01Grand Mosque · Mutrah · Qurum
Muscat
White marble, shaded colonnades and an evening coast: Muscat set the visual rhythm before the road opened up.
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Oman Field Notes
Muscat, the coast and the interior
Browse the stops that shaped the trip, from Muscat and Wadi Shab to Nizwa, Misfat and the water near Qantab.
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Five landscapes that shaped the journey
Choose a place for its visual character, then continue to the day-by-day field record for the first-hand context.
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02Sinkhole · coastal road · harbour town
Bimmah & Sur
The first long riding day linked an improbable blue sinkhole to the slower maritime atmosphere of Sur.
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03Canyon · trail · water
Wadi Shab
The most physical stop on our route: a walk through rock and reflected light before the swim into the wadi.
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04Fort · souq · mountain village
Nizwa & Misfat
Massive fort walls and intimate mountain lanes made the inland chapter feel materially different from the coast.
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05Fishing harbour · Indian Ocean
Qantab
A small harbour became the threshold to our final sea day and the quietest ending to the journey.
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