Majlis Al Jinn Cave

"Descending into the cave is an adventure experience of a lifetime.

NOTE: In order to enter, you will need to obtain written permits from the Ministry of Tourism, and hire a team of professional accredited caving experts and specialist equipment.

As keen off-roaders, we happily drove our 4x4 up onto the plateau (this is my favourite off-road drive in the world, but not for the faint of heart!) and camped for the night near the cave entrance.

In the morning, our support team attached the lines to pegs and a pickup, and we dropped into the inky blackness. As the cave is a single giant domed chamber, the only way in is to abseil vertically down while dangling in mid-air: a process that takes 10-odd minutes. The interior of the cave is an alien and magical landscape of stalagmites and shafts of light (though there are plenty of carcasses of unlucky goats who have fallen in).

Visiting takes plenty of patience and planning, but absolutely one for the bucket list."

Shun Kobayashi

"- Here is some advice from experienced 4x4 driver and adventure explorer:
- It is really challenging to reach there.
- The track starts from cost to upper point of the plateau consist of very steep 1 way slippery dirt track full of 180 degrees sharp turns one next after other.
- Only 4x4 vehicles can do it that has standard proper High and Low range of 4WD looking.
- Need to be at least an intermediate level of skill and experience 4x4 driver to do it safely.
- Need to deflate tyres to 20 psi to get more grip and better traction, otherwise will be risk chance of slipping on the steep slippery dirt track turns.
- It is recommended to keep navigation screen in front of you. It shows the sharp turns before you get to it, so, helps in getting prepared with the perfect speed and transmission setup.
Don't panic or be in tense all the time, this will make you do mistakes. Just relax, enjoy and try to take it easy smoothly at fixed speed especially at turns.
- If you aren't enough experienced 4x4 driver for doing it by your self, make sure to do it with a company of well experienced one.
- Weather is nice at the top and many good views all over the trip.
- The cave doesn't have any protection barriers, It's Just looks like a huge hall in the ground, so you have to be careful with having kids there and even careful for yourself.
- Unfortunately, the cave is not accessible for ordinary people, only professional climbers with full equipment can do it.
- Anyways, It is really special experience to visit that place, ether the place it self or the track, recommended for any adventure or exploring lover to do it, only with well preparations, vehicle, company and weather."

Overland Middle East (Shamil Marshan)

"Road: I was a bit panicked seeing some of the reviews here. Okay maybe some folks compare it to Frankfurt-Munich autobahn, which is clearly not. However, I am not a profi driver but if you dear me, I should be able to make it in a decent sedan (e.g. 4-wheel Subaru). If you have a 4x4, and some moderate skills, you will do it in 30-40 mins one way. Now maybe I was lucky and there are times the road is in a much worse condition (torrential rain or smth...) today on 10 Oct 21 it was absolutely passable.
Views along the route: quite pleasant. Not stunning, but worth the trip.
Hole: well, it's a hole in the middle of nowhere, you can't see its bottom or anything. If you're not rappelling and can't descend, you probably find yourself getting back to the coast 5 mins after arrival.
But the whole experience was quite special, maybe it was due to a suspense about a truck-sized pot around the corner, which never happened. 5 stars.
P.S. That's my 81st country, I have seen some roads, but I consider myself a regular driver."

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