Jebel Akhdar Getting there & around

Getting there & around

Access to Jebel Akhdar is via the town of Birkat al-Mawz. Following the signs for Wadi al-Muaydin, off the Muscat–Nizwa Hwy, turn left in Birkat al-Mawz and pass the fort on your right. After 6km you will reach the second of two checkpoints, where you will have to satisfy the police that your car has 4WD. The hotel is 28km beyond the checkpoint – keep to the main road and you shouldn’t have difficulty finding it.

As yet there is no public transport to the area, but several tour companies, including National Travel & Tourism (24 660376), offer day trips for OR110 per person. It may be cheaper (and possibly more rewarding) to hire a 4WD and stay at the hotel.