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      salalah Food Souq

Salalah food souq is worth a visit : it is very lively! We find there wondeful fishes, meat, vegetable, fruits, dates, and traditional medicines...

- Duration : 1 hours

      Transfer to our campsite in Rub al Khali (310 km - 4h 15)

      Short walk in the sands to sea the sunset

We go have a walk across the high dune of the Rub Al Khali (Empty quarter in arabic), the huge and arid desert of Saudi Arabia that crosses Oman's border. We'll walk up a dune to see sunset in this unbelievable landascpe…

- Level 2    
- Duration : 1 hours
- Height Difference : +150m/-150m
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

We set our camp at the foot of the huge dunes of the Rub Al Khali

Individual camping tent

      Hiking in Rub al Khali

Morning, we start walking from our camp. We climb several high dunes which surround us : the ascent is sometimes exhausting, but the descent is quick and fun and gives us sometimes the opportunity to have the dune sing. Around noon, we walk back to our our camp and have lunch and rest under a shady place. Late afternoon, we climb another huge dune to get to its summit and enjoy a wonderful sunset at the top.

- Level 2 & 3    
- Duration : 8 hours
- Height Difference : +250m/-250m
- Walking Time : 4 to 6 hours

We set our camp at the foot of the huge dunes of the Rub Al Khali

Individual camping tent

      Hiking in Rub al Khali

Morning, we start walking from our camp. We climb several high dunes which surround us : the ascent is sometimes exhausting, but the descent is quick and fun and gives us sometimes the opportunity to have the dune sing. Around noon, we walk back to our our camp and have lunch and rest under a shady place. Late afternoon, we climb another huge dune to get to its summit and enjoy a wonderful sunset at the top.

- Level 2 & 3    
- Duration : 8 hours
- Height Difference : +250m/-250m
- Walking Time : 4 to 6 hours

We set our camp at the foot of the huge dunes of the Rub Al Khali

Individual camping tent

      Hiking in Rub al Khali

Morning, we start walking from our camp. We climb several high dunes which surround us : the ascent is sometimes exhausting, but the descent is quick and fun and gives us sometimes the opportunity to have the dune sing. Around noon, we walk back to our our camp and have lunch and rest under a shady place. Late afternoon, we climb another huge dune to get to its summit and enjoy a wonderful sunset at the top.

- Level 2 & 3    
- Duration : 8 hours
- Height Difference : +250m/-250m
- Walking Time : 4 to 6 hours

We set our camp at the foot of the huge dunes of the Rub Al Khali

Individual camping tent

      Morning walk in the dunes

this morning, we climb one of the big dunes and enjoy a last view over this sea of sand...

- Level 2 & 3    
- Duration : 2 hours
- Height Difference : +150m/-150m
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

      Transfer to Salalah (275 km - 3h 30)

      Transfer to Mirbat (70 km - 1h)

A standard hotel in a great location, facing the sea and near to the port

Standard Appartment

      Transfer to a seaside village (100 km - 1h 30)

      Walks along the wild coast

- Level 2    
- Duration : 3 hours
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

A standard hotel in a great location, facing the sea and near to the port

Standard Appartment

      Transfer to the heights of Jebel Samhan (60 km - 0h 45)

      Walk on a balcony trail along the cliffs overlooking the sea

A nice and easy walk. We are around 1200m high and we walk on a rocky outcrop just under the cliff and enjoy superb views over the coast of the Indian Ocean. We come back the same way…

- Level 2    
- Duration : 2 hours
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

      Transfer to Wadi Darbat (30 km - 0h 30)

      Short hike in Wadi Darbat

Wadi Darbat is one of the most famous wadis in Oman. During Khareef (between july and september, the monsoon time) it is a of the favourite place of omani tourists who come here to enjoy the greenry and nice river. We''ll hike up the valley.

- Level 1    
- Duration : 3 hours
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

      Transfer to the archeological site of Khor Ruri / Sumhuram (15 km - 0h 15)

      Visit of Khor Rori and Sumhuram ruins

Khor Ruri Wadi Darbat's estuary. Seabirds are numerous there. Above the estuary are the ruins of Sumhuram, that was an importanat port during the Antiquity. It was located at the far east of the kingdom of Hadramaut, zone of production of frankincense, resin taken from a tree that was once more valued than gold.

- Duration : 1 hours 30

      Transfer to Salalah (45 km - 0h 30)

We spend the night in this nice hotel. The hotel is located in Al Dhariz, facing the sea, and has a swimming pool.

Standard Non Sea-view room
. Breakfast taken at the hotel

      Discover the fruits stalls of Salalah

Salalah is a modern city but still having many agricultural fields in the middle of the city. On the streets there are numerous salls selling the fruits produced here : coconuts, banana, papayas, sugar cane, etc...

- Duration : 1 hours

      Visit of Job's Tomb

We stop on the way to visit Job's tomb, located in the mountains north of Salalah.

- Duration : 0 hours 30

      Visit of Al Baleed Archeological Site

This archeological site lies in the city of salalah, facing the sea. This city was previously known as Dhofar (which is now the name of the region). The area was inhabited since since 4000 years BC, but the remainings date from the 10th century AD. Its position made it an important port in the region. Next to the site is a museum with a hall about history and another about boats.

- Duration : 1 hours

      Visit of Souq Al Husn

Al Husn Souq is Salalah popular market. It is above all famous for the sale of frankincense, perfumes, and omani shawls. It is for the moment under renovation und therefore limited in size.

- Duration : 2 hours

We spend the night in this nice hotel. The hotel is located in Al Dhariz, facing the sea, and has a swimming pool.

Standard Non Sea-view room
. Breakfast taken at the hotel

      Transfer to wild beaches (70 km - 1h)

      Short walk on the coast

We have a short walk in a rocky blockfield facing the sea. Some clocks have very strange forms and some of them even have trees growing on them... The see is beautiful. Here, we are below the clouds during the moonson, which make the best climate for frankincense trees (Boswelia Sacra) and Desert Roses (adenium obesum). Finally we reach a nice sandy beach.

- Level 1    
- Duration : 3 hours
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

      Swimming on a white sandy beach

We enjoy a swim in the indian ocean on one of the numerous beaches of the bay.

- Duration : 2 hours

We camp on a splendid sandy white beach

Individual camping tent

      Short hike along the coast

We start walking where the tracck ends and head to a wonderful beach. On a good path we follow the coast until a small valley where frankincense trees grow next to the sea. We come back the same way and enjoy a swim before getting to the cars.

- Level 2    
- Duration : 3 hours
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

      Transfer to the viewpoint (40 km - 1h)

      View Point

We stop at a view point : we are 1000m high and down the cliffs is the sea. During moonson time the clouds hit the cliffs which get lush green.

- Duration : 0 hours 15

      Transfer to the heights of Jebel Al Qamr (20 km - 0h 20)

      Short walk on the top

We walk on a nice trail used mainly by cows and camels going grazing. We are around 1000m high and overlook the sea. The landscape is bucolic with grazing lands, high trees, and numerous birds…

- Level 1    
- Duration : 2 hours
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

We camp about 1000m high in the middle of the grazinglands and with views over the sea

Individual camping tent

      Transfer to a seaside village (30 km - 1h)

      Walk in a green valley near the sea

We start from the beach and walk in a lush green valley with wild palm trees, desert roses (adenium obesum), and tamarind trees. The slopes above us are fully covered with forest, which is quuite rare in Oman. We can also go for a swim on this wild coast.

- Level 2    
- Duration : 3 hours
- Height Difference : +100m/-100m
- Walking Time : 1 to 2 hours

      Transfer to a seaside village (80 km - 1h)

Standard Room

      Boat trip to a wild estuary

We leave from the port on a fisherman's boat. The coast seen from the boat is very nice and wild : wooded mountain slopes, cliffs, and several tiny coves... We land on a long beach and walk in the estuary to discover freh water pools, giant trees, wild palm trees, many birds, sometimes also camels and cows grazing, archeological ruins, and even stone paintings! We enjoy this idyllic place and come back by boat

- Duration : 3 hours

      Transfer to Salalah (170 km - 3h)

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