Entry Permit to Jabal Akhdar Scenic Reserve
Nature Reserves Department
A service providing applicants with an entry permit to the Reserve for visiting and sightseeing purposes.
Types of permits:
o Visit for adults
o Visit and overnight stay for children under 16
o Visit for children and students under 16
1- Application submitted electronically on the Environment Authority’s website
2- Electronic payment
3- Information verified by the competent department of the Environment Authority
4- Receipt of permit
o To adhere to the following
- Royal Decree no. 6/2003 issuing the Law on Nature Reserves and Wildlife Conservation
- Royal Decree no. 47/1998 issuing the Financial Law, and its amendments
- Royal Decree no. 80/2011 Establishing Jabal Akhdar Scenic Reserve
- Ministerial Decision no. 20/2019 Regulating the Management of Jabal Akhdar Scenic Reserve
Additional conditions:
o The following activities or acts are strictly prohibited in Jabal Akhdar Scenic Reserve:
a- Enter the Reserve outside the permitted visiting times, or camp or stay overnight at the Reserve without a permit from the Environment Authority
b- Violate the Reserve’s applicable instructions and code of conduct displayed at the Reserve's entrances, visitors’ centers, and in the Environment Authority publications
c- Attempt to hunt or collect wildlife, fossils, artifacts, stones, or any of the assets in the Reserve
d- Light fires, except in designated areas and only after obtaining a permit from the Environment Authority
e- Place or use poison in the Reserve for any reason whatsoever
f- Drive vehicles outside the lanes or roads specified by the Environment Authority
g- Log, cut or burn trees, shrubs, or any vegetated area
h- Pollute water sources or valley streams in the Reserve
i- Dispose of any type of waste or transfer soil from or to the Reserve
j- Drill wells or undertake any form of prospecting or mining
k- Conduct studies and research or collect samples for any reason whatsoever without obtaining a prior permit from the Environment Authority
l- Establish any new facility/building or expand old buildings without Environment Authority's approval
m- Use firearms or conventional weapons inside the Reserve except nature conservation staff
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Instantly, subject to meeting all requirements
As per the period set out in the permit
Entry permit to Jabal Akhdar Scenic Reserve
# |
Activity |
Fee for Omani nationals (OMR) |
Fee for foreigners (OMR) |
1 |
Visit for adults (per day) |
1 |
5 |
2 |
Visit and overnight stay for adults |
5 |
10 |
3 |
Visit for children under 16 (per day) |
0.100 |
1 |
4 |
Visit and overnight stay for children and student under 16 (per day) |
1 |
5 |