Hiking & trekking

A four-hour guided walk on Jabal Akhdar past the abandoned village of Sarab, old donkey paths and juniper trees to a hilltop viewpoint.

Three hours among the terraced farms of Misfat Al Abriyeen, learning how the falaj shares out water and how the villagers farm.

A five-hour guided trek from Misfat Al Abriyeen up old donkey paths to shepherds’ huts and a canyon viewpoint, with Omani coffee on the way.

A demanding full-day trek on the W9 trail, climbing over 1,000 metres from Misfat Al Abriyeen to the plateau of Sharfat Al Alamayn at about 2,000 m.

Two days on the W9 trail with donkeys carrying the camp: from Misfat Al Abriyeen to a night on the Sharaf plateau at 2,000 m, then a ridge walk above Wadi Sahtan.

A guided night walk through Misfat Al Abriyeen under a full moon: silver terraces, running falaj and the quiet of the mountains.

A guided hike on the famous ledge path along Oman’s Grand Canyon to the deserted hamlet of Sab Bani Khamis, and back.

A demanding high-level hike beside the Grand Canyon to the summit ridge of Jabal Shams, at close to 3,000 metres.

A full-day ridge walk at Sharfat Al Alamayn above Wadi Bani Awf, past an old water store and shepherds’ flocks to the viewpoint of Ras Al Haraq.

A gentle guided walk of about two and a half hours through the stone lanes, terraces and falaj channels of Misfat Al Abriyeen.