Wadi Asimah – Wadi bashing literally

Wadi Asimah

A wadi is a dried up river bed, occasionally it floods and frequently there is some water in small pools.

Driving through the water in Wadi Asimah

Wadi Asimah is near the east coast of UAE, near Masafi. We decided to go Wadi bashing as we had done a lot of dune bashing and we had heard a lot about the greenery in Wadi Asimah.

Wadi Asimah is one of the featured destinations in the UAE Off-road explorer book and I highly recommend people who are trying to explore the UAE and visit Wadi Asimah in particular, to buy this book from any bookshop as it really helps with all the maps and gps coordinates to get there.

Still if you want to get there without this book, the coordinates of the place are below.

The wrangler got over the big boulders in the stream quite easily. Although I managed to scrape the bottom of the Jeep once, the 3 mm skid plate absorbed the impact. The Jeep continued as if nothing happened.

That’s a drive I will certainly do again Winter, the water in the pools was very refreshing.

IMG 0383 300x225 Wadi Asimah Wadi bashing literally

Wadi Asimah piece of cake in the Jeep Wrangler Sahara

Driving to Wadi Asimah is best done with a GPS and the offroad explorer book for UAE.

Checklist when driving to Wadi Asimah

I have intentionally put in this checklist above the location so that you don’t miss it. Please make sure you have these in your 4×4.

Get Off-road insurance if you don’t have it when driving to Wadi Asimah
Working GPS
Fully charged mobile phone (coverage is good in case you are stuck)
Drinking water (lots of it in case you are stranded)
Check your spare tire and ensure that it is properly inflated.
Deflate your tires to about 20 psi when going into the wadi or the drive will be too bumpy.
A proper 4×4 heavy-duty towing rope with hefty hooks.
Wadi Asimah - This area was pretty green
A metal plate to support your car jack on soft ground
Tire inflator to inflate your tires after the trip (beware there are no petrol pumps nearby to re-inflate your tires)

Wadi Asimah GPS Coordinates

GPS Waypoint 1 – 25° 24′ 43″ N 55° 59′ 31″ E”

GPS Waypoint 2 – 25° 25′ 17″ N 56° 05′ 48″ E”

GPS Waypoint 3 – 25° 24′ 11″ N 56° 08′ 48″ E”

All-in-all Wadi Asimah is very green, and the photo to the right reminded my of Goa. It is a far cry from the sand and rocky terrain that we are normally used to seeing in the UAE.