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

[Sue Hutton]

Hello

Al Nahdha Tours used to offer specialized trips to the Oryx sanctuary.  They
are based at Hotel Mercure Falaj at the Bait al Falaj roundabout.  Telephone
795206 Fax 799928.

There's a very useful listing of tour operators at
http://www.destinationoman.com/touroperators.html, but none of them
specifically offer trips to Jiddat al Harasis.

You could try contacting a few.

Regards

Sue Hutton


-----Original Message-----
From: oman-l-admin@oman.org [mailto:oman-l-admin@oman.org]On Behalf Of
isa
Sent: 30 May 2002 10:41
To: oman-l@oman.org
Subject: [Oman-L] Oryx Sanctuary in the Jiddat el-Harasis


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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