Az̧ Z̧āhirah

We decided to not do what everybody does (cycle the highway to Ibri and Nizwa), used the border crossing east of Al-Ain and went straight into the mountains. A great decision!

The roads were paved, there were no cars and the scenery was beautiful - the perfect start into a new country we're really looking forward to. But there were no ATMs as well, and nobody wanted our credit cards... Luckily we carried enough provisions for 3 days and they have public drinking water supplies everywhere along the roads.Read more