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Petr Liška
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Hike Rim Walk
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The Rim Walk (Balcony Walk) tour, marked W6 in Oman, is one of the best tours in Oman. All the while, the path leads over the deep canyon of Wadi Nakhr, also called the Grand Oman of Oman. The destination is an abandoned village of As Sab with a cave and a pond.

The village of Al Khitaym

The hike begins in the village of Al Khitaym (1,860 m above sea level), located directly at the edge of the canyon, at the end of a long gravel road along the Jebel Shamu plateau. The place is also accessible by ordinary car with a little caution. The locals offer to buy precious stones found in the mountain massif. Parking is free, but you will not find any snacks here.

The village of Al Khitaym
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South view

Here, it is doubly true that the sooner you set out the better – it will not be so hot, you will not meet people and the landscape will not be so drowning in the local, so frequent haze. The opposite mountain massif can be seen to the south. Following the marked W6a road, you can walk calmly to the valley.

South view
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Balcony Rim Walk

And this way you will have a view practically all the way. The hike path leads 800 meters above the bottom of the canyon and about 100–200 below its top, so the views are absolutely great all the way.

Balcony Rim Walk
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Rock castle

Apart from the breathtaking views downwards, it is also worth watching the vertical walls of the rock castles above you

Rock castle
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Road safety

Although in some photos this hike seems very dangerous, it is not. The trail is completely safe and you can easily avoid it here with tourists coming to meet you. However, a large supply of water and a head covering are needed, because it is sunny and there is practically no piece of shadow anywhere.

Road safety
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Canyon wall

From a distance, it always seems almost impossible that a viable path leads here.

Canyon wall
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Looking up

The rocks of the canyon are wrinkled with small notches created by water, but feasible as much as possible for climbers. You will definitely not find any shortcut to the edge of the canyon here

Looking up
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Amazing views

The views are breathtaking all the way, especially in places where the road seems to break and a new view opens up for you.

Amazing views
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Views of the canyon

From the viewpoints you can see the 800 meters to the bottom of the canyon, nothing for those who do not like heights.

Views of the canyon
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The village of An Nakhur

The last village in the An Nakhur valley can also be seen nicely

The village of An Nakhur
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Rock amphitheater

The most beautiful view is until the end of this tour, when you have a view of the rock amphitheater surrounding the deserted village of As Sab.

Rock amphitheater
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The village in an impregnable tactical location
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The village in an impregnable tactical location

The village is still in an absolutely ideal location. Directly above it is a depression where during storms and in the spring water flows from the plateau below Jabel Sham to the lake. The terraced fields were directly above the gigantic rock overhang

Rock overhang

The only place where there is sometimes a little shade on this whole hike

Rock overhang
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Retrospect

Even though you don't like it that much, you practically descend the whole way, about 200 altitude meters on those 4 kilometers. So reckon that the return is harder and more tiring.

Retrospect
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Just before the village of As Sab

The approaching abandoned terraces will indicate that you are almost at the end of this tour. In the vicinity of the village of As Sab there are a few places that are also worth a visit – a lake and caves, so not only the road is a destination.

Just before the village of As Sab
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Jebel Ash Sham

On the way back, it was a little better to see the top of Jebel Ash Sham with military radar, thanks to the shifting sun in the sky.

Jebel Ash Sham
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