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Wakan, Oman Text and images by Paulo Bizarro - All rights reserved.There are many treks that a travel photographer can do in Oman, with varying grades of difficulty. Most of them follow ancient foot paths, or donkey trails, across the mountains. These ancient paths have been used for centuries as routes between isolated mountain village...

Text and images by Paulo Bizarro - All rights reserved.It had been a long but leisurely drive from Muscat, along the Arabian Gulf coast of Oman, towards the old city of Sur. This partly graded road, along the coast, was not as comfortable as the blacktop between Muscat and Sur, but offered many more attractions: green and lush wadis, wi...

Text and images by Paulo Bizarro - All rights reserved.The Sayq Plateau is an undulating highland plain, located in the central Jebel Akhdar mountains of Oman. At an altitude of around 2000 metres, and surrounded by even higher peaks, it provides a great escape from the summer heat. The area provides fantastic trekking opportunities, th...

Text and images by Paulo Bizarro - All rights reserved.It’s only 7.30 on a February morning, but the day is already quite warm. A few days ago, a friend of mine called me on the phone and asked me if I would be interested in going to a camel race in Barka, one hour drive from Muscat. “Of course I am interested”, I repl...

Text and images by Paulo Bizarro - All rights reserved.The oasis city of Nizwa, the largest in the interior province, was the capital of Oman in the 6th and 7th centuries. It has since then lost this attribute to Muscat, in the coast, but it remains one of the most popular tourist attractions, and rightly so. Nizwa is famous for its his...