Exploring Waterfalls & Wadis

I love exploring new places that I have not seen before; it creates a great sense of adventure and excitement.

- Matt Ficco

When I see a graded track off in the horizon I can’t help wondering where it leads and most often I would not think twice about following it. When 50 people in 15 cars are following me however, the sense of calm curiosity goes out the window and is replaced with the sense of “oh God please let this track lead to somewhere relevant!”

Executing a smooth weekend trip of hitting four different wadis, passing through international border posts, and accommodating everyone in 20 hotel rooms, at two separate hotels, 50kms apart did require a bit of advanced planning and organization. In the end, we pulled it off without a hitch and the weekend excursion was a complete blast and full-on success.

I had not been to this part of Oman in many, many years so it is safe to say that the lay of the land was a distant, blurred memory. I knew it had many beautiful sights, scenery, mountains, and wadis teeming with water all year round. I had several wadis in this area on the planning board for quite a while so as the weather in the UAE deserts was warming up I figured what a great time to go explore them.