Off-road: Wadi Madhah, Hajar Bani Hamid & Wadi Shis

Date: 17 Oct 2009

After visiting Wadi Sidr/Sana, Wadi Hayl & Wadi Tabiyyah
The next day we visited another wadi nearby again

Madhah, Oman
Date Palms, Madhah
The Oasis at Hajar Bani Hamid from far
Thinking of which way to go first
- right to Wadi Shis
- left to Wadi Madhah
- straight to the Oasis at Hajar Bani Hamid
Hut at Hajar Bani Hamid
Palms at Hajar Bani Hamid
Hajar Bani Hamid
Wadi Shis
A 3km drive that lead to the pool at the end of Wadi Shis
(Used to have abundant pools and a waterfall)
But according to the Off-road explorer book, due to a new
paved road cutting through the area it has now taken away
some of the charm and cut back the water flow. There are
still some smaller pools remaining, but not these are no
longer sizeable enough for swimming
stopping for some "kodak" moment
Watermelon
a small pool beside the road
Water tank truck pumping water from the pool
A modern-looking village perched on high
No entry to Wadi Shis pools due to the road work
Returning to Madhah

Wadi Madhah
A winding , enclosed wadi bed.
Old Omani Fort on top of the mountain
Out of Wadi after around 7km drive and over the
undulating, rocky plains to the top of a plateau
Peaceful & remote sites for camping
The top of a plateau
Hiking/mountain bike trail that connect
with the Masafi-Fujairah Road
Back to Madhah
And bought some plants on the way home

Off-road Wadi Hayl

Part1: Wadi Sidr/Sana
Part2: Wadi Tabiyyah & "Grand Canyon"

Date: 16 Oct 2009

After lunch we continue to visit another wadi nearby
Wadi Hayl - a short drive west Fujairah

Al Hayl Fort
one of the finest old forts in the UAE
The guard posing for me
Watch tower
Paronamic view from the top of Al Hayl Fort
The wadi and mountains surrounding the fort
At the end of the day after check into the hotel
we let the kids play at the beach
and later we have dinner at Al Arayish Restaurant

Mosque at Khor Fakkan

Off-road: Wadi Sidr/Sana

Date: 16 Oct 2009

This in an interesting alternative route to the east coast
from the village of Al Ghail on Wadi Sidr/Sana.

Start our journey at 7.30am
after 1.5hours drive, we reached Al Dhaid, Sharjah.
We stop for breakfast at Al Dhaid Restaurant
Our breakfast
After breakfast we look for the signpost to Al Ghail
and from there we drive to the village of Al Ghail
Al Ghail Village
from the mosque we keep to the left head straight
on the track pass the water tower
In the wadi bed (Wadi Al Fara)...continue driving
a small graveyard on our left at Wadi Al Fara
continue driving....to Wadi Sidr
Donkey at Wadi Sidr
Wadi Sidr lined with plantations
continue straight along the wadi,
pass several groups of houses and a dam

Houses at Wadi Sidr
Wadi Sidr Dam
Children walk to the mosque for praying
After the dam and continue on the new tarmac road,
heading straight along Wadi Sidr

Camel posing at the road side
pass through the mountain and the tarmac road
ends in a village near a small shop.

Back to the track road
Camel on the track road
Continue on this track
the fertile little valley on our left
up the hill between the road and along the ridge above
the fertile little valley on our left. Continue climbing until
we reach the plateau on top of the hill
View from the plateau
some "kodak" moment at the plateau
continue downhill to the valley bottom
quite steep and rough in places
The village of Sana from far
Reach Sana Village we drive on the tarmac road
to meet up the Dibba-Masafi road.