Getting there

To reach this picturesque wadi, take the interior road to Dhank, via Nizwa and Ibri, covering a total distance of about 380km from Muscat. Many visitors however choose to begin their tour of the wadi about 30km upstream where the water flow is especially bountiful. This stretch is accessible from Yanqul. Just 4km before you reach Yanqul town, a signpost announces the turn to Wadi Fida, a short distance ahead. The wadi is usually in full flow at this point, gurgling on for about three kilometres and then follows a subterranean course until it reaches the outskirts of Dhank, some 30km downstream.There are motorable trails running alongside the sinuous course of the wadi all the way to Dhank.In fact much of Wadi Fida's charm lies along a scenic one-kilometre stretch at Dhank. Here, date palms and other wadi flora grow rich and thick in a verdant swathe with the crystal waters of the wadi coursing through. Viewed against the bare limestone cliffs running along the wadi's edge, this stretch has a breathtaking picture-book appeal. You can climb one of these hills for panoramic views of the wadi and the surrounding countryside.