[Oman-L] Oryx Sanctuary in the Jiddat el-Harasis

[isa]

oman-l-admin@oman.org wrote:

> SDear Mr. Fritsche,
>
> Unfortunately, there is nothing like an Oryx-Fram you're looking for in
> Oman. There is an Oryx Sanctuary in the Jiddat el-Harasis, however this is a
> national park of key faunistic importance and too cannot easily be visited by the
> tourist. Other animal collections are not public at all. What I might
> recommend you is to visit Al Ain zoo in the UAE, close to the Omani border, where
> you can see Arabian Oryxes under zoo conditions.
>
>

I visited Jiddat al Harasi with faculty from SQU last year. They excellent have facilities for group educational visits, but not for general tourists.

However while we were there, we saw various tourist groups who were also in the Jiddat park as paying vistors living in commercial hotel tents, with such facilities as air conditioning. Who the tour guide company
was I don't know. The Jiddat al Harrasis facility is on-line, but how to contact them about this matter I am not sure. Perhaps major Muscat hotels might have information about such a visit.



Isa Kocher

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