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The constant assault of flowing water thousands of years ago left in its path a canyon that has become a favourite to many hikers not only in Oman but in the region. Without the water pressure that...

The Sultanate has been eyeing tourism as a major contributor to its economic growth and evidence of this can be found not only in the number of new infrastructures being built but also in the...

   Yeru Ebuen - He stood at the edge of the canyon taking the scenery before him. He has always been out in the wilderness but yet, never tires of conquering the peaks. Today was no...

More than 200 kilometres away from Muscat is a wadi everyone has gotten familiar with. Wide, turquoise and blue pools, lush date plantations and an interesting topographical features that make it a...

The tour began with a short seminar. The group leaders standing in front giving out a brief back-ground of who they are and what they do. It was eight in the morning on a Sunday but many of the...

Compared to the loud booming noise of the Ayn Athum waterfall in Salalah during Khareef, the secret Al Hail waterfall in Wadi Al Arbeein is tamer. Its water is pleasantly cold even in the middle of...

[gallery link="file" columns="4" ids="333303,333302,333310,333317"] YERU EBUEN - For some reason, when one hears ‘poultry farm,” it automatically depicts a smelly, litter-ridden cave that...