Omani fjords
Bandar Khayran is a protected area of small peninsulas located about 40 kilometers east of Muscat. You will find beautiful beaches, mostly accessible only on foot or by boat, with a minimum of development. Tourists most often come here as part of organized boat trips. Swimming here is pleasant without waves
Road to Bandar Khayran
Beyond the town of Yiti, the road to Bandar Khayran is interesting – it is surrounded by rugged mountains. In these places I am near the first of the bays
View of Bandar Khayran
The new road, unnecessarily oversized in the mountain, continues along the large bay, industrial buildings to the hill, where nothing ends and nothing remains a few meters along the gravel to the famous view of the bay
Lower prospect
We descend to a lower vantage point on a rock between two small bays
View of the mini beaches
Lots of mini beaches are available here only by boat or on the way through the arid hills
Beach number 1
From the viewpoint you can see two easily accessible beaches. The gravel leads to number 1, so there are also a few off roads, so we don't go there.
Walk to a secluded beach
We descend along a path through arid landscape to a side, deserted beach.
On a deserted beach
After a few minutes we are on a lonely beach. It is low tide and the sea is completely calm.
On the beach
At low tide it is not a problem to swim / walk to the other side of the bay, just watch out for cruise ships.
Fishermen in Bandar Khayran
On the way back, we stop at the fishermen who have their kutles at the largest bay. Here the ebb is very noticeable. There are also protected mangroves
View from the old road
We try to cross the old road and get to a great view of the largest bay
View of Bandar Khayran
The views are really worth it and you won't want to leave at all
Old and new road
If you do not have an off road, you will have to return the same way from the old road, because you will not drive to the new one on the other side.
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