Our favorite hikes in one weekend! Fern Gulley is in Buraimi, just over the. border. We’ll use the Mezyad crossing early Saturday morning and hike from 8-1 pm.

Just 2 hours from Dubai/Abu Dhabi, 30 minutes to cross the border you are in a whole new world! After the hike we will have a picnic lunch and then get back in the van to drive to Snake Canyon, reaching by 6 pm to sleep in the Bait Bimmah and prepare for the next day’s adventure, canyoning!

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Get a birds eye view from the summit, a 600 meter ascent overlooking Al Ain and Buraimi on a fossil filled wadi. Hike up 3 thrilling scrambles up that now have safety features installed to make it easier.

• Getting to and From Oman

  • 6 months on your PASSPORT
  • No visa required but you must have your passport.
  • Residency is not required
  • Car on loan may require NOC from the bank
  • Oman insurance is required on car

• Trek Description and Difficulty

  
  
  Lots of scrambling and exposure to heights
  
  Scree slopes
  
  Not a defined trail
  
  13 KM
  
  5 hours
  

• Trip Details/Schedule

  Overnight Option:

  4:30 PM Leave Dubai
  6:30 PM Cross border Katem al Skekla
  7:00 Pm Arrive at the hotel and have dinner
  6:00 Am breakfast - drive to the start
  6;30 Am Start the Hike

  12:30 Pm Back to Border

  2:00 Pm Back in Dubai

  Day Trip:

  Leave at 4;00 Am:

  Reach Border at 5:30 am

  Reach Hike start at 6:15

  Combine to off road cars: Start hike 6:30 am

  Snack at the Summit (included) 9:30 am

  Finish the hike 12:00

  Return to Dubai 2:30 PM

  Back in Dubai 2:30 PM
  

• What to Bring/Whats Included

  What’s Included
  
  Overnight in Single Room Basis in Wadi Sharm Hotel

  Dinner, breakfast and lunch

  Snacks, water on the trail

  Packed lunch for halfway

  Experienced Wilderness First Aid Guides (English speaking)
  
  First Aid/Safety Equipment
  
  Breakfast snack and lunch box
  
  What to Bring
  
  4 liters of water
  
  Backpack with waist and chest strap
  
  Camelback
  
  Hiking boots
  
  Sun protection
  

• Overnight in Wadi Sharm

  We will spend the night in Wadi Sharm Hotel, a cute little hotel 15 minutes from the start of the hike so that we can have an early morning and return for lunch, swim and shower.

Cost: Day Trip: 350 DH

Overnight Trip Option: 550 Dh per person - includes single room in hotel

Transportation Option: 300 DH