Wadis · Ash Sharqiyah
Sharqiya coast & Tiwi
Turquoise slots in the Hajar — Wadi Shab, Wadi Tiwi, and turtles at Ras al Jinz.
Photographs
- Wadi Shab
- Bimmah sinkhole
- Sur harbour
- East-coast water
The east is water Between Qurayyat and Sur the Hajar is cut by wadis that hold water all year. Wadi Shab is the famous one: a boat, a walk, a swim into a skylit cave. Wadi Tiwi is longer, greener, with terraces and a road that asks for patience. We do not rush either.
Turtles and dhows Ras al Jinz is where green turtles nest. Night visits are timed and quiet. Sur still builds wooden dhows by eye. A night in a Tiwi guesthouse beats a same-day dash from Muscat.
What we actually do
- Wadi Shab canyon swim
- Wadi Tiwi villages
- Ras al Jinz turtles
- Sur dhow yards
