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Sunset Desert Safari Salalah Tour in Rub Al Khali - Empty Quarter

By Beautiful Salalah Tours
9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is £143 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 9h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This sunset trip is one of the best trips in the world. In the southern part of Oman, on a single day, you will be seeing the largest desert of the World “Empty Quarter” that spreads across many countries of the Middle East. What else could be better than a walk on the desert and seeing the setting sun. Have sand bashing in the desert.

The guide and the driver is experienced in the desert driving. Your safety is our priority.

You will see the historical site of Ubar at the town of Shisr, known as The Lost City or Ubar or Atlantis of the Sand or the city of the pillars. This city was used for the trade of Frankincense, which was once traded as Gold and Silver.

You will also see the 5 square kilometre spread plantation of Frankincense tree on the natural reserve at Wadi Dawkah. This is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for the frankincense trade.

The drive will be in 4x4 vehicle through Al Qara Mountains with amazing views of Salalah city.

Dinner will be served before dropping off.

Activity location

  • Wadi Dawkah
    • قيرون حيرتي, محافظة ظفار, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Wadi Dawkah
    • قيرون حيرتي, محافظة ظفار, Oman

Check availability

With Dinner in Bedouin Tent
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Dinner in Bedouin Tent: Dinner in Bedouin Tent, Omani Traditional Food will be served in the camp area in Rub Al Khali
German/Italian/Other Language: Guide will be speaking German, Italian and other European languages. This is a private tour.
Pickup included

Price details
£300.52 x 1 Adult£300.52
Total
Price is £300.52
Until Sun, 26 Oct
Magic Bedouin Tent Night Stay
  • Activity duration is 9 hours9h
    9h
  • English

Bedouin Tent Night Stay: A night stay in a Bedouin tent in the Empty Quarter (Rub' al Khali) in Oman can be a unique and memorable experience.
Night stay in Bedouin Tent: This tour comes with the night stay in the Bedouin camp. The tents are separate for each booking. There is a common toilet.
Dinner and Breakfast: Buffet Dinner and Breakfast are served in the Bedouin tent. The options are both veg and non-veg dishes.
Local Omani Tour guide: A licensed Omani guide will be in the tour speak English and Arabic. This tour will be a Group on Wednesday and Friday.
Pickup included

Starting time: 13:30
Price details
£217.88 x 2 Adults£435.76
Total
Price is £435.76
Until Sun, 26 Oct

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Dinner is only included in the private tour (if the dinner option is selected). In the group tour it is no included.
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport by private vehicle: 4x4 Car up to 6 adults
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Air-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Entrance to Wadi Dawkah Frankincense Park
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Lunch
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Anything not mentioned in Inclusions
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance fees to ubar Archaeological site

Know before you book

  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • The travel time from Salalah to Empty Quarter / Rub Al Khali Desert is 2 hours each way.
  • There will be no cell phone coverage on the desert, avoid to travel if you are sick.
  • There can be dust storms. Please keep hat, and scarf for both man and woman.
  • This is a private tour daily and if you need a group tour, that is available once a week.
  • Bring hat and scarf, as due to sand dunes, sometimes you get a lot of sand in the wind.
  • Guide availability in some European languages, such as German, Italian, French, and Polish, are limited in numbers and might not be available for your tour date. In such situations, an English-speaking guide with an Omani licence will be arranged for your tour.
  • Kids below 6 years
  • Any other medical condition, which can get bad with desert dunes bashing and long drive
  • There will be no cell phone coverage on the desert, avoid to travel if you are sick
  • In accordance with UK consumer law, activities services are not subject to the right of withdrawal. Supplier cancellation policy will apply.
  • This activity is provided by a professional trader (a party acting within their trade, business or profession).

Activity itinerary

Dhofar Governorate (Pass by)
Amazing drive from Dhofar Mountains will take you to Wadi Dawkah. The mountains are green and unique in the Middle East.
Wadi Dawkah
  • 45m
Wadi Dawkah is on the northern Side of Salalah and is a UNESCO Heritage site. Here there's a large natural garden of Frankincense Trees, which are the source of Dhofari Frankincense. There are more than 1200 Frankincense Trees in the wadi. Sign board is placed at the main entrance of the park and explain how the tapping of sap is carried out. Each tree yields three to four kilogrammes of luban (frankincense) each season. Dhofari Frankincense are the best in the world.
Thumrait (Pass by)
Will Pass through the town of Thumrait, which was famous as a Bedouin settlement. This town is on the northern side of Salalah City and is one of the wilayat of Dhofar.
The Lost City of Wubar
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
The Lost City of Ubar is a UNESCO World heritage site. The ruins of Ubar have been found in the villageknown as Shisr in Dhofar Governorate in Sultanate of Oman, around 3 hours’ drive from Salalah and approximately 55 kms from the main road of Thumrait. When it was discovered back in the early 1990’s, it has been named as one of the greatest discoveries at that time. Archaeological excavations suggest this site was involved in the incense trade in the past, most probably for the inland trade. Ubar disappeared into the desert sands. It’s even been dubbed the “Atlantis of the Sands.” This legendary ancient kingdom, known as Ubar, was said to have existed in one of the most inhospitable places on earth
Empty Quarter
  • 2h
The Empty Quarter (known as Rub al Khali in Arabic) in Dhofar Region of Oman is the main destination of the tour, which is one of the best places in the world to experience desert. You will be taken to the Empty Quarter to experience the biggest sand desert in the World. Here there will be driving and rambling / trekking on fascinating sand dunes. Sunset will be seen on the desert sand.

Location

Activity location

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    Wadi Dawkah
    • قيرون حيرتي, محافظة ظفار, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    Wadi Dawkah
    • قيرون حيرتي, محافظة ظفار, Oman

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