The most beautiful natural sites to discover Oman

From the parking lot at the entrance to Misfah village, follow the three yellow-white-red stripes marking trail W9. The path descends into the hamlet and leads to a pond. A few steps further down, the path splits in two.

To the right, a 6-hour hike of good level and with a fair amount of ascent leads to the junction with trail W8, which leads to the village of Bilad Sayt in the heart of Wadi Bani Hauf. Even if you don't do this walk, take a few minutes on this path to descend into the wadi and climb back up to enjoy a 5* panoramic view of the old hamlet clinging to its rock face in the middle of its palm grove. Another option: a 7-hour guided hike from Misfah to Shorfat Al Alamayn with Canyon Adventures & Tours.

Alternatively, if you take the left-hand side at the junction shortly after the basin, a pleasant one-hour round-trip walk along the side of a lush green gorge leads to the spot where the water emerges from the earth to feed the falaj. The path is easy, even if the stones, polished by many passages, are sometimes slippery. Once you've reached the falaj, don't hesitate to walk directly along its edges, which are about 20 centimetres wide, to experience the almost childlike sensation of balancing on the edge of a sidewalk, except that the construction here has its origins centuries ago. Yes, to stroll along the falaj is to capture the essence of the sultanate, what feeds it: nourishing water channelled to bring life.