FILM
LIVING with BEDOUINES in the desert of OMAN (WAHIBA / SHARQIYA SANDS)
EDITORIAL SUMMARY
This OMAN OVERLAND episode takes the journey from Muscat to the Wahiba, also known as Sharqiya Sands, for a stay with a Bedouin family. Its focus shifts from the motorcycle road trip to camp life, camels and a ride through the dunes.
About this film
Part of Got2Go’s wider 2,500-kilometre motorcycle journey through Oman, the film visits a Bedouin family at their desert camp. The stay offers a close look at daily life in the sands, from preparing the camels to making breakfast over a campfire. The episode places this visit within a landscape described as a demanding environment for living and survival, with the desert close to Oman’s capital, Muscat.
The journey
The itinerary runs from Muscat to the Wahiba or Sharqiya Sands, then to Al Wasil, where the traveller meets a Bedouin guide. From there, the route continues into the desert to the camp. The visit includes seeing the nomads’ camels and an adventurous car ride over the dunes. The following morning brings breakfast at the camp and a camel ride into the desert, before the traveller says goodbye to the family and camp. The episode’s desert exploration is one stop within the larger Oman overland journey.
What to expect
- A visit to a Bedouin family’s desert camp
- Camels, campfire breakfast and a camel ride
- A car ride across the dunes of Wahiba Sands
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