Hatta Dam
A reservoir of startlingly blue-green water in a bowl of bare rock, with steps down from the dam wall to the kayak jetty. The frame from the water — a second kayak, a short lens, a dry bag — is the one people come for. From the dam wall above, the reservoir and the mountains fit together with the kayaks as small bright points.
- Best time
- Eight to eleven in the morning
- Permits
- Free to walk; kayaks and pedal boats are rented by the hour from about 7 am
Light through the year
- November–February
The sun clears the eastern rim around eight; until then the water is dark. Best colour from nine to eleven.
- May–September
The sun is higher and reaches the water by seven, but the rock radiates heat from mid-morning. Start at seven, finish by half past eight.
