ON REQUEST. A Journey Through Earth’s Open-Air Museum
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4WD & Bus
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10-16Pax
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Arabic / English
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All Meals
Overview
Oman Geology Adventure, study trip designed and led by experts. Oman is a geologist’s paradise—a land where the Earth’s history is dramatically exposed in towering cliffs, ancient seabeds, and surreal rock formations. From the Hajar Mountains’ folded limestone to the otherworldly sinkholes of the desert, Oman offers one of the world’s most accessible and awe-inspiring geological adventures.
Book Oman Geology Adventure. Whether you’re a rock collector, adventurer, or curious traveler, Sultanate’s landscapes tell a billion-year story—waiting to be explored.
Highlights
- Explore the Sultanate unique world class geology phenomena, many of which are world-class.
- Investigate & touch the “Moho” which separates the Crust and the Mantle.
- We will explore the unique ophiolite of Oman one of the only oceanic ridges that are not covered by the sea where you can touch the “Moho” (Mohorovicic Discontinuity ) which is the boundary between the Earth’s crust and the mantle.
- Discover the ‘Al Ruba Al Khali’ the Empty Quarter -the world's largest sand sea desert- we explore the desert quicksands and the domes of salt that have brought rocks over 600 million years old to the surface.
- Explore some of the world's largest caves, the Pillow lavas, the hot springs, and some of the world's largest and unique sinkholes.
- Explore the Majestic Hajar mountains one of the world's best natural geological museums and wander through Oman's majestic wadis, a window into the Earth’s past from up to 600 million years ago during the Neoproterozoic geological era.
- Enjoy a diverse range of dramatic landscapes, including the deep-green wadis on the Eastern Hajar Mountains, the pristine white sandy beaches, and the vast desert dunes at the Empty Quarter, where we overnight under the stars.
- Investigate the proof site of the great extinction. Wavering dark strata represent one of the periods during the Permian-Triassic event of perhaps 50% of animal life on Earth become extinct
- View the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, with six minarets, presenting the five beliefs of Islamic art, and attend a performance at Muscat’s Royal Opera House
- Explore Muscat, with its lively Muttrah Souq and the state-of-the-art National Museum displaying an extensive collection of cultural treasures
- Explore the maritime museum in Sur and some of the astonishing preserved traditional dhows
- Discover the Sultanate rich culture.
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