Wadi Bani Ouf

[AMARANT]

not sure if this thread is in the right place, or should it be in Visual arts?? :think:

this was few months back

the place was amazing, except that we werent prepared for the cold weather :XD:

we arrived at sunset, and went back home the next morning...

the road was great, but you need a good SUV/SUT to go there...

Unfortunatly i didnt take a Digi cam with me so most of the shots are with my mobile (some taken by my bro's digi cam)...

here are the pics:

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(i just relized there are many cars pics, sorry about that but u know me :hmm:)

[cLueLess]

Pretty. I like the pictures with the clay buildings and palm trees. Where is Wadi bani Ouf? And when was this? It looks quite windy in the third picture.

[Sarz]

I visited this place as well back in 2005...what a bumpy drive :p but lot's of fun!

Love the shots of the village ;)

[FAITH86]

Looks nice :)!
In which region is this village in? I never heard of it before to be honest :s !

[Footy_Gal]

Cool shots

Love the last one :)

[Superbia]

Such a beautiful place, I'm planning to go to the interior sometimes soon to capture shots :)

[Jeff]

What kind of people live in that village? Are they poor? Do their children go away and get jobs in Muscat?

I wish I knew more about them.

But it's a stunningly lovely spot. If only it had a little Catholic church, it's the sort of place it would be wonderful to spend your last days in.

[STING]

Nice pics, thanks for sharing.

Jeff, they have satelite dishes if you notice ;). They are not poor, they are just village people.

And yes, we have a mosque there, you're always welcome to pray.

[Lightning2]

how do i get there? any directions plz
great pics thnx 4 sharing

[J'adore]

Mashallah beautiful place.. Amarantaay I soo wanna gooo now ;p lol!!


Thanks for sharing!

[Arabian Princess]

What kind of people live in that village? Are they poor? Do their children go away and get jobs in Muscat?

I wish I knew more about them.

But it's a stunningly lovely spot. If only it had a little Catholic church, it's the sort of place it would be wonderful to spend your last days in.

They are different classes of people living in villages. Alot of Omanis living in Muscat have relatives who lives back in the villages and go visit them all the time.

What I love about those villages is the closeness between people. You would find everyone knows everyone and they help each other in all occasions.

[pixie girl]

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/IMG_1611.jpg

Niiice:love:

[Her XLNC]

Amarant, u should've completed and gone to Snake Gorge!!! i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED it!!!!



its lika nother world full of adventure, and that 1 day is equal to 3 months in the gym!! LOOOL

[Lightning2]

^^^ any directions please !!!!!

[Gunner]

Wow!
What a place!
Directions please.
Which region is this wadi located in?

[Arabian Prince]

Some realllly nice shots you've got there AMARANT! :star:

Seems like a beautiful place! I know this might sound weird but I'm not quite sure if I've ever been to this place or not, since I visit so many places and if you've been out and about in Oman you'll soon figure out that you can easily mix places up since the scenery is pretty much the same in many towns/villages and there's rarely anything that makes differentiating between them easy :)

Thanks for sharing them here!

[UnKnown]

i LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVED it!!!!


We're out of "O's in sabla, I need to borrow some of yours pls?


AMARANT, sxme xf the shxts are really nice. Txx bad yxu used the camera xn yxur phxne. Well dxne ;)

[Sarz]

^ for a sec I thought you were swearing at him LOL!

[Her XLNC]

We're out of "O's in sabla, I need to borrow some of yours pls?


AMARANT, sxme xf the shxts are really nice. Txx bad yxu used the camera xn yxur phxne. Well dxne ;)

lol, silly u :P

[Her XLNC]

^^^ any directions please !!!!!

sorry i dnt @ the moment but when i do imma let u knw

[Bint_Arab]

What kind of people live in that village? Are they poor? Do their children go away and get jobs in Muscat?


I think AMARANT missed a very important part in his report about his trip. He should have gave his impression about the people there.

Anyway, thank you for the photos.

[AMARANT]

Thanks all for the positive comment :D

the place is amazing, and Cold! (cant imagine how it's like there now!)

im really sorry i dont know the directions, forgot how we got there...

i will get the directions and get back to u...

however, it's in Al Dakheliya region (inner), the same group of mountains making Jabal shams, al jabal al akhdar, etc....

if im not mistaken, we went to this place through Rustaq, but im still not sure...

[Lightning2]

its ok...waiting:P

[Samdawy]

Staning wadi indeed, hopefully I'll visit it as soon as I can

thanks buddy for sharing these wondeful photos.

[WoLF DoLL]

Wow.. I wanna go there someday!

[AMARANT]

went there again last week, and took more shots, and here are the directions (very simple):

- Drive to nizwa, then towards Bahla

- Turn right like your going to Al Hamra/ Al Hoota cave.

- Follow the directions to "Balad Sait/Wadi haat"

the road is paved till the top ;)


here are some pics i took this time:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/wadi%20bani/IMG_4694copy.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/wadi%20bani/IMG_4354copy.jpg

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http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/wadi%20bani/IMG_4504copy.jpg


Athan Al Maghrib:

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/wadi%20bani/IMG_4557copy.jpg

http://i184.photobucket.com/albums/x314/Amarant9/wadi%20bani/IMG_4676copy.jpg

Ok this last bit wasnt easy for all the cars :p

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[Towelie]

did you hike through the snake canyon? and it is faster to go to wadi bani ouf from Rustaq unless you like to try the nice road from Hamra :)

[marianna]

I did visit a village near Green Mountain when I was in Oman in 2006. Very peaceful. Like the photos.

[Arabian Prince]

Some very beautiful shots you've got there AMARANT! :star:

I like the angles you've taken some of them from :)

[sameerb1]

Directions to Wadi Bani Auf please...

beautiful pictures...beautiful area!!!

[Fact HearT]

They are different classes of people living in villages. Alot of Omanis living in Muscat have relatives who lives back in the villages and go visit them all the time.

What I love about those villages is the closeness between people. You would find everyone knows everyone and they help each other in all occasions.


And this is what cities life missing is!!!!!

the neighbors don't know each other.....:(

[lak47]

I'm stunned Amarant! BEAUTIFUL SHOTS!!!! That fire and the road and blue sky.....:love:

[AMARANT]

Thanks all for your nice comments =)


did you hike through the snake canyon? and it is faster to go to wadi bani ouf from Rustaq unless you like to try the nice road from Hamra :)



Directions to Wadi Bani Auf please...

beautiful pictures...beautiful area!!!




went there again last week, and took more shots, and here are the directions (very simple):

- Drive to nizwa, then towards Bahla

- Turn right like your going to Al Hamra/ Al Hoota cave.

- Follow the directions to "Balad Sait/Wadi haat"

the road is paved till the top ;)





you can reach the wadi using Al Batina road (Rustaq), or Al Dakhilyah road (Al Hamra)

the early group took the Batina Road, and it was much more rough then the other road, so they called us and advised us to take the Dakhliyah road (paved till the place we camped in)

[sHanna]

campiiing .. am going next week .. the place is AWESOME .. but i don't know what's it called .. the family named it after my cousin because the 1st time we went there she had an accidant :o maskina .. hehe !


lool i'll post pix of that place when i go :)

[MissKindy]

Awesome shots cousin! i especially loved the Land Rover shots :love:

[death rose]

AMAZING shots
the place is really beautiful mashallaaaah
i LOVED the fire shot! its wow xD