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Let me first brief you about Salalah. Salalah is a beautiful place situated 1000 km south of Muscat the capital of Oman. In this post I shall concentrate on one particular place called Hasik. Hasik is about 200 km from Salalah city. The roads were recently laid (about 2 years ago) and the drive along the southern oman coast is enjoyable!

I should definitely be elaborating on the drive as you would witness the nature’s beauty through out your drive to Hasik. As you cross the city, you would be driving through the mountains, and one thing you must watch is the natural change in the color of the mountain terrain from brown, red, dark brown/black to white. Once you are about 100 km from Salalah, you get the beautiful sea on the right and on the other side is the mountain. There are lots of places along the drive where you can park your car and enjoy the beautiful view of the sea and click some snaps.

Now to the main place. Once you reach Hasik, you find the most mysterious waterfall!! There is a huge rock mountain and the beach on the opposite side. But I still wonder how the water falls from this mountain. From the top of the rocky mountain there is always water falling. Ofcourse the force of the waterfall depends on the season, but there is at least some water dripping into a small stream and you won’t miss that no one when you go. The water falls only from this particular mountain which is what makes Hasik famous. The water that falls is cold and after a hot drive and it is great to get yourself wet, wondering where the water falls from!!!

Another kilometer drive from this place is the ‘Pebbles Beach’ which is also a must see. The newly laid road extends to another kilometer and then the ‘Kucha’ (unlaid) road begins. You can park the car there and walk around on the beach. You would find hardly any sand on the coast. Trust me its pebbles all over. You find amazing colors of pebbles and shells. (Wow… I don’t think i’ll ever get fed up of collecting those). Every pebble has something in it. They are just beautiful and once you start collecting them, you just can’t stop yourself.

When you go to the water, what I saw there was something I had not seen anywhere else. As there is no sand, and only pebbles, when the waves hit the pebbled shore and go back into the sea, the water filtering between the pebbles creates a musical sound which is just indescribable. You just have to hear it yourself, and it just makes you feel one with nature.

This place is really a treat for everyone’s eyes. So if you are planning to visit this place, my suggestion is that, you start early in the morning after your breakfast and pack up a lunch. There are lots of places where you can sit in the shade of the mountain by the waterfall and have a leisurely lunch. Once the sun has gone down, you can have a great time on the beach and return back to the city by night.