Oman Fjords Khasab

... Musandam Peninsula, situated on the tip of Arabia, and quite close to Iran, is a land of beautiful fjords or khors as they are known in Oman. It is so close to Iran that Khasab port is used to smuggle US cigarettes into Iran in return for ...

... system" on the boat. After a bit of organisation, there were 30+ people joining. The drive from Dubai to Khasab, the main town in that part of Oman, was only a few hours, but passing the border and waiting for a car which had gone to the main part of ...

... Area: Musandam Peninsula is the northern tip of UAE but in Omani territory that is separated by UAE from the mainland Oman. Khasab is the main town in this area that boasts the highest mountain of this area i.e. 2200m called as Jebel Hareem. ...

... a few more hours before dark and had to get driving if I wanted to reach Khor Najd, one of the few Khors (similar to Fjords was my understanding) accessible by car, before dark.  So I kept my bags and headed into the mountains.  The real road ...

... dirhams worth of vacuum packed pillows (and another grande latte!) we continued on through the UAE/Oman border crossing. The road to Khasab winds around shear limestone cliff faces which plunge downwards to connect with the Straits of Hormuz  ...