Bani Kahlid (Upper)

Also known as: Wadi Bani Khalid Upper. For other features with similar names, see Bani Kahlid (disambiguation)

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Difficulty:‌2C II (v1a3 III)

Swift water

Raps:‌

Metric

Overall:	4h
Approach:	30min
Descent:	3h	⟷0.4mi	↑164ft
Exit:	30min

Red Tape:‌

Shuttle:‌Optional

Rock type:Limestone

Start:

22.6298, 59.0916

Parking:

22.6156, 59.0939

Shuttle:

22.6327, 59.0897

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Introduction[edit]

Wadi Bani Khalid must be the most visited wadi in Oman (even more than Wadi Shab), a beautiful oasis with pools, a destination for tourists and Omanis alike with growing infrastructure (parking area, concrete walkways, concrete steps, bridges, shelters, cafes, changing tents). Tourist day-trips from Muscat often link Wadi Bani Khalid with Wahiba Sands. TripAdvisor ranks Wadi Bani Khalid as the 6th best thing to do in Oman.

You will share Wadi Bani Khalid with others - on weekends (Fri-Sat) you can expect 100's of people during the day.

While this is a beautiful oasis and certainly worth visiting, in respect to canyon sport, this is a lower quality canyon - it's a gorge with pools and a short-shallow slot.

Wadi Bani Khalid

Approach[edit]

The road is paved all the way and signed. Note - if using Google Maps you should search for "Wadi Bani Khalid Parking Area", by default Google will place "Wadi Bani Khalid" about 60km away in a dry wash. There are 100's of parking spaces along the road.

An estimated 100.0% (rounded to 1 decimal place) visit as an out-and-back return hike from below. It is possible to through-hike one-way from the top or vice versa. This is a relatively short hike, so out-and-back return works well.

Road Sign

Parking Area

Descent[edit]

Described as a return hike from the parking area, below the pools.

Walk to the end of the parking area and follow the concrete path to the first pool (5 minutes).

Bridge

Cafe

Seat

Upper Pools

Muqal Cave

Upper Slot

Upper Gorge

Exit[edit]

Retrace your steps to the parking area.

Red tape[edit]

Please dress modestly and respect Omani culture.

Sign

Change Tents

Beta sites[edit]

Canyon.Carto.net : Wadi Bani Khalid Upper
Descente-Canyon.com : Bani Khalid (supérieur)

Trip reports and media[edit]

Walk My World : Wadi Bani Khalid

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Credits

Information provided by automated processes. Main photo by (unknown). Authors are listed in chronological order.

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