A beautiful 4-days trek on Jebele Akhdar, passing through several valleys. With a night camping and 2 nights in beautiful guesthouses in mountain villages.
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Level 4
Environment :
Mountain
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Accomodation :
X 1
X 2
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of 3 to 7
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www.omantrekkingguides.com, website of AL MAALAM TOURS , company registered under Commercial Register Number (1087801), and with
(local tour operator licence)
AL MAALAM TOURS - PO BOX 917 - Post Code 611 - NIZWA - SULTANATE OF OMAN
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MAIN INFORMATION |
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Price per person |
330 OMR (863 USD) |
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Group Size |
from 3 to 7 persons |
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Status |
AVAILABLE (Guaranted when 3 registered) |
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Tour guided in |
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Start |
28/12/2022 at 08:30 |
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Meeting at Mutrah Hotel ; we will send you location |
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Finish |
31/12/2022 at 18:00 |
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We drop you at your hotel in Muscat |
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DOCUMENTS TO DOWNLOAD |
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DETAILED PROGRAM |
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TECHNICAL SHEET |
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COUNTRY SHEET |
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ABOUT THE GUIDE |
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ANTOINE
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CHILDHOOD |
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He was born and grew up in a peaceful village in the countryside in Normandy. |
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YOUTH |
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He studied in Paris first humanities and then switched to business management, still keeping on reading about history, philosophy, sociology, and working on holidays in a warehouse. |
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ADULTHOOD |
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After working a few years for another agency in the field of adventure tourism, he opened Al Maalam Tours with his friend Ibrahim. |
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FUTURE |
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The following of the story happens now, and will we written in a few years… |
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Tour guided by ANTOINE |
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www.omantrekkingguides.com, website of AL MAALAM TOURS , company registered under Commercial Register Number (1087801), and with
(local tour operator licence)
AL MAALAM TOURS - PO BOX 917 - Post Code 611 - NIZWA - SULTANATE OF OMAN
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BOOKING PROCESS |
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1 - Use the form on the right to give us a few information about you and eventualy ask us some questions. |
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2 a - If you have asked us more information, we'll reply to you as soon as possible, and you can then tell us later through a simple email when you are ready to book. |
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2 b - If you asked to book, we'll send you an invoice with our bank details if you want to pay by bank transfer (bank charges should be paid by you) and a link for the payment by credit card. |
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3 - When we receive the deposit, we send you the invoice mentioning the amount paid and the remaining amount to be paid. |
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4 - One month before departure, we'll ask you to pay the remaining amount : by bank transfer or credit card at latest 1 week before departure, or cash (OMR or USD only) during the tour directly to the guide. |
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CANCELLATION POLICY |
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You can cancel anytime. |
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More than 45 days before departure, we refund the full amount paid by you (except bank charges). |
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Between 45 and 20 days before departure, we keep 10% of the price of the tour and we refund the rest (except bankl charges). |
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Between 20 and 10 days before departure, we keep 30% of the price of the tour, which means the amount of the deposit paid. If you have already paid the remaining amount, we refund you that part (we keep only 30%). |
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Less than 10 days before departure, we keep the total amount paid. |
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If your insurance does not cover cancellation fees and that you have a good reason to cancel (you meet diifficltiies, not just that you changed your mind), we'll do ourt best to reduce as much as possible the amount kept: we work to earn our living, not to make money with the problems of others... |
www.omantrekkingguides.com, website of AL MAALAM TOURS , company registered under Commercial Register Number (1087801), and with
(local tour operator licence)
AL MAALAM TOURS - PO BOX 917 - Post Code 611 - NIZWA - SULTANATE OF OMAN
Transfer to a village in the Samail Gap (120 km - 1h 15)
Hike up to Jebel AkhdarA long but very beautiful hike which takes us from the Samail Gap to the high plateau of Jebel Akhdar. We first follow the wadi bed sometimes on the falaj, sometimes bouldering. We then have a long quite steep ascent on a good path with great views until we reach a high village. Scenery is great with impressive vertical cliffs.
- Level 4
- Duration : 8 hours
- Height difference : +1300m/-0m
- Walking time : 6 to 7 hours
Camping high in the mountainWe set up our camp not far from a village, at an height of 1900m.
Individual camping tent|
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Hike down from Jebel AkhdarWe start from a beautiful high village where walnuts and pomogranate are grown. We walk up to a narrow Pass which gives access to the valley on the northern side. From there we hike down with panoramic views over the valley looking like an amphitheater. We finally reach the village, and we cross the green terraces mainly planted with apricots and peaches.
- Level 3
- Duration : 6 hours
- Height difference : +250m/-900m
- Walking time : 4 to 5 hours
Guesthouse in a mountain villageA nice Guesthouse, very well located at the entrance of the village, and with superb view over the valley
Standard Room|
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Hike up to Jebel AkhdarA nice hike, not too much difficult, except in one steep place, offering us great views over the north flank of the Western Hajar. We start at a village located at 1400m above sea level, where apricots and peaches do particularly well, and reach an upper village located at 2200m, where main grown trees are pomogranates and wallnuts.
- Level 3
- Duration : 7 hours
- Height difference : +800m/-450m
- Walking time : 5 to 6 hours
Mountain guesthouseOvernight in a beautifully renovated guesthouse in an old troglodyte village. The village is built under a cliff.
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Hike down from Jebel AkhdarA long but nice hike! The descent offers stunning views and the arrival in the last villages of the wadi is delightfull : flowing water and terraced gardens, which are some of the finest of Oman!
- Level 4
- Duration : 7 hours
- Height difference : +300m/-1500m
- Walking time : 5 to 6 hours
Transfer to Muttrah (200 km - 2h)|
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www.omantrekkingguides.com, website of AL MAALAM TOURS , company registered under Commercial Register Number (1087801), and with
(local tour operator licence)
AL MAALAM TOURS - PO BOX 917 - Post Code 611 - NIZWA - SULTANATE OF OMAN
