From Hiking to Healing: A Mountain Reset in Jebel Akhdar

Where movement meets culture — and the mountains slow everything down.

Join us as we move beyond hiking alone and step into a deeper experience of connection, culture, and wellbeing in the heart of Oman.

Set high in the cool air of Jebel Akhdar, this 4-day wellness escape is designed as a natural transition — from pushing your body on the trail to restoring it through movement, stillness, and meaningful cultural experiences. At over 2,300 meters, the mountains offer a rare summer climate of around 22°C, creating the perfect environment to reset both physically and mentally.

This is not about doing more — it’s about experiencing more.

A NEW WAY TO EXPERIENCE THE MOUNTAINS

In partnership with TerraVentures Hub, this retreat blends guided hiking with daily wellness sessions, yoga, and intentional recovery.

You’ll move through ancient village pathways, swim in hidden wadis, and begin your mornings with breath and movement — all set against the dramatic backdrop of Oman’s highlands.

Each day is designed to create balance:

• Effort and recovery

• Exploration and stillness

• Nature and culture

CULTURE YOU DON’T JUST SEE — YOU EXPERIENCE

This journey goes beyond landscapes.

Through guided village walks and a hands-on perfume-making workshop rooted in Omani tradition, you’ll gain insight into a way of life shaped by community, simplicity, and deep connection to the land.

This is Oman beyond the surface — quiet, authentic, and rarely experienced this way.

THE RESET YOU DIDN’T KNOW YOU NEEDED

From sunrise sessions overlooking canyon views to slow afternoons by the pool, every element of this retreat is designed to bring you back into balance.

You’ll leave not just rested — but reconnected:

To your body, your pace, and the kind of travel that actually restores you.

• Cost: 4 days 3 nights Full Board Program: 3400 Dh

• SPECIAL OFFER: First 4 to Register: 2950 Dh

• Transportation from Dubai or Abu Dhabi guaranteed for 6 people for additional charge

Jabal Akdar

This is the Oman most people never see.

Villages carved into mountains.
Water systems that still sustain life.
A culture built on community and survival.

You don’t just visit it — you step into it.

• Cost for 4 days 3 nights: 3400 Dh

  • Inclusions:

  • Double occupancy

  • The same hotel for all 3 nights in Jebel Akhdar  

  • Full Board during the stay in Jebel Akhdar (Sun-Mon)

  • Exclusive lunch at a local Omani family home

  All activities

  • Guided Village walks and hiking activities (short!)

  • Pool Access on the Day 2

  • Perfume making workshop

  • Yoga Daily

• Transportation from Dubai

  850 Dh Round Trip with pick up at Etihad Plaza in Abu Dhabi and Times Square Mall in Dubai, round trip, in a comfortable SUV with 3 other people.

  We will make stop along the way for our 6 hour drive; to castles, natural landmarks and rest stops. It will be road trip and casual with an well informed and English speaking Oman Expert as your safe driver.

• Itinerary for the Weekend

  DAY 1 — SATURDAY

  Dubai → Jebel Akhdar

  • 5:00 AM — Depart Dubai (SUV convoy)

  • Border crossing + scenic mountain drive

  • Lunch stop en route

  • Afternoon arrival into Jebel Akhdar

  • Check-in to heritage mountain hotel

  • Light movement / stretch session

  • Sunset views over canyon

  • Dinner (full board begins)

  Focus: Transition from city → mountains

  🌄 DAY 2 — SUNDAY

  Hiking + Cultural Immersion

  • Sunrise wellness session (mobility / breathwork)

  • Breakfast

  • Guided village walk through terraced farms

  • Wadi hike through hidden trails

  (Jebel Akhdar is known for its ancient villages and terraced agriculture shaped by generations of local communities )

  • Lunch at the pool, pool access today.

  • Afternoon recovery (pool / rest)

  • Evening session (light yoga / stretch)

  • Dinner

  👉 Focus: Movement + connection to landscape

  🌿 DAY 3 — MONDAY (UAE HOLIDAY)

  Wellness + Experience Day

  • Morning yoga / guided wellness session

  • Breakfast

  • Curated wadi hike with stop at water pool

  • Traditional lunch at Omani Family Home

  • Hands-on perfume-making workshop
    (local tradition using regional ingredients like rose + herbs)

  • Sunset reflection session

  • Dinner

  Focus: Slow down + reset

  🚗 DAY 4 — TUESDAY

  Return to Dubai

  • Morning stretch + breakfast

  • Check-out

  • Drive back to UAE

  • Lunch stop en route

  • Arrival Dubai ~8:30 PM

  Focus: Return refreshed, not exhausted

• Visa Requirements for Oman

  GCC Residency of 3 months remaining. on arrival , no charges.

  Passport

• Pick up from Dubai or Abu Dhabi

  Don’t worry if you don’t have a. car. We have SUV’s waiting to take you from Dubai or Abu Dhabi in comfort, over the border.

  You will have a comfortable ride with a maximum of 3 other people (no back seat with no leg space) and plenty of stops for rest, sightseeing, and if you need to, sleep.

  Our drivers, both Omani specialists, will be able to talk you through everything you pass and give you insight into the community that has lived right next door, all this time!

• Self Drive Option: SUV Required

  Make sure your car is not a rental and does not have any mortgage from the. bank and you are free to go on your own, or follow the group in the SUV’s so you don’t have to worry about how to get there. You will need an SUV to get past the checkpoint on Jabal Akdar though.

• Single Supplement: 300 Dh Per Night

  For a single room, additional 900 Dh for the 3 nights.