NEW YEARS HASH in Oman | Oasis Trekking Hash 2011-12

8 DAYS | NEW YEARS HASH in Oman | Oasis Trekking Hash 2011-12

Arabian Hash Adventures
This is a an active holiday where you will have the chance to meet local hashers and then experience the country and its people.
To keep costs down you will need to help out when on camp nights, also on hash days 2 people will be needed to help set runs prior to rest arriving at camp with staff. We will be eating in local restaurants and buying local product to ensure our money goes deeper into the country, than an international chain, food is always good and will cost us less

Description & Logistics
Arriving earlier if you want – otherwise with our group!

Day 1
Friday 30th Dec. Muscat
Muscat, meet and greet, transfer to the hotel. Overnight stay. Airport transfer
Dinner: Not included
Overnight: Ramee Guestline

Day 2
Sat 31st Dec. Muscat / Ras Al Hadd | Sur – Muscat
This morning there is no rest, we are starting from the hotel down the coast to wadi Shab, where you will be able to take a great walk and swim before a picnic lunch. After lunch we vist the historical port of Sur and the traditional dhow building yard to see how they are made, then we have a half hours drive to our camp and meet up with other hashers for hash run and party,
Turtle watch
Those who would like to visit the turtle sanctuary should have the names down, we leave at 8pm and get back around 10:30pm to carry on with the festivities as hashers do.
Cost 6/OMR EACH
Breakfast: at hotel
Lunch: Picnic included
Dinner: included
Overnight: wild camp

Day 3
Sat 1st Jan. Sur – Wadi bani Khalid
I assume we will not be wanting a supper early start but sorry we need to move by 9.15 as we have a canyoning trip In Wadi bani Khalid  to do, wash away the effects of the night. This is a 3/ 4 hour canyoning trip, there is loads of water and swims to do, some jumps of 2 mtrs into water or you can walk round. For people who are not in the mood you will be expected to help with the car shuttle, then sleep. We have an hours drive to the dunes
Where we will have local tradition  Bedouin food eaten the hands.
Breakfast: in camp
Lunch: restaurant included
Dinner: at camp / with Bedu included
Overnight: wild desert camp

Day 4
Sun 2nd Jan. Wahiba Sands Desert – Nizwa
After breakfast we will strike out with camels, across the Wahiba Sands desert where the dunes will become higher and higher. We will take camels with us to walk with and have a ride if we want, this is not just five mins walk, you will learn something about camels, you will learn how to make them stand and sit like a dog, they have great personalities not what you think, while walking we learn something about the dunes and how the sand forms them.
The walk will take about 4 hours so will be back for lunch. We will then drive to Nizwa the old capital of Muscat. Check into our hotel for hot shower and some refreshments.
Breakfast: at camp
Lunch: picnic included
Dinner: Not Included
Overnight: Hotel Nizwa

Day 5
Mon 3nd Jan. Nizwa – Jebal Akhdar
After looking round the old capital of Oman Nizwa in the morning with its large fort and traditional souqs, the town has a good vibe to it with locals going round their business. Lunch will be in a local restaurant we will head off up the mountain to do a short walk  for hour along the terraced villages with their fields of perched on the side of the mountain.
Then off to our camp and  prepare  food set camp. Hash on mountain)
It is very cold at night down to zero. Good sleeping bag, 3 seasons minimum, and warm undergarments hat and jacket.
Breakfast: at camp
Lunch: Local / picnic
Dinner: at camp included
Overnight: wild camp

Day 6
Tues 4rd Jan. Jabal Akhdar – Muscat
This is an early start for some depending on what trip you do, or if you want to do any?

A: is  from camp for about 2.5 hours  from camp  to the famous abandoned village of Bani Habib,
There is no path at start and you will need to pick your way, the guide will show you the route, after this you will be on a small goat path that is easy going and great views of the mountains, now we cut down into the bottom of the wadi and follow the water course , its full of sidar trees and bushes and you will do some bolder hopping and finally arriving at the village, where we make our way round this old village with its gardens still being tended by its people but from the new town above. The cars will be waiting for us there

B: This walk is 4 hours, we start from camp, its is more strenuous but boy is it worth it, there are so many types of walking and views, nice track, no tracks, thousand year old steps built into the mountain, not just 10 or 20 hundreds, abandoned villages, modern village, water, some of the best views of the Jebal.

We will all meet up, gab a bite to eat and set off  to Muscat, for our final adventure.
We will  arrive in muscat 3:30pm hopefully at the lasted at the marina, where we will board  a traditional Omani wooden Dhow, (you only need the cloths your stood up in and swim stuff and toiletries, and towel and camera.) and any leftover beverage for our last night.
We will sail for hour down the coast and into the land and moor-up in the protected waters of Bandar al Khran, (like fjords)
Here time is our own to take a dip or just relax
Breakfast: at camp
Lunch: Local / pic nic on the walk.
Dinner: on Dhow included
Overnight: camping

Day 7
Wed 5th Jan. Banda Al khran to Airport
We will spend the morning on the dhow swimming kayaking, snorkeling or just relaxing, lunch is on dhow
In the afternoon we will arrange a run swim run with local hashers, they will come out by boat to join us.
We will leave back to Muscat and check in hotel
End of trip.
Breakfast: at hotel
Lunch: Picnic/local
Dinner: NOT included
Overnight in hotel Ramee or sim

Day 8
Thurs 6th Jan
Free day
City tour for those people who would like it at a cost of 20 OR
Transport to airport as group, to airport around 8:30 pm others leaving later should allow (10 Rials for 2 people taxi)
Breakfast: at hotel
Lunch: Not Included
Dinner: NOT included
Overnight NOT include
Any one stopping on is under there own steam, we can arrange accommodation and car hire etc.   

PRICE (June until deadline)
only 999 EURO per person
Cost based on 20pax. group

Price based on twin share includes:
- x2 night Ramee Guestline 4* Muscat
- x1 night Al Dyia  2* Nizwa
- x4 nights camping with full equipment (exc sleeping bag/pillow, available to rent)
- x1 night Dhow overnight
- x6 breakfast; x4 lunch; x4 dinner; soft drinks/water with meals/in car
- x1 return group airport transfer
- x7 day 4WD with guide and drivers inc fuel
- entrance fees
- camels to accompany group on desert safari (not 1 each)
- goody bag
- hash & circle beer

Subject to availability and price change / exchange rates etc.

Excludes:
- Flights
- Insurance
- Activities not listed
- Meals as specified
- Entrance fees
– Extra Days

Flight:
Group flight via Frankfurt or individual

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