Wadi Shab Expedition

r centuries, creating deep gorges and freshwater pools. from the parking lot starts a 45-minutes hike along the wadi until reaching the deep aquamarine pools at the back of the valley. please be aware that you will have walk through the water towards the end of hike, so appropriate footwear is recommended. you will enjoy an afternoon of swimming in the pools.

There are various stories behind the formation of Sinkhole. local inhabitants have a legendary story where by its meteorite fill in this location as its name indicates in Arabic " Hawiyat Najam" translates into English to " The Falling Star". Yet upon scientific research conducted by experts and geologists confirmed that the crater was formed as natural consequence oh the interaction of dissolving limestone located at this location, which contain carbonate with water, which resulted in the collapse of earth upper crust layer