Trekking in Oman with Al Maalam Tours, how does it work?
First a short semantic clarification : trekking is a long distance walk over several days without driving (drive only to reach the starting point and leave from the ending point) ; hiking is usualy over a single day…
So, we offer Trekking and Hiking Tours, or, of an easier level, Discovery Tours.
Practically, how it works?
Organisation
It’s wuite simple : 4WD cars drop us at the start of the trek, and then we do all the stages by foot.
1 car stays with us in order to move luggages, camping equipment (if we have overnights wild camping), and to resupply with food and water.
At the end of the trek, we find again cars to drive back…
Portage
Most of the time, we carry only the things which we need for the day(water, part of the collective picnic lunch, and personals), and we find the luggages in the evening.
On some stages (it’s always clearly specified in the itineraries), we do not meet the vehicules and the lugages in the evening. In this case, you also have to carry the things you will need at night.
If the night is in hotel or guesthouse, you don’t have to carry much more (warmer clothes for the evening and a few personal belongings), since bedsheets, blankets, and bath towels are provided.
If the overnight is a bivouac, you will also have to carry your sleeping bag and mattress (foam or thermarest).
Regarding drinking water, we make sure that it is available every day.
Our ethics about mountain hiking and trekking
First, we like to hike in the mountain, in the wadis, on the coastline, or in the desert, because we love nature, and hiking is the best way to discover it : walking, we access much wilder places, and we have time to contemplate the nature in its details as well as in its extent.
These are also environments where human being, through watching and understanding nature, developped with ingenuity traditional lifestyles totally incluenced by it. Facing this beautiful and generous, but also sometimes rugged and harsh nature, they have delopped values of humility, courage, and solidarity. This heritage reached to us, and when we visit these wild places, we make these values ours.
So, we are not in a spirit of competition and racing… you’ll find here more details about a typical hiking day in the mountain with us.
Trekking Routes
As for now, we only offer trekking in the Eastern Hajar mountain range. Our routes go through Wadi Sahtan, Wadi Bani Awf, Wadi Bani Kharus, Wadi Mistal, Jebel Akhdar, and the main ridge of the chain.
Yeellow points : possible guesthouses or bivouac or camping spots
Yeellow points : possible guesthouses or bivouac or camping spots
Yeellow points : possible guesthouses or bivouac or camping spots
1 – From Wadi Sahtan to Wadi Bani Awf (6 days)
6 days
Level 4
Trekking – from Wadi Sahtan to Wadi Bani Awf
Available in JanFebMarsNovDec
1 x Camping
1 x Bivouac
2 x Homestay
1 x Accomodation
2 – From Wadi Bani Awf to Misfat Al Abreyeen (5 days)
5 days
Level 4
Trekking – From Wadi Bani Awf to Misfat Al Abreyeen
Available in JanFebNovDec
4 x Accomodation
3 – Crossing Jebel Akhdar (9 days)
9 days
Level 4
Trekking – Crossing Jebel Akhdar
Available in JanFebNovDec
3 x Camping
5 x Accomodation
4 – From Samail to Wadi Bani Kharus (4 days)
4 days
Level 4
Trekking – From Samail to Wadi Bani Kharus
Available in JanFebMarsNovDec
1 x Camping
2 x Accomodation
Complete Route (more bivouac and homestays Version) – Crossing the Western Hajar (14 days)
14 days
Level 4
Great Trekking – Crossing Western Hajar
Available in JanFebMarsNovDec
2 x Camping
4 x Bivouac
2 x Homestay
5 x Accomodation
Do you prefer to organise it by yourself?
You’ll find a lot of informations on the website Wilderness Trekking Oman
Do you prefer to join a group?
We offer mountain trekking in small groups between November and February.
Here are the next Trekking scheduled…
Some pictures
