Everything on our way in Oman was coming as a surprise so as the Wadi Bani Khalid. Whatever we were expecting, in reality, things were turning as way more beautiful, more stunning, more amazing ways. Wadi Bani Khalid was no exception. It was one of the best travel destinations that so far we traveled to as a family.

We were quite late to start for the wadi from Arabiyan Oryx Camp. It was like 100 Km journey from the Oryx Camp to the Wadi. However, beautiful roads of Oman allowed us to arrive our destination quickly and we arrived by 1100 hrs. Once we arrived, we parked our car at the parking at walked to the site. The distance from the parking to the site is approximately 500m. First we reached to the lower pool and we were truly amazed by the heavenly beauty of the place. The color of the water so serenely green and it was so fresh that we could see fishes moving in the water. We spent some time there and gradually moved towards up stream.

Walking through slippery rocky mountain for a while we reached at the upper pool and found quite a good number of tourists in the pool. We could not resist ourselves from getting inside the pool and for a moment we forgot our time constraints. You will regret if you do not get inside the pool.

If you sit there for a moment, small fishes will give you a free foot massage. After spending almost an hour we finally left the upper pool and went to changing room to change our cloths. However, as we did not carry our extra clothing to the pool we had to do some back and forth movement for getting dry clothings. Getting to any of the pool is not an issue. However, please respect local culture while getting in to the pool. Usually people avoids the lower pool. But if you wish to get into lower pool please be cautious about your swimwear. There are notice boards. Follow the instructions. Lifeguards are everywhere, so if you are in any difficulty they will response immediately.

There’s a restaurant at the wadi which serves all sorts of food including drinks. During lunch time they serve buffet lunch as well. Arguably price of the restaurant is quite high, but my opinion is their prices are quite justified. The restaurant is looked after by some Bangladeshi guys. They are humble and generous. They will provide you all the support you need. However, if you do not want to spend any extra cash, please carry your own water and snacks. Because after all the time you will spend at the wadi, you will be thirsty and hungry. The view from the restaurant is stunning. If you are a photographer, do not miss the view of the wadi from the connecting bridge near the restaurant.

And there we came to end of our trip to Wadi Bani Khalid. When we were leaving the place, we discovered that our daughter was not that willing to leave. She really enjoyed her time at the wadi. But nothing doing. Our journey needed to be continued as we were supposed to travel all the way up to Muscat through Sur and Bimmah Sinkhole.

Our initial plan was to spend approximately one and half hours in the Wadi. But we spent almost two and half hours altogether. This place will remain in our heart for long. We wish, we will visit this place again.