This itinerary is designed for adventurous people who love hiking and are interested in exploring the Omani Hajar Mountain range. The itinerary packs some of the most stunning scenery in the Omani Hajar mountains, including trekking up the highest summit in Oman and the canyoning adventure at Snake Canyon. The itinerary is quite challenging, so […]
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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 of this series check out […]
I recently had the pleasure to join the Anglo-Omani Society podcast, where I talked about trekking in Oman, how OmanTripper was started, why I started offering tours as well as some of my favourite and must see places in Oman. Link on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts
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Muscat Treks: Al Aqabiah Pool
***IMPORTANT*** As of late 2020, I heard from some that they experienced hostile reaction from some locals who were not happy with visitors coming to Al Aqabiah Pools . The villagers have been experiencing problems with some visitors (damaging the falaj, swimming in appropriate swimwear, etc.), and have decided to not welcome any visitor to […]
Al Munkhariq Trek, a natural sinkhole in Wadi Sa’al in Muscat, Oman, and how to reach it.
Article about Wadi Sahtan and the stunning mountain village of Wajmah
This article is part of our coverage on COVID-19 updates and travel restrictions in Oman, please check the main page for latest updates as the information below may already be superseded. Oman’s Supreme Committee on combating Corona Virus issued the following new measures on 18 March 2020: Only Omanis allowed entry to Oman, and no […]
This article is part of our coverage on COVID-19 updates and travel restrictions in Oman, please check the main page for latest updates as the information below may already be superseded. The Corona Virus (COVID-19) disease has been spreading around the world over the past weeks, resulting in thousands of people being infected and many […]
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Muttrah Fort
Muttrah Fort (قلعة مطرح) is a historic fort in wilayat Muttrah in Muscat. The fort sits on a dominating position on the hills overlooking the natural harbor of Muttrah, which would have made it quite an impregnable position to defend Muttrah from attacks while also allowing observation of the surrounding territory from its watchtowers. The […]
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Muscat Treks: Bandar Al Khayran
Description of the trek at Bandar Al Khayran beach in Muscat