OmanTripperAny visitor traveling through Oman will no doubt notice the characteristic sight of palm groves covering the landscape of the most towns. This is especially true in the town of Nakhal (نخل) in the South Batinah region, about 100 kms from Muscat, which is most famous for its numerous date palm groves that the town […]
Wadi Al Abyad (وادي الأبيض) is a wadi located in Nakhal, in the South Al Batinah region of Oman. The name of the wadi is in reference to the white color of its water pools, which is likely due to carbonate rocks in the region (although to our own eyes, they just looked like normal […]
Wadi Dima (وادي دما) is a wadi located in Wilayat Dima Wa Al Tayeen in Al Sharqiyah region of Oman. This wadi along with Wadi Al Tayeen merge and eventually feed into Wadi Dhayqah Dam in Qurayat. We visited Wadi Dima for a BBQ trip and not a trek, therefore we did not explore it properly. […]
Post about Wadi Bani Khalid and Wadi Hawer in Al Sharqiyah Region of Oman.
Located 2,000 meters above sea level and in the Western Hajar Mountains is Wakan village (قرية وكان), a small mountain village with beautiful terraced gardens overlooking the surrounding mountains above and Wadi Mistal below. Wakan village is officially part of Wilayt Nakhal in the South Batinah Governorate, although its located right in the border with […]
Misfat Al Abriyeen (مسفاة العبريين) is a unique mountainous village located 1,000 m above sea level on the mountain foothills surrounding wilayat Al Hamra in Al Dhakhiyla Governorate. The village derives its name from the Al Abri tribe, who originally come from Misfat Al Abriyeen and Al Hamra. Misfat Al Abriyeen has become quite an […]
Al Rustaq (الرستاق) is a city in the South Al Batinah region, surrounded by the central Al Hajir mountain range and an abundance of date palm groves and Aflaj. The city came to the forefront of Omani history when Imam Nasser bin Murshid Al Ya’rubi started from here his conquest to unify Oman and repel the Portuguese […]
After a long (and early) summer hibernation period where we hardly went on any trips, we ended up deciding to take advantage of the generous Eid Al Fitr holidays and head up to Salalah to experience Khareef Salalah “خريف صلالة” and check out some of the many attractions in THE tourist hotspot of Oman (at […]
Zafraniya Trek (مـمـر الـزعـÙـرانـيـة ) is a trekking path in the neighborhood of Zafraniya in old Muscat which leads up to a mountain overlooking Sidab village. The trek doesn’t actually have a name, but naming it after the neighborhood sounds about right. You can do this hike on a weekend if you’re looking to do […]
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