BOULDERING EXPEDITION

CROSS-COUNTRY, OMAN

Sat, Mar 21 to Sun, Mar 29 2026

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This trip is the exploratory road trip for a future guided bouldering experiences with Haraka Baraka. We’ll be testing boulder problems, as well as logistics and accommodations. Attendees should, therefore, have a level of flexibility and open mindedness.

* Registering your interest will take you to the recce Whatsapp group

An invitation to recce the first ever organised bouldering trip across Oman.

Register Interest for March 2026

ITINERARY

Highlights include:

Exploring Oman’s first class bouldering hidden deep in the Wadi’s across the Al Hajar Mountains

Interact and learn about local life in rural Oman; be that fishermen on the coast or the Wadi guides deep in the mountains

Enjoy two nights camping in Umq Beer / the Valley of the Giants; home to some of the world’s most secluded and exciting boudering problems

  • Arrive Seeb Int. Airport (Oman air flight) 

    • Sleep first night in Muscat

    • Relax, eat, sleep. Recover from travel 


    1st night

  • No alarms in morning (jetlag reset) & Brunch at 11am.

    Mini bus to afternoon activity’s starting location within Muscat / old town for 1pm

    • Walk / scramble / swim (3 hours)

    • Once completed, go back to accommodation shower and get ready for an early dinner / briefing of the trip 

    • Sleep / personal time for jet lag and travel recovery 

    2nd night

  • Leaving mid-morning (9-10 am) from Muscat 

    • Drive down the coast towards Bimmah Sinkhole (1.5 - 2 hours)

      • Arriving around 11:30 am - 12:00 pm, enjoy sinkhole for a swim / climb / picnic 

      • Once completed, leave around 1:00 pm to continue journey into the mountains towards Umq Beer / Valley of Giants

        • Road is 50 km (rough terrain) expected time could be anywhere from 2 hours to 4 hours (TBD)

      • Once arrived, enjoy climbing and set up camp for a 2 night stint.

    3rd night

  • Exploring over 70 set boulder problems within the Valley of the Giants (VoG)

    • All day climbing within the Valley, with problems ranging from V0 to V9

    • Swimming in the Wadi’s natural rock pools

    • Food to be supplied through a chef during this time 

    • Camping in the valley


    4th night

  • Leave late-morning / mid day 12:00 pm from Umq Beer (VoG) to Sur / Ras al Hadd

    • Climb most part of the morning 

    • Leave Umq Beer (VoG) to arrive in Sur for late lunch at Zaki restaurant 

      • Drive can be again from 2 hours to 4 hours (TBD)

    • Once in Sur, enjoy a tea and the coastal scenery of the late afternoon after Zaki restaurant 

    • As sun starts to set make way to Wadi Hawer 

      • Drive is around 1.5 hours

    • Arriving at our hotel in Wadi Hawer as darkness sets in


      5th night

  • Spend full day in Wadi Hawer 


    • Wake up to complete the total Wadi Hawer hike to Sayq

      • 8 hour hike / scramble / climb / swim 

    • Finish hike and go to have a local dinner with a local family in the village of Hawer 

    • Sleep in the same hotel as the night before 


    6th night

  • Leave midday 2 pm onwards towards Biddiyah 

    • Morning spent exploring the nearby Wadi’s opportunities for deep water soloing & bouldering

    • Head towards Biddiyah to watch the sunset in the dunes & enjoy some sandboarding

      • This drive is around 45 mins - 1 hour 

    • Post sunset in dunes drive to hotel in Ibra

      • 1 hour drive

    7th night

  • Spend morning in Ibra and the afternoon in Wadi Sa’al and then evening in Qurum 


    • Enjoy Ibra in the Old Town inc. breakfast on a farm

    • Leave Ibra around 10 am towards Wadi Sa’al 

      • Drive is around 1 hour and 30 mins - 1 hour and 45 mins

    • Climb from midday onwards in Wadi Sa’al until the evening 

    • Leave to Muscat for final dinner at Ramssa 

      • Drive is around 45 mins

    • Conclude trip in Muscat 


    8th night 

  • Breakfast together in Muscat. 

    Flight logistics to sorted ahead of time i.e taxi’s


    • 30-45 mins from Qurum to Seeb airport (assuming no traffic)