Oman · DESERT SAFARIS IN SALALAH
The good desert safaris in Salalah fill up weeks ahead and the best go first. Below: the 14 to book early, what each includes and how they differ.
Review of Salalah’s eastern mountain safari, with Wadi Darbat, Taqah Castle, sinkholes, beaches, dunes, and practical booking advice.
“Excellent trip. This is a must in Salalah you visit the most in one day. We had an amazing guide, Muhammed Ali. Highly recommend”
Review of Salalah’s east-side tour to Wadi Darbat, Jabal Samhan, Taqa, baobabs and Mirbat, with practical advice on seasons, value and timing.
“Everything was nice and fun. High recommendation for this tour.”
Explore Salalah’s Empty Quarter at sunset, with Wadi Dawkah frankincense trees, Ubar ruins, dune walks, and 4x4 desert driving.
“Great way of hanging out in the Empty Quarter to enjoy the dunes and the sunset in the evening Muhammad Ali was a good guide to work with. On this trip though one of the woman (from Mxo) was the most selfish and inconsiderate traveler I ever encountered in my travels. Rather shocking.”
Review this Salalah sunset safari to Rub Al Khali, with dune bashing, Wadi Dawkah, black camels, sunset views, and optional dinner.
“è stato Musallah è stato un grande autista e compagno di viaggio e ha fatto di tutto per farci star bene....in sintesi è stato bravissimo.”
Review of Salalah’s private sunset safari, with frankincense trees, Ubar ruins, black camels, Karak tea, and Rub al Khali dunes.
“Mohammed was a knowledgeable, helpful, generous, courteous guide. He’s an excellent driver and we felt he looked after us and others on the highway and the dunes. We had history, tea, culture, and scenery from lush landscape, to farms, mountains, to wind blown barren dunes. Highly recommend”
Explore Wadi Dawkha, Ubar, and Oman’s Empty Quarter on an 8-hour private sunset tour from Salalah with camel encounters and dune views.
“I want to start by thanking our guide Alawi from Mohamed's team.….our trip was amazing. We saw the frankenscent trees, the baby camels (my little girl was so happy) and tasted the camel milk and we had fun in the desert. We had the experience with the 4x4 on duneRead more”
Review of Salalah’s Rub Al Khali desert safari, with frankincense trees, Ubar, black camels, dune driving, and a sunset for $164.
“Amazing experience. The guide is really kind and expert of the area, he brought us on the highest dune, provided us with tasty snacks and tea and also typical outfits for taking some pictures. Nice stops on the way, he also offered us some camel meat in an authentic restaurant”
Spend a night in Oman’s Empty Quarter with Ubar, sunset dunes, Bedouin camp, stargazing, breakfast, and Wadi Dawkah.
“A very memorable overnight trip into Rub Al Khali with interesting stop-overs in Ubar and Wadi Dawkah on the way there. We also stopped at a camel farm which is interesting if you have not seen camels elsewhere. Our guide Ibrahim was very Read more”
Explore Ubar, frankincense trees, black camels, and Rub’ al Khali sunset on a private Salalah desert safari with tea and dune driving.
“Mohammed war spitze! Ich kann diese Tour nur weiterempfehlen, besonders wenn man so einen netten professionellen Fahrer wie Mohammed hat! Mit seiner netten sympathischen Art haben wir viel über dieses wunderschöne Land erfahren! Danke Mohammed!”
Review of Salalah’s private Empty Quarter tour, with frankincense, Ubar ruins, dune bashing, Arabian coffee, and sunset views.
“We spent amazing trip. Guide Hamed was very nice. We felt like on trip with an old friend who introduced his country with proud to us and wanted that we feel happy.”
Explore Oman’s Empty Quarter from Salalah, with coffee in Thumrait, black camels, dune bashing, sunset snacks, and Ubar.
“Wir waren Aufgrund einer Kreuzfahrt in Salalah. Pünktlich wurden wir direkt am Hafen abgeholt. Die Fahrt bis zur Wüste war sehr angenehm, unser Fahrer erklärte und erzählte uns viel über sich, sein Land und die Leute. Wir hatten viel Spaß und die Zeit verging wie im Read more”
Explore Wadi Dawkah, Thumrait, Ubar, and the Empty Quarter before sunset, then enjoy Omani food and tea at a Bedouin camp near Salalah.
“Very friendly, organized and informative. This tour is highly recommended, its fun and the desert is breathtaking”
Watch the Empty Quarter sunset, visit Ubar and frankincense trees, and meet Oman’s black camels on a private Salalah desert tour.
“Had the best day. I live in the UAE & have been to the desert a few times before but the Empty Quarter was by far the best experience I’ve had. The sunset view is second to none. Firstly, Ali, my driver is the absolute best. So friendly and helRead more”
Explore Salalah’s Empty Quarter, Wadi Dawkah, Wubar, dune bashing, and sunset coffee on this private seven-hour desert safari.
“The tour was great, our guide tried very hard to make the whole tour go well, the views were beautiful! We would definitely recommend this tour to anyone!”
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