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Fern Gulley Day Trip to Oman

  • UAE Trekkers https://maps.app.goo.gl/tszaUDLCz8JP2Hf78 Buraimi United Arab Emirates (map)

Day Trip to Oman - driving the same distance as you would to any other treks - Just 2 hours from Dubai/Abu Dhabi, 30 minutes to cross the border you are in a whole new world! This will be the only option for late joiners, as the hotel will certainly be fully booked.

Early Bookers: Drive to Oman on Sunday night and spend the night in Wadi Sharm Hotel to have an early wake up and reach the start of the hike by sunrise. Then scramble up through the fern gulley and reach the summit. After the hike we will stop at Wadi Madbah, in the same area for a swim in the wadi!

To register for this event please sign up here: The trip will go with 5 people registered and then you will be sent a payment link to confirm the trip.

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.

  • 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



  • Lots of scrambling and exposure to heights

    Scree slopes

    Not a defined trail

    13 KM

    5 hours

  • 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’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

  • 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

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