Photo taken 1 Sep05.
The 2001 edition of UAE Off-Road Explorer describes Wadi Wurrayah this way:
one of the most popular places on the East Coast for picnickers and wadi bashers. The main pool [3 to 4m deep] and the 2.5m high waterfall that feeds it, are full of fresh water all year round. . . . at the time of writing the area was in an appalling state with a discouraging amount of litter and graffiti covering the rocks all around the pool.I can report that nothing has changed. The photo above reveals the graffiti. The camera is more "kind" and not nearly so revealing of the litter around the pool and the bottom of the pool.
Untouched by man, Wurrayah would be a splendid place to visit. (Irony intended.) It is a place of great natural beauty - or, rather, it could be if man had more respect for nature. What is currently a national shame could be a national treasure to show off to visitors.
UPDATE: An excellent piece on the subject of litter in the UAE in Gulf News.
JC - http://emirateseconomist.blogspot.com
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Unfortunately photos at photos.blogger.com don't work (for people outside the freezones) - the entire subdomain is blocked.
I will do a general post about this.
Bummer. Duly noted.
Aside: freezones may cover the bulk of the exceptions to the rule, but there are others. I'm not in a freezone, but I can see the photos where I've used photos.blogger to post.
We stopped going to Wurraya for camping long time back, found two great places near Buraimi. No graffiti, no people, minimum litter. To get to a good pool you actually have to CLIMB.
Hello there,
can you tell me the way to go there? Have just begun to discover the bounty of UAE and would very much like to visit the places you have mentioned. my email is anj_thomas@yahoo.com
I visited last week (August 2008) and there is even more grafitti now. Three local families were there when I arrived, visitors from Al Ain, and left behing 6 soiled baby pampers and 6 full bags of garbage, plastic and glass. A national disgrace!
I tried one time to go to Wadi Wurraya area but I couldn't find the way. Please help me to find direction from Dubai.
Thanks
Shahla
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