Villa Shams Oman

... a couple of small towns with forts, and ending up in Ibri about 100km away. However, not long after Nizwa, I saw a sign for Jebel Shams (37km), which, at 3075 meters, is the highest mountain in Oman. Stopping to look at my trusty LP, I see that this road ...

... , where I hiked for about 1.5 hours up the steep-sided wadi to a series of clear green pools. Coincidentally, I met Nick (from Jebel Shams a few days ago) and his girl-friend as they came down the wadi. It’s a small world in Oman! This is my second ...

... route, but they were still most definitely off-road. The target was no less than the peak of Jebel Shams, the highest point in Oman. Around 3,000 metres up a series of unpaved roads up incredibly steep inclines, and through switchbacks. Railings strictly ...

... . Had some food on the local market before everything closed for the Friday prayers at lunch time. At the foot of Jabal Shams mountain we entered a very well developed cave run by an Omani-Lebanese company. The cave is 5km long and famous for some lakes ...