Muscat is the capital city of Oman, a wonderful white and vibrant city in contrast with the bare brown hills and the turquoise waters. During a trip through the country it’s worth spending here a day to explore its attractions. […]
Jebel Shams, the ‘’sun mountain’’ in arabic, is the highest mountain in Oman at 3009 meters, situated in the heart of the Western Hajar Mountain chain. Here it’s possible to do amazing trekking on the Jebel Shams plateau with incredible […]
Located 200 km from Muscat and just 50 km from Bidiya – Wahiba Sands dunes ( where the desert campgrounds are located ), it’s one of the most picturesque and accessible wadi of the whole Oman. We visited the Wadi […]
The country is dotted by beautiful old historic forts, towers and castles largely clustered in the northern one-third of the country, built as a network of defense for Sultanate. If you don’t have much time and you choose to stay […]
Located 150 km from Muscat ( 1.30 hrs drive ) and only 50 km from Sur, Wadi Shab is a very popular outdoor destination, a stunning canyon lined with palm trees including a number of hidden pools ideal for swimming. […]
Oman, driving through Wadi Bani Awf and the mountain village of Balad Sayt
On our way from Muscat to Jebel Shams, we decided to drive through the Wadi Bani Awf. It is a wadi that covers a large area with several small villages and lots of beautiful attractions including the Little snake canyon and […]
The best option to enjoy the country is to rent a car and explore its amazing spots . Anyways no worry, if you have only a very few days or you don’t want to go itinerant, Muscat is also conveniently […]
Leaving the Hotel at 8.00 am, we go straight to the Sultan Qaboos Mosque. With any doubt it is the absolute top thing to do in Muscat. The Great mosque was built in 1995 and it took 6 years to […]
Most of Oman is covered by desert so during the trip around the country it’s worth spending a night enjoying its rolling sand dunes. Wahiba Sands is located south of Sur, it is the most known and accessible place from […]
Memories of a trip through an amazing country In the late 2005 my trip through Yemen led me in the Hadramawt Governorate. In the central-western part of this huge and old region there is a town famous for its mudbrick-made […]