Oman – gorovje Al Hajar (Al Hajar mountains)

OK, pa začnimo z Omanom. 14 dni, 3000 prevoženih kilometrov, porabljenih 500 litrov bencina, za kar smo odšteli cca. 120 EUR (bencin je v Omanu še vedno cenejši od navadne vode),12 različnih lokacij za kampiranje in še bi lahko našteval. Odlična destinacija, ki pa se na žalost spreminja s svetlobno hitrostjo. Gradijo se nove ceste, plaže se počasi polnijo s hoteli za petičneže… Ker bo Oman v tej različici možno videti le še kakšno leto ali dve, resno razmišljam o novem obisku te države – igram se z idejo o organizaciji 10 dnevnega foto tečaja v Omanu, pravo poletno turo v naši zimi 2013/14 – ugodno, predvsem pa polno neverjetnih lokacij.

Prvi post pa o gorovju Al Hajar oziroma naši poti po kamnitih gorah Omana. Ker je bil naš plan res natrpan in smo skušali videti čim več, smo se v gorah potikali le 3 dni. Iz Nizwe smo se najprej podali proti Wadi Ghulu in kasneje najvišji gori Omana Jebel Shamu (po naše gori sonca).Vrh gore (3075 metrov) smo iz našega kampa na 2000 metrov gledali le od daleč a verjemite, razgledi iz šotora so bili fenomenalni. Razlog je bil Wadi Nakhur, pravijo mu tudi Grand Canyon Omana, ki se je razpostiral le nekaj metrov pred našimi šotori. Kasneje nas je pot vodila čez gorske prelaze do verjetno najlepše gorske vasice Omana – Bilad Sayt. Vmes smo obiskali še Snake canyon, ki ni dobil ime zaradi kač temveč njegove zavite oblike ter little Snake Canyon. Oba sta prava magneta za ljubitelje malo bolj zahtevnega canyoninga.

OK, lets begin with Oman. 14 days, 3000 kilometers, 500 liters of petrol, which costs us approx. € 120 (petrol in Oman is still cheaper than water), 12 different locations for camping and I could go on. A great destination, that is, unfortunately, changing with the speed of light. They are building new roads, new hotels on the coast… I think that Oman in this version can be seen only in maybe next two years. And because of that I am seriously thinking about visiting this new country again – I am playing with the idea of organizing 10-day photo course in Oman, true summer adventure in our winter 2013/14 – cheap and ful of incredible locations.

The first post is about the Al Hajar Mountains or our way through rocky mountains of Oman. Since our plan was really crowded and we tried to see as much as possible, we roamed the mountains in just 3 days. From Nizwa we first travel to Wadi Ghul and Oman’s highest mountain, Jebel Sham (mountain of sun). We saw summit of the mountain (3075 meters) from our camp at 2000 meters  but trust me, the views from the tent were phenomenal. The reason was Wadi Nakhur, also called the Grand Canyon of Oman, which was just a few meters from our tents. Later, the path led us through the mountain passes to the most beautiful mountain village of Oman – Bilad Sayt. In between we visited the Snake Canyon and little Snake Canyon – both are a magnet for canyoning enthusiasts.