Oman-Discovery - NEU

Oman is like a fairy tale from the Arabian Nights and it is actually said that Sinbad the Sailor was born in Sohar and set out on his adventurous journeys from Oman. We will never know whether this is true. What is certain, however, is that Oman can look back on a centuries-old tradition as a seafaring nation.

The famous dhows, which are still being built in a shipyard in Sur to this day, were used by Omani traders to export their goods, especially incense, which was then worth gold, all over the world. Their trade routes reached as far as India and China, from where they brought spices, silk and other treasures back to Oman.

The wise policies of the late Sultan Qaboos continued this tradition when he led Oman into the post-oil era by building ports and roads. The entire country is now criss-crossed by a network of well-developed roads. These new roads are almost too good for us motorcyclists, and we are always looking for the old, smaller roads where motorcycling is really fun.

We will concentrate on the north. Most of the interesting and worth seeing places can be reached via asphalt. The routes through the mountains are particularly easy to drive on. We will also encounter a few beautiful gravel roads, which can be mastered by any good road driver.