Rocks and Fossils Oman 2 Night Adventure

Our two night adventure starts with us being entertained (and fed!) at a traditional Omani farm by a most interesting and genial host. The following two days will see us pilot our 4x4s through the amazing Al Huqf Escarpment; the driving is easy and the rocks are spectacular – think of it as a 180km long geology lesson!

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Approx 430 kms including 200kms offroad
Estimated 11 hours behind the wheel, two third’s of it offroad
1 night “glamping” at a traditional camel farm
1 nights wild camping
No previous offroad driving experience is required.
Maximum 7 guest cars.

Package A : 2 Nights

Includes

Car Rental Nissan Patrol Y62 4.0L Auto
1 night glamping, 1 nights camping,
Camping Equipment Hire
Breakfast/lunch/dinner
Soft drinks

Package B : 2 Nights

As for package A, but excluding

Rental Car

Aimed at GCC Residents

Using their own 4×4 OR
Independently rented 4×4

Tour Dates*

We have no definite dates for this 2 night adventure; they will probably happen on a Thursday-Saturday, but other dates are available upon request.

When we ran this trip back in early 2019, a number of people from Dubai and Abu Dhabi joined us; all who joined us enjoyed the trip tremendously but be aware it is a very very long drive – you will cover about 1800kms in total.

For those of you who are touring already, the distance we will cover will be approximately 440kms, of which 50% is offroad.

Day One

Package A: Collect hire car from Muscat after between noon and 2pm, drive to the old City of Adam (2 hours’ drive).
Package B: meet us at Adam
Coffee and pre-trip briefing.
Historical Oasis Tour
Overnight at a genuine Omani Camel Farm (toilet & shower available)

Guests can arrive anytime after 3pm, and if they wish to join the historical oasis tour they should be with us by 4pm

Day Two

200kms drive to our desert entry point
This area, known as the Al Huqf (al Hoof) Escarpment is exceptionally remote
Discover some amazing 60 million year old Rudist fossils (note, take only photos, do not remove any fossils)
Dark skies at night ensures, subject to weather conditions, an amazing starscape.
100km offroad wadi/plain driving til we reach our campspot