The border crossing from the Emirates to Saudi Arabia went smoothly. We had an e-Visa for Saudi Arabia, and paid car insurance at the border. The camper was scanned and we could go. Of course, in total, it took us about 3 hours. We chose the direct route to Riyadh, with a stop for the …
The collection of His Highness Sheikh Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, also known as The Rainbow Sheikh because of his collection of Mercedes S Class in 7 different colours, is displayed in a huge pyramid shaped structure. A great place for car enthusiasts and an interesting collection, as it reflects the imagination of a sheikh …
After finishing the repairs at the Mercedes garage, we drove in the direction of Abu Dhabi, but it was getting late, and we were looking for a place for the night. Gabor, a German expat, saw us and recommended Al Qudra, an area of artificial lakes, which is very popular with the locals for camping. …
We had not been to Dubai before and after returning here from Austria, we did a little bit of sightseeing. We decided to use Uber to get to the places we wanted to visit, which worked very well, usually we were driven in a nice Lexus car. Our first destination was the creek, with old …
We had reached Muscat, the capital of Oman, looking forward to experiencing this city known for its long trading history. As an important port between the west and the east, Muscat was ruled by various indigenous tribes as well as foreign powers such as the Persians, the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire at various points in its history. A regional military power …
We had decided against trying to cross Wahiba Sands, not too keen to challenge our camper that much. We had passed the entrance in the south-east, where we already saw nice sand dunes. The entrance from the north is at Al Mintirib, where we decided to drive a bit into the sand as the tracks …
First we visited Jalan Bani Bu Ali, then Jalan Bani Bu Hassan and finally drove into the Wadi Bani Khalid. We think bani means sons. At least in this area, everything had a bani in its name. Jalan Bani Bu Ali has some old watchtowers, old mud houses crumbling away and a castle with the …
From Ash Shuwaymiyah to Duqm, the route was quite boring, taking us through endless plains with not much to see. Later, we were closer to the coast again but the landscape was mostly monotonous. For the night, we found a lovely spot at the lagoon of Wadi Tarif. Like all this lagoons, many birds were …
We had already explored a little the west and north of Dhofar, now we were on the way up the coast, checking out all the springs along the mountains and an ancient town at the coast. We visited Ayn Razat, Ayn Tabraq and the waterfall at Ayn Athum. Even during the dry season, there is …
After arriving in Salalah coming from Mombasa / Kenya, we spent a couple of days at the lovely beaches of Salalah to organise ourselves and our camper. The night, when our camper left the harbour was a bit stressful, until it was finally standing on the earth again at 3am. In Salalah, we stayed at …
