190 km from Muscat. The tarmac ends at Al Wasil; the last 11 km are sand, and we drive them.
Getting Here
175 km
Muscat airport to Al Wasil
About 2 h 15 by road on Route 23 through Ibra. Hire a car, or ask us for a driver.
14:30
Meet at the Al Wasil fuel station
We wait at the pumps in a white Land Cruiser. Leave your car in the shaded lot behind the station.
25 min
The last 11 km over sand
Our driver takes you over the dunes. Bags ride in the back, under a cover.
Sunset
Tea in the majlis
You are on the camp in time for the dune walk, 45 minutes before the sun goes down.
Coordinates
What to bring
Soft shoes for the sand
A warm layer for the night, which falls to 12°C in January
Sunglasses and a scarf for the wind
Cash in rials for the camel men
Passports for the police check on Route 23
The camp from the east ridge in the afternoon.