by Marina Bruce | Dec 28, 2014 | GPS Co-ordinates and routes, Oman: Seaside, Salalah Routes & GPS Co-ordinates
One of my favourite places to camp, ever. Around 1.5 hour’s drive from Salalah – you will definitely need a 4×4 with good clearance to tackle the mountain road section of the route. Driving Eastwards on Road 42, pass Mirbat and continue until you...
by Marina Bruce | Dec 28, 2014 | Oman, Oman: Salalah, Oman: Seaside, Salalah Routes & GPS Co-ordinates
In the past residents of Shuwaymia wishing to travel to Hasik have had to drive a tortuous 450 km to reach there – or go by sea – this, despite there being less than 70kms between the two settlements as the Verraux’s Eagle flies, so to speak. In...
by Marina Bruce | May 29, 2014 | Oman: Salalah, Salalah Routes & GPS Co-ordinates
Kareef season is almost upon us – it should start raining in a couple of weeks from now – and this is the best time to head to Salalah to experience much green-ness, 17 degrees north of the equator and on the edge of the largest sand dune desert in the...
by Marina Bruce | Jul 23, 2012 | Oman, Oman: Salalah, Salalah Routes & GPS Co-ordinates
Having had the most wonderful but very busy week touring Salalah, we were almost reluctant to head home. Neil was returning to work offshore in just two days time, and we had 1100 monotonous kms to drive. We left on the first day of “big” rains, and...
by Marina Bruce | Jul 23, 2012 | Oman, Oman: Salalah, Salalah Routes & GPS Co-ordinates
Salalah – Square Circle Route Update I returned to Salalah in September of 2024 as a guide through my Arabian Cities and Sands business. I drove this route to investigate some points that the company that hired me might like to use for their event. I’m...
by Marina Bruce | Jul 22, 2012 | Oman, Oman: Salalah, Salalah Routes & GPS Co-ordinates
Route 3: The Nature Trail route with a sprinkling of religious history This route is 112kms in length and comprises mainly blacktop; it took us about 4 hours to complete. Most of the route can be covered by sedan, however if you want to go to see Wadi Uyan, then it...
