Sunday, November 05, 2006

Oman Adventure Bike and Run

Oman Adventure 2006 : The itinerary

The Course for the second edition.
Leg 1 : BIRKAT AL MAWZ - SEEQ plateau

Camp 1 in the citadel of BIRKAT AL MAWZ.

Starting line at the junction of the SEEQ road and the dirt road going to MU’AYDIN.

Biking Follow the road up to SAIH KATENA.

Running or walking Follow Wadi MU’AYDIN until the start of trail W18b.

Bike and run Follow trail W18b until reaching SEEQ. Follow dirt road and the road until reaching Wadi HABIB. Follow a trail and dirt roads to camp site on the side of the road leading to RUUS ; Camp 2.
Leg 2 : from SEEQ plateau to QAYUT

Bike and run Follow the road and a dirt road to reach the village of RUKHDAYN. Follow a trail to the village of HULAYAT. Follow the road to RUUS.

Running or walking Follow trails to reach the dirt road near the village of QAYUT ; camp 3.
Leg 3 : From QAYUT to ZAMMAH

Bike and run Follow the dirt road to ZIKT. Follow the road and the dirt road to reach the entrance of Wadi BIMAH

Canyonning Follow the Wadi BIMAH until the village of ZAMMAH. Camp N° 4.

Leg 4 : from ZAMMAH to Wadi GHAFIR

Bike and run Follow the dirt road along Wadi SAHTAN until reaching the village of TABAQAH. Follow trails between TABAQAH and the road RUSTAQ-GHAFDI. Follow the dirt road down Wadi GHAFIR until reaching NAZWAH (NAZOOH). Follow the dirt road for 4.7 km more until camp site N° 5, near two football fields by the side of the road. Camp N° 5.

Leg 5 : from Wadi GHAFIR to the citadel of HAZM (night leg)

Bike and run Follow the dirt road then the road to FALAJ AS SAIDI. Follow dirt roads until reaching the citadel of HAZM ; Camp N° 6.
Leg 6 : From STARTING LINE LEG 6 to SUWADI

Bike and run Starting line at about 1 km north of the roundabout RUSTAQ-MUSCAT. Follow dirt roads until reaching the seaside road. Follow the seaside road, which passes through SHIRS YAL BURAYH, ASH SHIRS, MASNA’AH, until BU’ABALI. Follow the beach until SUWADI. Camp N° 7 at the hotel.
Essential information :

Registration Details

Competition name :Oman Adventure

Year:2nd

Type :bike and run

Place :Sultanate of Oman

Dates:16th to 22nd December 2006

Competitors per team : Two

Classes :Three : male, female and mixed

Route types : Two : extreme and adventure

Number of teams : around forty

Media coverage :Daily reports on international television

Constant international internet coverage (see website) Organizer : GÉRARD FUSIL CONSULTANTS BOTERGOLLEC 56400 - BREC’H FRANCE-

Tel : + 33 (0)2 97575357

Fax : + 33 (0)2 97575035

Site : http://www.authentiqueaventure.com Email : omanadventure@aol.com Registration fee : €600 per team

Prizes 1st Prize 2006 : €3,000 2nd Prize : €1,600 3rd Prize : €1,000

Package : Sindbad Voyages, 50 rue Servan, Paris 75011

Tel : +33 (0)143381994

Fax +33 (0)143389356 Email : infos@sindbad-voyages.com

Price of Package : €1,650