Oman's Bimmah Sinkhole On the Way to Sur
October 17, 2011
Any place of unique natural wonder or of historical story is attractive. On our first road trip to Oman, the Bimmah Sinkhole (a wide and deep natural inland 'hole' with salty water) and Bibi Maryam's Tomb (that's within the Ancient City of Qalhat, visited by Marco Polo and wrote about the place during the 13th century) were on our list.
From our google map prinout then, the place trickily seemed to be so near from Ruwi, Muscat. It turned out that it's actually more than 200 kilometers drive away. From our Al Suwayh offroad drive out to the highway, we unexpectedly realized we were near the Sink Hole!
We missed the sign and had to go back. If you intend to go, turn in as soon as you read the sign 'Hawiyat Najm Park'.
When planning to take a dip, be prepared that shower water might not be available in the toilet.
From our google map prinout then, the place trickily seemed to be so near from Ruwi, Muscat. It turned out that it's actually more than 200 kilometers drive away. From our Al Suwayh offroad drive out to the highway, we unexpectedly realized we were near the Sink Hole!
We missed the sign and had to go back. If you intend to go, turn in as soon as you read the sign 'Hawiyat Najm Park'.
When planning to take a dip, be prepared that shower water might not be available in the toilet.
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| The flights of stairs is tiresome, emphasizing how deep the hole is. |
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| At the opposite side of the hole |
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| The big Gremlin and his signature jump (I am in for an explaining on posting a tummy :-) ) |
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| Notice the fearless man jumping from the mid-upper middle, we witnessed two of them. |
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Do not miss this sign, it leads to the sink hole |
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some sort of cliff jumping, im scared, that man is courageous. your husband is the big gremline? love your road adventures.
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