Misfat al Abriyin

Sat 27/12/25

After breakfast at our guesthouse in Jabal Shams, we checked out  and drove to Misfat al Abriyin, located about 50km away. The drive took about 1 hour 15 mins. 

view on the way from Jabal Shams to Misfat al Abriyin

We arrived at Misfat al Abriyin before 11am, so it was still early to check in at our hotel. So we decided to do the W9 walk, which took us around the date plantations and Falaj irrigation system until the spring of Misfat's falaj system, which was dry currently. There was also a pool for the local people only. 

Misfat al Abriyin village

pool at Misfat al Abriyin village

W9 walk along the falaj

W9 walk

W9 walk

We then returned the same way and took the W9c trail to back where we parked our car outside the village. The leisurely walk took us 1h 40 mins and covered 3.85 km with 167m elevation gain. 

W9c walk

We took our backpacks (I left the suitcase in the car) and walked to our heritage hotel Bait Baityn, restored from old clay and mud-brick houses (OMR 37.8 or RM 401 with breakfast and dinner, paid by cash) and could check in at 1pm. We were greeted with arabic coffee and dates as welcoming drink. 

Bait Baityn room

We then went to the hotel rooftop to have the last of our packed sandwich, and enjoyed the views while sipping hot tea. 

view from the rooftop

We then showered after the W9 walk just now and rested in our room for the rest of the afternoon. It was still quite hot under the sun (about 20C) in December. 

At 4pm we went outside the hotel to check out some of the shops around but we finished in less than 30 minutes as the old village is very small. So went to the rooftop again to enjoy the views and waited until sunset at 5.30pm

in front of Bait Baityn

Misfat al Abriyin village

sunset from the rooftop

Dinner was served buffet style at 6pm at the rooftop. We had rice with salad, chicken, curry and soup for dinner. After dinner we walked for a bit to check out the views at night and then called it a day.

dinner

Sun 28 Dec 2025

The next morning we woke up by 5am and then went to catch the sunrise at the hotel rooftop around 6.30am 

sunrise from the rooftop

Breakfast spread was delicious and was served at 7.30am. We had 2 rounds of the Omani pancake quroos which was really yummy.

delicious breakfast 

We took our time enjoying breakfast and checked out at 9am. The hotel staff helped to carry our bags to our car and then we spent a bit of time checking out the nearby honey shop and the views before proceeding to our next destination Al Hamra