The city of Salalah (southern Omani province of Dhofar) is known as the "perfume capital of Arabia" and is a popular destination for tourism due to the natural attractions of the nearby mountains and abundant stands of frankincense trees lining mountain wadi courses. Around the city and into the mountains the countryside is lush and green during the monsoon period with the vegetation supporting herds of cattle. The climate supports wildlife often more commonly associated with East Africa, such as leopards and hyenas. Also plants associated with Africa, such as the Baobab tree, are common. Salalah and its surroundings is one of the few ancient areas on the Arabian Peninsula that have extensive coconut cultivation. In ancient times coir from the thick husk of the fruit of the local tall variety was used to stitch the planking of the traditional sewn boat of the Western Indian Ocean. Today, the immature fruit are mostly sold as tender coconut for drinking.

Salalah is very cloudy during the monsoon months of July and August, when lots of rain falls, creating magnificent wadi rivers and exciting waterfalls.

(source Wikipedia)

The Drive to Salalah 15 Aug 2013

The meeting time will be 20:00 at Al Faqah ADNOC petrol station Dubai-Al Ain Road (E66) (leaving 20:30 SHARP). We will leave from Al Ain (Al Waqqan) border to Oman and expected to reach Salalah in the next day morning, where we are going to settle down for a sleep and drive around in the evening, to enjoy the city of Salalah.

The Fun Drives in Salalah, 17-18 Aug 2013

We will to provide you with a meeting point for the morning time, which is going to be 9:00 AM, to have BREAKFAST+KARAK and source out supplies because our drives are going to be until SUNSET so there will be just few eating stops.

Accommodation

You have to arrange for your own accommodation, because as a club we can’t arrange it for you (all depends on your budget). However we will provide you with phone numbers, where you can call in and make your own arrangements.

The Drive Back Home, 19 Aug 2013

We will meet at 11:00 AM, then drive back home through Al Ain, where expected arrival is to be at 23:00.