Salalah and Dalkut, Oman

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This week I was in oman for 3 days, we had 5 days off for Eid-ul-Adha

Salalah is Oman’s 2nd largest city, and birth place of Sultan Qaboos, the ruler of Saltanat Oman. Although the right time to visit this place is from July to Sep (the moonsoon season) when the city and towns around it turn lush green due to heavy rains… now in november because all the waterfalls and a couple of rivers (which are the main attractions of Salalah) were already dried out, we decided to go to Dalkut which is a border town near Yemen. From Dubai to Salalah is around 1200KM, Dalkut is further 150KM from Salalah.
We left at 4:30am in the morning on 16th November, offered Eid Prayer in Al Ain near Mezyad border. Visa/immigration process took almost 1 hour. at least 80% of the area was same, that is desert, with no population at all, sometimes no sign of life and no fuel for 100s of kilometers. rest of the details with pictures



Sunset somewhere between Maqshin and Qitbit towns




First view of Salalah City looks like this

we reached Salalah at 9:30pm, spent good 2 hours looking for some place to stay

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Yes! It drizzles over Salalah Hills by the sea during June-September and they become lush green!

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Next morning we left at 10am for Dalkut, the distance is not more than 150 KM, but almost half of the road passes through mountains with lots of turns and twists, road is totally damaged at some areas



Near first army check post on the way to Dalkut, this place is 1046 meters above sea level, Arabian sea is not very clear in the background

Views near Dalkut Town











Dalkut Beach - Small crabs running for their lives









more beach pictures












finally landed

and took off again



A Dead Ray Fish

Leaving from Dalkut, looking back

From Salalah to Dalkut and back, several times we had to stop because of them : D, couple of times some camels suddenly appeared from no where, stop in the middle of the road refused to move


On our way back to Salalah


While going back to salalah, we stopped at Marneef Cave and Maghsayl

this marneef cave is not realy a cave as there is no entrance anywhere into the mountain, dont know why they call it a “cave”

there are few natural blowholes there, Water comes out of these holes like a fountain. due to holidays, this place was too much crowded




more pics of maghsayl beach pics






Sultan Qaboos Masjid, Salalah














Omani Streets decorated for 40th National Day (18th of November)
Birthday of Sultan Qaboos is also 18th November

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Sultan Qaboos Palace



Views in front of the Palace

there is a garden near the palace of sultan… i did not see a single date palm in and around Salalah, all the palm trees are coconut there…








sunset on our way back

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Thanks for sharing. Salalah - outstanding natural beauty.

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exactly! saw a lot of pictures of Oman in the “Khareef” season (that’s what they call the moonsoon season, it means “Autumn”). now when we went there in mid november, all the greenery had turned dark brown

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Wow . . . Beautiful place and nice picture specially sun set. . .:k: