Our last night in Oman
February 13, 2023 in Oman
Tonight is our last night in Oman.
We have been here for 6 weeks now and it feels like years. Lonely deserts, incredible beaches, rugged mountains, and off-road tracks like you haver never seen. AndRead more
Jebel Shams, towering over Wadi Nakhar
February 12, 2023 in Oman
Yesterday afternoon we drove up to the Jebel Shams, towering over 2000meters over the Wadi Nakhar where we were previously going from warm nights to ice cold nights but incredible sunset andRead more
Wadi Nakhar
February 11, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Today we drove into the Wadi Nakhar, (turquoise line) also known as the Grand canyon of Oman. The cliffs on the sides reach up to a mountain plateau at 2200 meters.
Part of the track led along theRead more
The weapons souk at Nizwa
February 10, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
06:30, at the animal market, Nizwa
February 9, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
From 2000m altitude back down to 400m to experience the Friday morning Nizwa animal market!
The latter started at 05:00 when the first pick-ups brought their sheep, goats and camels to the market andRead more
Jebel Akhdar - walking the Falaj's
February 9, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
Jebel Akdhar still has villages operating their Falaj's water irrigation systems to water the most incredible terraces that are literally " glued" to the mountain.
Today we did the "balcony walk",Read more
Jebel Akdhar -a day with luxury
February 8, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Today we decided to spoil ourselves with a lunch in the most elegant hotel on the mountain, and what a lunch it was! With a glass of wine and then relaxing at the pool. A holiday from the holiday!
Jebal Akhdar - "lost villages Hike"
February 7, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Today we hiked the "lost villages" hike, 600 meters down into an incredible gorge along steep slopes with incredible views. Along the way, tiny villages glued to the slopes in the most impossibleRead more
Bahla Fort, Jabrin palace
February 6, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Built in the same fashion with mud bricks mixed with straw is Bahla Fort, a huge multi story building dating back to before Islam (600AD) and a unesco heritage site. Absolutely fascinating climbingRead more
and down again to Al Hamra and Misfah
February 5, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 18 °C
Today we descended from 2000m to 450m to visit Alhamra an one of the few villages with intact houses built of bricks made from mud and straw. As mentioned in a previous Blog, in the last 20 yearsRead more
Up Up Up, to the edge of the world
February 4, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 12 °C
Today we drove from Bilad Sayt at 900 meters up to the escarpment to 2100 meters on an incredible track, ariving on top of the world.
Here we started a 3 hour hike along an escarpment that drops offRead more
Salmah and on to Bylad Sayt
February 3, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
After kahlid, we headed on to Salmah, hidden in a valley at 1000m along a dead-end track.
The road was the steepest we have ever experienced with us engaging the differential locks again and again asRead more
This is "Kahlid"
February 3, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
This is Kahlid!
Kahlid is secretary at a school, but in his heart, he is a teacher and researcher.
His family has lived at this location high up on the slopes for hundreds of years. When we asked howRead more
Climbing up to Salmah
February 3, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
Salmah is a tiny village at 1000m on a dead-end road in the middle of 2000m High mountains. We were told it is a difficult track, so we decided to try. Again, and again, we are amazed at what slopesRead more
Mountains at last!
February 2, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Our real soul lives in the mountains and deserts. This is where we breathe out and feel connected with the universe. And if it happens offroad, this is pure adrenalin on top!
Today, we headed offRead more
Ras as Sawadi beach
February 2, 2023 in Oman
So far we have not been able to dive in Oman (there are simply too many other things!), so we decided to try snorkelling at Sawadi beach, which has rocky islands near the shore.
We had done it again!Read more
Muscat
January 28, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Muscat is the capital city and was made to what it is today by the late Sultan Qaboos.
Qaboos not only loved the culture of Bavaria, causing him to build a house in Garmish Partenkirchen south ofRead more
Approaching Muscat, Sifha beach
January 28, 2023 in Oman
Never go to the beach on a Friday! Because that's the day all Omanis have a free day, and go camping at the beach! Preferably with a Nomad tent and Jeeps to race along the beach.
We approached MuscatRead more
Some more mountain pictures
January 27, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
An off into the mountains again
January 26, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Once Off-road, always off-road!
I was hooked and insisted that we do another off-road track through the mountains, so, we chose a route and off we went, up at an angle of 45 degrees with hairpin bendsRead more
Wadi Al Shab
January 24, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
We had an incredible day today:
We hiked up into a wadi/ canyon called Wadi al Shab, along the canyon floor at first and then higher and higher up the slopes along a goat track until we were aboutRead more
Wadi Tiwi
January 23, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
An off-road track leads 15 kms into the Wadi Tiwi on roads so narrow that sprinti hardly fitted through and so steep that the wheels were spinning. Absolutely hairy!
Especially when a local ToyotaRead more
SUR the home of Omani dhow building
January 22, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
SUR used to be the center of Arabian shipbuilding with the Arabs building fast, and flexible ships that could sail into the wind, long before the Portuguese started discovering the seas.
Oman thusRead more
An absolute breathtaking off-road day
January 21, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Oh my god what an off-road day!
On gravel and sand paths through the most rugged mountains at 2000 meters, going up over one ridge, down into the next valley and then up the next ridge, and again!Read more
And on through Wahiba sands
January 20, 2023 in Oman ⋅ 🌙 14 °C
Today we traversed the rest of Wahiba sands and are now spending the night on its perimeter, where we head off into the mountains tomorrow.
All night the sand storm had been blowing and shaking ourRead more
We did it!
January 19, 2023 in Oman ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
Last night, hardly anyone slept, so worried were we with what would await us today.
80 Km's of soft sand going down one dune and up the next.
We were all sure that we would spend half the day diggingRead more





























































































































































































































































































































