Adventure Trekking in Oman
Author : Anne Dale
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 25,75 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Hiking
ISBN : 9780953785407
Oman Trekking Guide
Author : Alistair MacKenzie
Publisher : Explorer Pub
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 24,90 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9789768182623
Book Description
This unique trekking guide to the most breathtaking routes in northern Oman is a must for seasoned professionals and novice hikers alike. The informative guide pack comes with a trekker's hand book, area map and 11 route cards detailing each individual trek, how to get there and useful tips.
The Rough Guide to Oman (Travel Guide eBook)
Author : APA Publications Limited
Publisher : Apa Publications (UK) Limited
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 33,97 MB
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1789195071
Book Description
Discover this beguiling destination with the most incisive and entertaining guidebook on the market. Whether you plan to watch turtles lay their eggs at Ras Al Jinz,shop for bargains at the labyrinthine Muttrah Souk or hike the Hajar mountains, The Rough Guide to Oman will show you the ideal places to sleep, eat, drink, shop and visit along the way. - Independent, trusted reviews written with Rough Guides' trademark blend of humour, honesty and insight, to help you get the most out of your visit, with options to suit every budget. - Full-colour maps throughout - navigate the historic quarter of Old Muscat or plot your route along the Rustaq Loop without needing to get online - Stunning images - a rich collection of inspiring colour photography. - Things not to miss - Rough Guides' rundown of Oman's best sights and experiences. - Itineraries - carefully planned routes to help you organize your trip. Detailed regional coverage - whether off the beaten track or in more mainstream tourist destinations, this travel guide has in-depth practical advice for every step of the way. Areas covered include: Muscat; the Hajar mountains; Nizwa; Al Hamra; Al Batinah; Seeb; Barka; the Rustaq Loop; the Musandam peninsula; Khasab; Sharqiya; Sur; Saiq Plateau; Dhofar. Attractions include: Sultan Qaboos Mosque; Jebel Shams; Jabrin Fort; Khor ash Sham; Jebel Harim; Ras al Jinz; Wahiba Sands; souks; wadis. - Basics - essential pre-departure practical information including getting there, local transport, accommodation, food and drink, health, the media, festivals, outdoor activities, culture and etiquette, and more. Background information - a Contexts chapter devoted to history, wildlife and recommended books, with a useful language section and glossary. Make the Most of Your Time on Earth with The Rough Guide to Oman About Rough Guides : Escape the everyday with Rough Guides. We are a leading travel publisher known for our "tell it like it is" attitude, up-to-date content and great writing. Since 1982, we've published books covering more than 120 destinations around the globe, with an ever-growing series of ebooks, a range of beautiful, inspirational reference titles, and an award-winning website. We pride ourselves on our accurate, honest and informed travel guides.
Wilderness Trekking Oman
Author : John Edwards
Publisher :
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 16,40 MB
Release : 2021-10
Category :
ISBN : 9781908531797
Book Description
The Hajar Mountains rise up from the great central deserts of the Arabian plateau - the so-called Empty Quarter - and then look down to the coastal plain that runs into the waters of the Gulf of Oman. Beautiful and remote, often almost entirely inaccessible, these harsh rocky slopes with their breathtaking views of Oman are largely unexplored. Wilderness Trekking in Oman is a practical guide for hiking in the Western Hajar, following some 200km of mountain trails. Meticulously researched and presented with detailed original cartography, this comprehensive guide is the key to discovering a remarkable landscape. The mountain traverse follows the spine of the mountains in a point-to-point walk taking sixteen days which can be broken down into eight one-day walks, two two-day walks, and one four-day walk. There is a road intersection with a village or hotel between each of these eleven sections. The traverse climbs to the highest accessible peak in the country at 2999m and finishes in remote dry valleys, called wadis, where impregnable cliffs have precluded road construction and electricity transmission. This has preserved the Arabian mountain lifestyle that has existed for centuries. ? This book describes where to go, what to carry, where to sleep, and, most importantly, where to find drinking water. Some hikers may choose to be supported by friends meeting them in a 4WD vehicle at road intersections marking the end of each section. For their benefit, this book includes excursions at eight of these ten rendezvous points. There are other possibilities for resupply at all ten road intersections. Digital data for download comprises GPS tracks, waypoints, kmz map files, and PDF files of each chapter. A folded 1:50,000 map covering 607km of side tracks and the traverse can be purchased separately. Hikers who have completed part or all of this traverse are invited to post reviews on social media accessible from www.hajarhiking. com, where there are historical photographs and video recorded on parts of this traverse in 1992 when there was only one road in the entire mountain range.
Oman
Author : Diana Darke
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 32,39 MB
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 9781841621685
Book Description
The modern coastal city of Muscat provides a gateway to scuba diving, dhow cruising and turtle watching, whilst the ancient inner regions provide ideal terrain to take a 4WD through wadis or desert. Some of the most luxurious hotels in the Middle East are in Oman, so this guide is suitable for up-market travellers and backpackers alike.
Oman
Author : Tony Walsh
Publisher : Bradt Travel Guides
Page : 380 pages
File Size : 25,22 MB
Release : 2016-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1784770205
Book Description
Bradt's is the most up-to-date and informative guide to Oman, the Arabian peninsula's most welcoming destination, fully revised and updated by an author who has been living in Oman and Arabia since 1986. Oman is finally reaping the economic benefit of its location between Europe, Africa and Asia with substantial investment in major shipping ports and significant expansion of the national airline with new routes to Western Europe and East Asia. Despite being at the crossroads of great trade routes and empires, Oman has remained an independent country through much of its long history, and today tourism and travel are a major focus for Oman's government. This new edition covers the recent substantial investment in new airport facilities and upmarket accommodation and also features the historic UNESCO towns of Samharam and Al Balid. If you want to live like a local, the guide also tells you how to slow cook the traditional spiced meat shuwa and how to be a perfect guest if invited into an Omani home. Oman is not merely a desert. While it has the classic sand seas - Wihibah Sands - home to the nomadic Bedouin and their camels, this sultanate also boasts lush monsoon-soaked valleys near Salalah, mountain villages surrounded by green terraced fields of fruit trees and rose bushes, and the reef-fringed Ad Dimaniyyat Islands. With such a varied wilderness there is huge scope for adventure. Oman is increasingly perceived as a high-end cultural destination. The new Opera House has opened, directly supported by the Sultan, with top-notch international performers like Placido Domingo. The guide includes advice on property buying, since Omani law changed to allow expatriates to buy, explaining the rules and regulations. There is also a detailed overview of language schools teaching Arabic, not found in other guides. With advice on cultural etiquette, basic Arabic phrases and political history - as well as full practical information on where to stay and eat, and what to see and do - this fully updated edition remains the essential guide for travellers looking to discover the real Oman.
Trekking in the Alps
Author : Kev Reynolds
Publisher : Cicerone Press Limited
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 34,8 MB
Release : 2011-06-07
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1849653798
Book Description
An inspirational larger format guidebook to 20 summer treks in the Alps across Italy, Austria, Switzerland, France and Slovenia, including the classics such as the Tour of Mont Blanc and lesser-known routes like the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps. Perfect for planning, the treks included are: Tour of Mont Blanc, Tour of the Matterhorn, Tour of Monte Rosa, Walker's Haute Route, Tour of the Jungfrau Region, Tour of the Vanoise and Dolomites AV 1 and 2; (longer trans-Alpine routes) GR5 (Lake Geneva to Nice), Eastern Alps E5, Italian Alps GTA and the Traverse of the Slovenian Alps; and (for the Alpine adventurer) Alpine Pass Route, Tour of the Oisans, Tour of the Queyras, Tour of Mont Ruan, Stubai High Route, Zillertal High Route, Gran Paradiso AV2 and the Ratikon Hoehenweg. Outline schedules for each trek allow you compare the routes and become inspired to take up the challenge. Basic day-by-day route descriptions for each route are illustrated with maps and profiles, helping you choose the best routes to walk.
Tim & Tigon
Author : Tim Cope
Publisher : Pan Australia
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 18,26 MB
Release : 2019-09-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1760788279
Book Description
Adventurer Tim Cope had a childhood dream: to travel the 10,000 kilometres from Mongolia to Hungary on horseback - a journey undertaken centuries ago by the legendary leader of the Mongols, Genghis Khan. On this journey, Tim met a dog called Tigon. For more than three years, Tim and Tigon endured searing heat and bitter cold; dark lonely nights when wolves circled their camp; hunger; despair; joy; and the wild beauty of the landscape that changed constantly around them. They met the people of the steppe, who welcomed Tim and Tigon into their homes, and shared their traditions and histories. This is the story of a unique journey - a journey filled with the spirit of the pioneering explorers of old. It is the story of an extraordinary friendship. Praise for On the Trail of Genghis Khan 'An inspiration to me and I believe he will be an inspiration for many.' Elizabeth Gilbert 'An epic tale of an epic journey, told with beauty and simplicity.' Tim Macartney-Snape, mountaineer, first Australian to summit Mount Everest
Mirage in the mountain
Author : CA Anurag Sharma
Publisher : BecomeShakespeare.com
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 19,78 MB
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9388930010
Book Description
Sourav receives a call from his friend Shekhar who tells him that his younger brother and his three friends have been missing since the last three days. Their car has been found in the Jungles of Kaabri Village near Shimla but no trace has been found of the people sitting in it. Sourav decides to go to that place when he meets a stranger named Priyanka in the bus. Priyanka seems a mystical girl who narrates him the story of four boys who met with the accident at the same spot exactly last year and how their lives turned out. The story revolves around four friends who reach the unexpected places. Jhony, a person known as negativity among his friends because of his ability to find bad in every good reaches at a place known as happy land where everyone is happy with everything they have but he soon raises a seed of discontent among them. Akshay, a spoiled brat known as flirt among his friends reaches a place where he had to work non-stop and that place is without girls. Rohan, a shy by nature reaches at a place where he falls in love with a girl and never wants to leave her. Vir, an atheist who enters a place where he has a strange encounter with the priest. After four days they are taken to a place where they are asked one simple question which could change their destiny forever. Their fortunes are decided on the day Mirage is formed in the Mountains. What happened to those four people and how this story would impact the lives of Shekhar’s brother? Will they ever be able to find out that exactly happened and will they ever comeback?
The Inca Trail
Author : Richard Danbury
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,45 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Cuzco (Peru)
ISBN : 9781873756294
Book Description
The Inca Trail from Cuzco to Machu Picchu is South America's most popular hike. This guide includes 20 detailed trail maps, plans of eight Inca sites, plus guides to Cuzco and Machu Picchu.
