A photographic scenery tour (click on thumbnail to enlarge the pictures) ENJOY and WELCOME for a Full DESERT EXPERIENCE
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A photographic scenery tour (click on thumbnail to enlarge the pictures) ENJOY and WELCOME for a Full DESERT EXPERIENCE
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Or how latitude 65 experienced this wonder of nature…with Aubed, one of the guides of arabiansandtoursservices…
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Read MoreRegarding iNews, is the Empty Quarter in 2018, one of the best places to visit for emotional wellbeing. For a full taste of this magical desert, they insist to take experienced guiding with, as arabiansandtoursservices …
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Sunday 23th it’s World Book Day. In Oman you don’t need a book to discover the area. In the north, the geology of the landscape is an open book, geologists told me. In Dhofar the geology of the landscape is a more hidden matter. That’s why perhaps it is also the region where the magic rituals of the frankincense still exist. The ‘Rub al Khali’ has seldom been inhabited. That’s why local call this ecological region the ‘Empty Quarter.’
Geologists nicknamed the Rub al Khali , the ‘Valuable Quarter,’ caused by findings of plant species and 24 different birds. Studies have shown that as recently as 40.000 years ago this desert was an area of lakes and rivers, where water buffalo’s thrived…The protected sandgrouse adapted to the desert, is one of the rarest of the Sultanate’s bird species. Rarely found by birdwatchers, this bird can even out fly a falcon. To reach spotting area’s you better take a guide with you…
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On your trip to the Rub al Khali you will certainly encounter the black camel. Beside ‘brown-colored types there are ‘black’ colored too. The latter only to see when entering the desert. The reason is very clear:
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They are especially well-suited for riding. They have a heavier build and are capable of carrying 200 kilograms per day. So they were very suitable for the desert caravans in the past. They are really worth the expression: Ship of the desert…
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Beside the sunny side of Dhofar, there are also the colors of the stones that are a pleasure for the eye.
The geode, spherical, hollow, inside beautifully crystallized….still for geologists a wonder how they were formed…
With the rays of the sun the stones of ‘Sumhuram, the archaeological site,’ a highlight to visit and a highlight during the ancient Frankincense trade, becomes radiant….
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