High up in the Western Hajar mountain ranges and overlooking the barren landscape Wadi Mistal (وادي مستل) are a number of villages tucked in the mountains, including Wakan (وكان) and Hadash (حدش) – both of which are part of Wilayt Nakhal (ولاية نخل) in the South Al Batinah Governorate. With their beautiful terraced farms, stunning […]
Jamma Village
Jamma (جما), also sometimes spelled Jammah (جمة), is a small village near Al Rustaq in the South Al Batinah region of Oman, that can be reached directly from Muscat via-Muscat Expressway. The village is home to Al Harasi (also Al Harrasi) tribe in Oman, and its a small village with lots of palm farms and a […]
Wadi Tiwi & Mibam Village
Wadi Tiwi (وادي طيوي) is a wadi in Al Sharqiyah region, adjacent to the very popular Wadi Shab but unique in its own way with numerous farms and plantations dotting the wadi, and a stunning pool deep inside towards Mibam village (قرية ميبام). Wadi Tiwi, which is named after Tiwi village at the coast, is […]
Post on Wadi Tool in Al Sharqiyah region in Oman, which connects all the way to Wadi Dayqah in Qurayat
Jabal Shams
Information on activities, hiking routes and places to stay at Jabal Shams, the highest mountain Oman.
Al Mazare of Misfat Al Abriyeen
Al Mazare (المزارع) of Misfat Al Abriyeen (مسفة العبريين) is a mountain oasis at the foothills of Jabal Shams at the Western Hajar Mountains in the Dakhiliyah region of Oman. Al Mazare is actually an oasis deep inside the gorge (or wadi) that the village of Misfat Al Abriyeen is overlooking. We have visited Misfat […]