International Museum Day 2012 Oman

As the 18th May is the focus of International Museum Day I thought it would be nice to have a picture from

Dhows and Gazelles in Dhofar

It was a nice surprise to see the familiar face of Allesandro near Salalah.
He had previously worked on the Jewel of Muscat which sailed from Muscat to Singapore.

Allesandro with 'The Wolf'

Now he is restoring

Wadi Darbat Waterfall on a Tour

The heavy rain fell just after we arrived into Salalah after our 2 week Oman tour from Muscat.  We had intended to camp in the desert but Badar decided that a comfortable, dry hotel would be better for our tourists.

Badar at Wadi Darbat

And with that choice he enabled our guests to see the famous waterfalls at Wadi Darbat.

Wadi Darbat Water Falls

Prophet Job in Salalah

Coconuts are on of the more unexpected things in Salalah and its always good to share this with our tourists.

Drinking coconut Milk in Salalah

High above the plain of Salalah where the Coconut groves are is the location of the tomb of the Prophet Job as his story for the local people is that a spring of water  was created just for him.

A visit to the Tomb of Job in Salalah

The Well of Birds ‘Tawi Attair’ is also high in the mountains. This is full of the sound of birds as at its base is a perminant supply of water.

At Tawi Attair in Salalah

Geodes of Oman and Ubar

With a cyclone bearing down on Dhofars coast we curtailed our several day visit into the southern Empty Quarter to a single day and then a ‘dash’ into unexpected hotel accommodation in Salalah.  Since the UNESCO site at Shisr was close to the route into the Rub al Khali we paid a visit to the site that is claimed to be that of the legendary Ubar .

A visit to Shisr Omans Ubar

Despite the heavy clouds we were still able to travel into Oman’s southern Empty Quarter and visit the mega dunes at Hashman where some of the crystal Geodes of Oman can be found.

The dunes at Hashman