Saiq · Jebel Akhdar & Jebel Shams · Oman
★★★★★ Beach & outdoors
No admission charge for anyone. Parking or transport may still cost.
The Green Mountain, two thousand metres up, terraced with pomegranates and damask roses. No entry fee, but a 4x4 is legally required and the police checkpoint at the bottom turns away saloon cars. Ten degrees cooler than Muscat - the one place in Oman that works in summer.
| Adult ticket | Free entry |
|---|---|
| Child ticket | Free entry |
| Typical visit | Full day |
| Opening hours | Daylight; 4x4 mandatory at the police checkpoint |
| Indoors or out | Outdoors |
| Region | Ad Dakhiliyah, Oman |
| Prices quoted in | OMR |
The planner warns of extreme heat in June; and hot in May, July, August, September, October. Outside those months it says nothing, which is the point — a warning that fires every day is one nobody reads.
Add Jebel Akhdar (Saiq Plateau) to an itinerary
The planner prices a whole day for your exact party, warns about closures and drive times, and totals the trip in your own currency.
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