Desert can be a challenge even for the experienced off-roader
I know this article is about UAE and doesn't mention Oman. All the same, it contains succinct advice for anyone intending to go wadi-bashing and exploring the desert in the Sultanate.
Venturing into the living vastness
The urge to explore the mysterious landscape is all too tempting for many, but the desert can be a challenge even for the experienced off-roader.
By Zoi Constantine and Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporters, Gulf News UAE, 30th December 2006
Dubai: Stunning, tranquil, mysterious and ever-changing. These are just some of the ways in which the UAE's vast expanses of desert have been described by those who prefer to spend their time navigating through sand dunes and sleeping under the stars.
Click here to see the map of popular desert areas in the UAE (pdf) (ed. visit the link to access the map)
However, while the urge to explore this unique, mysterious landscape is all too tempting for some, the desert can often be a challenge even for experienced off-roaders.
This hard truth was all too evident in May of this year, when the desert proved just how unpredictable an environment it can be. Two Ukrainian men were found dead after being lost for 20 hours near Ras Al Khaimah. et seq.
Venturing into the living vastness
The urge to explore the mysterious landscape is all too tempting for many, but the desert can be a challenge even for the experienced off-roader.
By Zoi Constantine and Emmanuelle Landais, Staff Reporters, Gulf News UAE, 30th December 2006
Dubai: Stunning, tranquil, mysterious and ever-changing. These are just some of the ways in which the UAE's vast expanses of desert have been described by those who prefer to spend their time navigating through sand dunes and sleeping under the stars.
Click here to see the map of popular desert areas in the UAE (pdf) (ed. visit the link to access the map)
However, while the urge to explore this unique, mysterious landscape is all too tempting for some, the desert can often be a challenge even for experienced off-roaders.
This hard truth was all too evident in May of this year, when the desert proved just how unpredictable an environment it can be. Two Ukrainian men were found dead after being lost for 20 hours near Ras Al Khaimah. et seq.
