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Saiq Plateau village.

On Thursday, we drove up to the Saiq Plateau to explore some old, terraced villages. Scenic and charming – but keep in mind that you’ll need a 4X4 to get there due to a police checkpoint. From there we drove back to Muscat and onwards south to the coastal town of Sur which we found to be a bit disappointing: full of tourists and its souk (the main attraction) reminded us of Canal St. in NYC.

Photos

Some fort in the town of Birkat al Mawz where the road up to the Saiq Plateau starts (Feb. 2014).

A marine layer (?) as we make our way driving up to the Saiq Plateau in the morning (Feb. 2014).

Village of Al Ayn on the Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

Terraces with not sure what growing (Feb. 2014).

Hiking the trail linking the hanging villages of the Saiq Plateau. Down below is the village of A’Sheragah (…probably).

More quaint village scenery from the Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2013).

A well marked trail system weaves its way among and between the villages (Feb. 2014).

Village of Al Ayn on the Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

Hiking the terraced villages of the Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

Village of A’Sheragah on the Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

Strolling the villages of Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

Fruits of the Arabian desert (Feb. 2014).

Village of Al Ayn (not the same one as at the base of Jebel Misht) on the Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

A kuma (traditional Omani men’s headwear) and some laundry drying in the village of Al Aqr on the Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

A mosque in the village of Al Aqr on the Saiq Plateau (Feb. 2014).

Best coffee (Turkish) we had on the trip. Though the countryside is full of “coffee shops”, they all seem to specialize in Nescafe instant stuff. This here was one place that had the good stuff (Feb. 2014).

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