Routing
1. Day: Departure from Germany
Depending on the departure airport, you can travel to Oman with Turkish Airlines or Pegasus. In any case, we have to expect over 10 hours of travel time.
2. Day: Arrival in Muscat / ca. 50 km
You arrive in Muscat early in the morning. We will pick you up at the airport and take you to the hotel. After a few hours of sleep and a good breakfast, we pick up the bikes from the shipping company.
3. Day: Wadi Mayh tour / ca. 190 km
Our first trip in Oman. We cover a large loop and cross two wadis. Finally, we drive to the sea to the beach of As Sifa and plunge into the water.
4. Day: Sightseeing Muscat / ca. 50 km
There is a lot to see in Muscat. We visit the Corniche and the old souq of Mutra, the Sultan's Palace in Old Muscat and the Quaboos Mosque. We will end the day on one of Muscat's beaches.
5. Day: Drive to Sur / ca. 230 km
We find our way to Sur on small side streets. On the way we stop at Wadi Dhaygah Dam Park. There is a large reservoir here with incredible mountain scenery.
After that the journey becomes a little more difficult and only then will it be decided whether we can cover the entire route on gravel. Sometimes the road is impassable. In that case we would have to travel the rest of the way on the highway.
6. Day: Wadi Shab / ca. 100 km
We drive to Wadi Shab, about 50 kilometers from Sur, either by motorbike or by minibus. It is one of the most beautiful wadis in the country. After about an hour's walk we reach the swimming pools with wonderfully refreshing spring water. We spend a relaxing afternoon here. In the evening we go back to Sur.
7. Day: Wadi Bani Khalid / ca. 175 km
Today there is another wadi on the program, the Wadi Bani Khalid, also a pearl among the wadis. After a 20-minute walk we reach the pools here to swim. There are several pools connected to each other that can be reached by swimming.
We have to arrive at the meeting point for our desert stay around midday. From here there are two options available to reach the desert camp. You can have a Jeep chauffeured for a fee, or you can drive your own motorcycle.
8. Day: A day in the desert
We spend a relaxing day in the desert. The unique atmosphere, the silence and the vastness captivate everyone.
If you prefer action, the usual desert activities are available: camel riding, dune bashing, etc.
9. Day: Drive to Nizwa / ca. 265 km
On the journey to Nizwa we visit the "Gate to the Desert", the oasis city of Adam. At the time of the caravans, Adam was the last chance to get water and food before setting off on the long journey south, lasting days or weeks. Today Adam has lost this meaning and the old clay city is inexorably crumbling into dust.
10. Day: Al Hamra, Misfakh, Jabel Shams / ca. 240 km
On a large round trip we visit numerous places around Nizwa. Al Hamra, an abandoned clay town that is still well preserved, the small, tranquil village of Misfah Al Abriyyin, hidden away in the mountains, the Jabal Shams, the highest mountain in Oman and here also the Grand Canyon of Arabia, Bahla with its gigantic fort and, if we still have enough energy, the ruins of Tanuf.
11. Day: Goat market, day off
Today we're getting out of bed early. The Nizwa goat market begins around six o'clock, a unique experience and a highlight of our Oman trip. In addition to goats, sheep, camels and cows are also available here. In addition to sellers and buyers, this spectacle attracts both international and local tourists.
12. Day: Beehive tombs, Suhar / ca. 295 km
The direct route goes to the Beehive Tombs of Al Ayn. These are beehive-like burial sites that can be found everywhere in Oman. They date from around 3,000 BC
This is followed by a beautiful mountain route to Sohar.
13. Day: Day off in Sohar
We have a rest day in Sohar.
14. Day: Mountain tour to Al Musanaah / ca. 280 km
Instead of taking the shortest route to our next destination, we take a huge detour through the mountains. But we're here to drive, right?
15. Day: Nakhal, Muscat / ca. 160 km
We're heading into the mountains again, although we could also take the motorway to Muscat today. In Nakhal we look at the last fort of the trip. Afterwards we go to our beautiful hotel in Muscat.
16. Day: Drop off motorcycles / ca. 50 km
That's it. We take the motorcycles to the shipping company and go to one of the beaches in Muscat, for example. We have to go to the airport around midnight.
17. Day: Flug nach Hause
The plane takes off early in the morning and a few hours later we are back home.