Escape To Hallaniyat Islands in Oman

Thursday

12:00 Escape from the office at lunchtime and head to the airport.

14:45 Fly from Muscat to Salalah.

17.00 Arrive in Salalah and look for the No Boundaries team ([email protected]; noboundariesoman.com) who will be waiting with a minibus to whisk you away on a scenic three hour journey up the Dhofar coast.

20.30 Arrive at your remote, sea-side luxury lodging and enjoy a home cooked dinner before heading off to bed. You’ll need a good night’s rest in preparation for the next day’s hunt for the big fish.

Friday
08.00 Get on-board the awaiting fishing boat. Your target location, the Hallaniyat Islands, one of the last intact fisheries in the world, is only 50km away.

09.00 Watch the dolphins race with your boat along the way—the ultimate animal versus machine sea race.

10.00 Bait your hook and get ready to fish. Think about the boast-worthy Billfish, Tuna, Dorado, or monster Giant Trevally you’re going to pull-in. Forget about dinner though, you’ll release anything you catch after you tag them and snap a photo.

12.00 After a couple of hours of hard fishing, replenish your strength with a packed lunch before you continue on your aquatic hunt.

17.00 Time to head back to shore,
hopefully with stories and photos of your adventures at sea.

Saturday
09.00 Wake up to the fresh smell of the sea. Drink a cup of tea inside the charming hall of the lodge.

10.00 Enjoy some onshore fishing or hit the water with kayaks or surf and stand-up paddle boards from the lodge.

13.00 Have lunch with your new fishing buddies and argue over who caught the biggest fish before heading back to Salalah to catch your flight home.
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