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Masirah Island, located on the East coast of Oman is an interesting place to visit and get away from it all, amazing beaches with no one around for miles, on the East coast of the Island you can watch turtles coming on the the sands to lay eggs, and you can find perfect inlets for wind surfing during the yearly monsoon season (June,July, August.) which makes it about 10 to 15 deg F cooler than the main land. We went there one time with windsurfers and also our mountain bikes, when the wind wasn't up to it we cycled around the Island, which can be done fairly easly on the tracks. We went back 3 years later and there is now a new tarmac road which nearly goes all the way around the island.

Fishing off the island is very good, and fisherman can be seen bringing in their catch of Hammer Head Sharks every morning, destined for Hotels n Oman and the United Arab Emirates.

If you want to see something differant and get away from it all then Masirah could be the place for you.