Jendrik from Germany, alongside a peace-loving friend, performs during rehearsals for the 65th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. EPA
Jendrik from Germany, alongside a peace-loving friend, performs during rehearsals for the 65th annual Eurovision Song Contest at the Rotterdam Ahoy arena, in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. EPA
People wait to be vaccinated with the Cuban Abdala vaccine for Covid-19, outside a doctors' surgery in the Alamar neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
People wait to be vaccinated with the Cuban Abdala vaccine for Covid-19, outside a doctors' surgery in the Alamar neighborhood of Havana, Cuba. AP Photo
Former American football league player Clarence Vaughn III and his wife Brooke Vaughn hold hands before delivering petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the National Football League, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, US. AP Photo
Former American football league player Clarence Vaughn III and his wife Brooke Vaughn hold hands before delivering petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the National Football League, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, US. AP Photo
Emergency services personnel search through the wreckage of buildings destroyed by a reported tornado in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Xinhua via AP
Emergency services personnel search through the wreckage of buildings destroyed by a reported tornado in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Xinhua via AP
A gull attempts to take off after plucking a large fish from a stream in Nobleboro, Maine, US. AP Photo
A gull attempts to take off after plucking a large fish from a stream in Nobleboro, Maine, US. AP Photo
A competitor leaps in front of a hand sanitiser station ahead of the socially-distanced Reunion 5K race at Kempton Park, Surrey, England. AFP
A competitor leaps in front of a hand sanitiser station ahead of the socially-distanced Reunion 5K race at Kempton Park, Surrey, England. AFP
A marina, a cargo ship and the Olympic Mountains stretch into the distance, viewed from the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. Reuters
A marina, a cargo ship and the Olympic Mountains stretch into the distance, viewed from the Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, US. Reuters
A Palestinian boy pulls a cart carrying his brother and their belongings as they flee their home during Israeli air and artillery strikes on Gaza city. Reuters
A Palestinian boy pulls a cart carrying his brother and their belongings as they flee their home during Israeli air and artillery strikes on Gaza city. Reuters
The pack bunches together on the eighth stage of the 2021 Giro d'Italia cycling race, during a 170-kilometre stretch between the city of Foggia and the town of Guardia Sanframondi. AFP
The pack bunches together on the eighth stage of the 2021 Giro d'Italia cycling race, during a 170-kilometre stretch between the city of Foggia and the town of Guardia Sanframondi. AFP
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 metres, seen from the window of a passenger aircraft en route to the southern city of Kagoshima. AFP
Mount Fuji, Japan's highest mountain at 3,776 metres, seen from the window of a passenger aircraft en route to the southern city of Kagoshima. AFP

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  • Jebel Akhdar is a two-hour drive from Muscat airport or a six-hour drive from Dubai. It’s impossible to visit by car unless you have a 4x4. Phone ahead to the hotel to arrange a transfer.
  • If you’re driving, make sure your insurance covers Oman.
  • By air: Budget airlines Air Arabia, Flydubai and SalamAir offer direct routes to Muscat from the UAE.
  • Tourists from the Emirates (UAE nationals not included) must apply for an Omani visa online before arrival at evisa.rop.gov.om. The process typically takes several days.
  • Flash floods are probable due to the terrain and a lack of drainage. Always check the weather before venturing into any canyons or other remote areas and identify a plan of escape that includes high ground, shelter and parking where your car won’t be overtaken by sudden downpours.

 

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