2WD Onroad: Liwa Crescent

2WD Onroad: Liwa Crescent

Liwa is arguably the best playground in the UAE for 4×4 owners and many people perceive it as only a collection of sand dunes, albeit beautiful ones. However tucked away here and there you will find a variety of forts, factories, and fish farms. Here is the...
Sand Dune Areas in Oman

Sand Dune Areas in Oman

Wahiba Sands (22.34983 58.79860) Probably the best known and visited dune area in Oman, this massive expanse of sand dunes runs in a north-south direction, parallel to the sea for around 170kms. Known also as the Sharqiya Sands, they extend up to 80kms inland, but...
Seaside Saunter to Salalah

Seaside Saunter to Salalah

The Muscat to Salalah Coastal Highway (MSCH) is THE way to head south to catch the Khareef rains between June and September; the alternative inland route, Road 31, is for long stretches, mind-numbingly boring with no-where to stop other than petrol stations and rest...