Tanuf

The centre of Tanuf contains the remains of a big building. Today, only sections of the tower are intact. I found it redundant to head inside and explore the location again, as I had written about the ruins a few years back.

But my primary goal was to photograph the picturesque setting behind the ruins; the mountains that seemed to spread on forever and the green trees that flank the underlying wadi, as you can see here.

Tanuf is a wonderful place for families to visit. There’s plenty of shade, there’s adequate amount of vegetation to break the otherwise brown mountains, and the ruins will keep the little ones intrigued long enough for you to kill the exhaustion with a nice quick swim.

Just make sure to head there after the winter showers, and keep an eye out for possible flash floods.

HOW TO GET THERE?

From Muscat, drive to Nizwa. Pass Nizwa and head straight to Hamra. Around 20km behind Nizwa is village called Tanuf. Follow the brown road signs.

GPS location:

N23’03’8”; E57’28’8”