Words and Wadis

It always nice to have repeat visitors and this trip was with people who have visited parts of Oman with us several times over the last few years.

The Poet Adil AlAwadi

We had an meeting with one of Oman’s better known Poets

Oman’s Tourism and Geology Combine

I last met Ross Dowling when he hosted a seminar for Oman’s Tour Guides – so it was really nice to meet up with him again – this time for a several day conference on GeoTourism.

Ross Dowling

Its hoped that the conference will

Walks in Oman’s Jebel Akhdar

When clients book their Oman Holidays with us at this time of year its always good to visit the heights of Jebel Akhdar  , which at 2,000 meters are much fresher than the plains below.

Jebel Akhdar walks

Here we took our guests on a guided walk to see some of the wonderful

Oman Holidays

During the week of holidays in Oman we went up to the heights of Oman’s Jebel Akhdar. With thinner, cooler air its good to go walking and we enjoyed the agriculture.

Oman Jebel Akhdar

Fields of Pomegranates

Oman’s water resources

In the upper reaches of Oman’s Jebel Akhdar mountains I came across this tiny cascade of water. The groove running left to right is a small man made channel a few centimeters wide in which the trickle is collected in . 

Then in a small fountain/waterfall (bottom right of the image) it drops into a collecting pool which feeds into a Falaj. For some 200 people in a small hamlet this, is their agricultural water supply (its drinking water is another similar sized source – topped up with occasional deliveries from the valley 1500ft below).

A small flow of water for agriculture in Oman