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At an altitude of 1000 meters, the village of Shaat is one of the most prominent and popular tourist destinations in Salalah. It is located on the slopes of Jabal Al Qamar and overlooks the Indian Ocean. Shaat was the most awaited place to visit and yet the most disappointing. …

After a day filled with history and amazing facts that I learned at the Museum of Frankincense Land (read more: Day 7: Frankincense — The Desert Tears, Sumhuram & Al Baleed Archeological Sites) I decided to go on a trip to see another waterfall – Ayn Khor. There are a …

Incense, an aromatic resin harvested from the resin of desert trees in Salalah, has been prized for thousands of years for its distinctive smell and healing properties. As the highest-quality incense is collected from a rare species that grows in isolated lands in Oman’s southernmost province of Dhofar, the history …

Salalah mountains are embellished by fog and mist, and Dhofar is transformed beyond recognition during khareef season (read more about khareef season in this article: Day 3: Pristine Paradise — Fazayah Beach). The weather, however, as magical as it was, became unpleasant to me after a few days. Everything in …

It’s a gloomy rainy afternoon when I finally arrive at Jebel Samhan mountain range. I overcome the off-road section and reach a place, literally at the end of the world at an altitude of about 1,300 m rock shelf sloping down to a coastal plain. I cannot see the coast, …

While overlanding through Salalah, once again I had a chance to experience the legendary hospitality of Omani people. I was invited to a camping and off-roading trip to a secret place by a talented Omani photographer and his friend. Masood Hidden Beach in Salalah where we camped, reminded me very …

It’s morning. I get woken up by the wondrous sound of the waves hitting rocks violently at the Fazayah Beach and on purpose I delay opening my eyes, letting the feeling of anticipation build up a little more. What I am about to see in a moment, is going to …