A visit to Barka Zoo

Visited by Amol & MSR Family on Oct 16, 2013

On the third holiday of Eid, we decided to visit Barka Zoo, about 100Kms from Muscat along the Bathina Coast on Muscat-Dubai Road. We preferred to take Muscat Expressway as there are a lot of sections under construction on road via seeb-mabelah-al khoud-mawalah.

Roadmap to Barka via Muscat Expressway

The zoo is located on the right hand side of the main highway. One should take the service road just after the Barka Round About. There are a couple of landmark buildings that guide you to the exact locations.

Manoj, please Add landmark buildings here

First thing you see just before the zoo is a herd of camels which is quite a striking picture. The ship of Desert-

The ship of Desert

The park is known as Noumen Park and is owned by Ahmed Al-Balushi without any support from the government. The entry fee is RO 1 for the adults and children above 5 years age. The park is open all 7 days a week from 9am-10pm.

With the owner of the Park/Zoo

The park is shelter for a couple of big cats - an African lion and a Bengal tiger with large species of birds and other animals like ponies, gazelles, monkeys, hyenas, snakes, cats and so on.

The Ducks

The "poor" Royal Bengal Tiger

A lazy and tired African Lion

One of the few Ponies in the park

The only Ostrich, so far so good

The Gazelle

Spotted Deer

The dove, symbol of peace

One of the many beautiful parrots the park has

The ever lazy Persian cat

for the reader to identify this animal

Take me out, Please!!!!!!!!!!

Another specie of parrot

Yellow Parrots

Diverse yet United (Something we humans should learn)

Red parrots

The rare specie of pigeon

Parrots again

The rabbits

It is sad to see animals being caged in a very small area specially the big cats. There is hardly any space for movement. The animals are struggling to stay fit in the hot weather with no facility of enough water.

One can definately visit the place atleast once not just for enjoyment but to raise sufficient funds for the owner to enable him to take better care of these animals.

Rauts at Park

Riyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

From barka, we went to Barka Poultry farm which is on Barka-Nakhal road, right hand side of the first oman oil petrol station.

As usual, Mrs. Raut had brought a nice well parceled up lunch for us and we just loved it before heading back home.