Kumzar and Khasab, the Norway of Arabia

Khasab is a city and local capital of the Musandam Governorates which is an exclave of Oman bordering the U.A.E. at the tip of the Musandam Peninsula  by the Strait of Hormuz. It has been dubbed the “Norway of Arabia” because of its extensive fjord like craggy inlets and desolate mountainscapes.

We will leave Dubai around 07:00 aiming to be at RAK/Khasab Border crossing around 09:00 where we will meet at the border post and leave as a convoy. We will get to the pier around 09:30 and embark the Dhow Boat. We will start moving around 10:00 a.m

We will head towards the Sunken ship in Khasab where you will get a chance to snorkel above and witness marvelous marine life growing and living in the ship.

Then after snorkeling is done , we will head to Telegraph island around noon for more snorkeling in the beautiful coral reef there. There is a very good chance that we might encounter some dolphins swimming along the boat.

Then we will have lunch at the boat on our way to Seebi island where we will have lunch and then we will have some free time to kayak around the island , snorkel and have  some fun time  in the banana boat.

Around 4 pm, we will head to Khor Sham and ascend the man made long stairway for some panoramic views of the two seas; the gulf of Oman and the Arabian Gulf. At the top , we will visit old abandoned Omani settlements.

Afterwards, we will embark the dhow again to head back to the pier and reach there around 7 p.m

We will stop at the famous Khasab sign in Khor Najd for some pictures and watch sunset. Then we will head to a restaurant for some fresh juice and dinner. And then head back to the border crossing.

Highlights

• Kumzar
• Seebi and Telegraph island
• Kayak
• Banana Boat Ride
• Dolphin Watching
• Khor Najd view point