Special Moments

Thanks to Roland & Petra for this wonderful photo of a golden spiny mouse (acomys russatus) - seen in the cave of Jabal Samhan during our Mountain Safari.

In the shade of an acacia (acacia umbrella thorn / vachellia tortilis) it is easy to take a little break even at high temperatures. Before the shepherd moves on with his flock, Michaela, Armin, Reiner, Anja, Hedi and Manfred have quickly taken a great snapshot of him during our tour in Westsalalah to Fazayah. Thank you for this beautiful impression.

Thanks to Michaela, Armin, Reiner, Anja, Hedi and Manfred for this impressive image of the serpentine road on the way to Fazayah Beach during the Westsalalah Tour.

From one of the many crabs (presumably Eriphia spp. (E.g. eriphia Sebana or eriphia smithii)) Michaela, Armin, Reiner, Anja, Hedi and Manfred culd take a beautiful photo during our Westsalalalahtour on the beach of Fazayah. Thank you.

Just at the right moment Michaela, Armin, Reiner, Anja, Hedi and Manfred have pulled the trigger here and caught this beautiful natural sea water fountain. We were lucky during our Westsalalah Tour! thank you

Surrounded by palm trees, deserted, white beaches and impressive rock formations in the background adorn this stunning landscape photo from Mughsail Beach. Captured on our Westsalalah Tour by Michaela, Armin, Reiner, Anja, Hedi and Manfred. Thank you!

In its full glory Corinna and Werner have photographed this Flame tree (Delonix regia) during the mountain safari in front of the mosque in Tawi Attair! Thank you.

A particularly beautiful view of desert Rose (Adenium obesum) seen and photographed during the Mountain Safari by Corinna and Werner. Thank you.

Two of the few remaining "little egrets" (Egretta garzetta) in Wadi Darbat could be photographed by Renate and Peter during the mountain safari. Let's hope that those birds can be found more often again, after the rain season. Thank you for this beautiful memory.

Peter and Renate photographed this Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) during our East Salalah tour on a fishing boat in the port of Mirbat. Thank you.

A great snapshot of a fisherman with his catch was managed in Mirbat by Peter and Renate on our Eastsalalah Tour. Thanks a lot for this.

We found this individual dolphin at the end of our Mountain Safari. He probably is one of the indo-pacific humpback dolphins , and could belong to the kind of "lead-colored dolphins" (Sousa plumbea). From the Taqah Plateau, we observed this probably male dolphin for a while.  He could have separated himself from the herd to hunt. Thanks to Michaela, Armin, Reiner, Anja, Hedi and Manfred for these great pictures.

We found this individual dolphin at the end of our Mountain Safari. He probably is one of the indo-pacific humpback dolphins , and could belong to the kind of "lead-colored dolphins" (Sousa plumbea). From the Taqah Plateau, we observed this probably male dolphin for a while. He could have separated himself from the herd to hunt. Thanks to Michaela, Armin, Reiner, Anja, Hedi and Manfred for these great pictures.

We found this individual dolphin at the end of our Mountain Safari. He probably is one of the indo-pacific humpback dolphins , and could belong to the kind of "lead-colored dolphins" (Sousa plumbea). From the Taqah Plateau, we observed this probably male dolphin for a while. He could have separated himself from the herd to hunt. Thanks to Michaela, Armin, Reiner, Anja, Hedi and Manfred for these great pictures.

Henning managed to gettwo sharks on an image at the end of the Mountain Safari. Again, it is not entirely clear to see , but I suspect they are blacktip reef sharks ( carcharhinus melanopterus ) or possibly Arabian smooth-hounds ( Mustelus mosis ) . There is no cause for concerns in this case, as both kinds are usually not dangerous for humans and also not yet to find close to the hotels. Thanks Henning .

Elisabeth and Stefan have taken this stunning photo of the largest sand desert in the world, the Rub Al Khali during their desert safari with our tourguide Ali. Thank you for this impressive picture.

With the caption "My friend the tree" Erika and Rolf sent us their favorite picture. The large tamarind stands at the Tawi Attair, which we visited on the mountainsafari. Thank you for the submission.

During our present & past tour, Erika and Rolf discovered this chic bike, which still reflects the rather simple lifestyle on the plantations in Salalah. Thanks for that.

The Blowholes on the Westsalalah Tour do not always work as well as during this trip, so Michaela and Kai used the moment directly to demonstrate the functionality of the natural water fountains with this photo. Thank you.

On the way to jobs tomb on the West Salalah Tour we could observe a yellow weaver bird building his nest. Michaela and Kai have caught the perfect moment and made this great photo. Thank you.

"I did not find such big sepia-shells anywhere else!" Gisela comments on her personal favorite photo of the Westsalalah tour. Thank you.