Place: The highest sand dunes in the world Camping, Desert, 4×4 اعلى قمة كثيب رملي في العالم The highest sand dunes in the world Ramlat Jadilah desert of western Oman, is 455m above sea level. Namibia sand dune was recorded as 418 m above sea level. 10km from the Yemen…
Place: Lost Villages of Oman Wadi and abandoned village of Habib Wadi Bani Habib is situated within the mountains of Jabal Al Akhdar, continuation of Al Hajar mountains close to Nizwa. Located 2000m above sea level, the Wadi consists of abandoned villages and fruit palms. Last inhabited 40 years ago,…
Place: Empty Quarter, Rub’ al Khali , Oman Camping, Desert, Salt Lake beds, 4×4 Rubʿ al-Khali, (Arabic: “Empty Quarter”) also spelled Al-Rabʿ al-Khali, a vast desert region, constituting the largest portion of the Arabian Desert. It covers an area of about 250,000 square miles (650,000 square km) in a structural…
Place: Jebel Akhdar (Green Mountain) 4×4 only, Steep, hairpin turns A search of Hero… Owen Watkinson The Buraimi and Jebel Akhdar war between 1952-1959 The venom fighter jet engine displays the turbine (rear of engine) and one combustion chamber at Al Ain village, near Saiq. It’s all begun over the…
Place : Qalhat or Galhat, Oman UNESCO The tomb of Bibi Maryam, also known as ‘The Mausoleum of Lady Maryam’ Qalhat once served as an important stop in the wider Indian Ocean trade network. In the 14th and 15th centuries it had great strategic significance in the Kingdom of Hormuz,…
Barr al Hikman is about 500 kilometers drive (five hours) from Muscat towards Muhoot arrived at the Hikman Peninsula, landscape of desert sand and low shrubs is made up of a mixture of mud, sand, and seawater. The terrain of land flooded by sea water for about 148 km making…
Place: Balad Sayt Village, Oman Camping, Mountain, Wadi, Village, only 4×4 Bilad Sayt is a mountain village which is located on the north east of the Hajar Mountains near the highest peak of Jebel Shams. Bilad Sayt can be reached through Wadi Al Sahtan and Wadi Bani Awf from north…
Place: Exit 55, Dubai’s Half Desert Road Camping, Desert, 4×4, AWD Beautiful lonely road in middle of desert sand dunes. the desert is unprecedented awesome, astounding, mind desensitizing, entrancing.
Place : Sweihan, Abu Dhabi Natural pond in the desert Sweihan pond, It’s just a small pond. A short trip and hang around with friends or family will be a great relaxing place. This pond is a relatively remote body of water with very little, lasts almost the entire year….
