Jebel Akhdar

Anika and I drove to the bottom of Jebel Akhdar in the hopes of finding someone with a 4x4 to hitchhike with. As luck would have it, a local immediately drives up and asks if we are looking for a guide to drive us. We negotiate the price a little and then get in his car and he takes us up to some nice viewpoints before stopping at one of the villages of Jebel Akhdar where he lets us out so we can walk around. The first city is has old buildings with a rose water distillery where we watched a demonstration of how rose water is made. Was very interesting to see the method (apparently it is different in other countries). We were lucky to catch the end of rose season, and we saw the bushes in the next town we walked into. Overall, beautiful villages known for their rose water so I'm glad we were able to see it. Our last stop was this gorgeous viewpoint overlooking a valley with villages and pomegranate orchards. Afterwards, we met up for dinner with our new American friend in Nizwa before heading back.Read more