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Oman Desert Sunset: Explore Empty Quarter
Experience Oman’s desert magic at sunset. Cruise the Empty Quarter, hike dunes, and explore the lost city of Ubar. A journey through time and wonder.
Experience Oman’s desert magic at sunset. Cruise the Empty Quarter, hike dunes, and explore the lost city of Ubar. A journey through time and wonder.
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Wadi Dawkha - Wadi Dawkha: Explore the otherworldly landscape of Wadi Dawkha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This dramatic valley is dotted with ancient frankincense trees, some believed to be centuries old. You’ll be enchanted by their gnarled branches and unique silhouettes against the stark backdrop of the mountains.
- Thumrait - While…
- Wadi Dawkha - Wadi Dawkha: Explore the otherworldly landscape of Wadi Dawkha, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This dramatic valley is dotted with ancient frankincense trees, some believed to be centuries old. You’ll be enchanted by their gnarled branches and unique silhouettes against the stark backdrop of the mountains.
- Thumrait - While exploring the natural beauty around Thumrait city, you might also encounter some rare and fascinating creatures - Black camels. These aren’t your average camels.
- The Frankincense Trail - The Wubar Archaeological Site is a hidden gem in Oman, waiting to be explored by history enthusiasts and curious travelers. Located about 170 kilometers north of Salalah in Al Shisr, this UNESCO World Heritage Site boasts ancient ruins that offer a captivating glimpse into the past.
- Empty Quarter - The Empty Quarter in Oman, also known as the Rub al Khali desert, one of the most famous and tallest sand dunes The Empty Quarter in Oman offers a wild adventure: traverse towering sand dunes (up to 250 meters!), and learn about the Bedouin way of life.
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
- Bottled water
- Snacks
- Tea and coffee
Additional Information
The journey begins at Wadi Dokah, where visitors can observe the frankincense tree and discover its historical significance as a part of Omani heritage. The next destination is Thumrait village, where guests can enjoy traditional Omani tea, known as Karak. The third stop is the archaeological site of Ubar, a former hub for frankincense caravans….
The journey begins at Wadi Dokah, where visitors can observe the frankincense tree and discover its historical significance as a part of Omani heritage. The next destination is Thumrait village, where guests can enjoy traditional Omani tea, known as Karak. The third stop is the archaeological site of Ubar, a former hub for frankincense caravans. Following this, the tour proceeds to view the black camels. The final stop is the Rub’ al Khali desert, the largest sand desert in the world, renowned as the best location in southern Oman to witness the sunset. The tour is available in English or Italian.
- The tour remaining hours are allotted for the travel time
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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100eglea
Nov 17, 2024
Wonderful Oman - Mohamed was a wonderful guide, he followed us with professionalism, patience, attentive to our needs, pampering us: from umbrella to snacks. It took us to observe fantastic places from cliffs, beaches, archaeological sites at sunset in the desert
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Francescagiorgiaq
Nov 15, 2024
Unforgettable afternoon - A wonderful day in the company of a special guide.
Mohammed is a trained, very kind and helpful guide.
Our experience has been greatly enriched thanks to his presence.
He speaks Italian, and many other languages, very well.
Rely on him, it will be a wonderful experience!
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Lucave7528nm
Nov 13, 2024
Incredible - We spent a wonderful moment. Mohammed is so nice and explain everything very good. The views were incredible, it was one of our best moment during our stay in Oman.
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Rayoy6010tr
Nov 10, 2024
Fantastic trip, wonderful and knowledgeable guide - We had a fantastic trip organised by Mohammed. Our guide and driver, Salim, picked us up from our hotel right on time in a very comfortable, air-conditioned and clean Toyota Land Cruiser. He was a very good driver and a knowledgeable guide. We started with a visit to Wadi Dawkah to see the frankincense trees. Here, Salim gave us some very interesting insights into these venerable trees. We were then taken to a camel farm to see some black camels. The highlight of this farm visit must surely be the sight of a two-week old baby camel and his interaction with his mum when she was being milked. A tender experience! However, the piece de resistance of the trip is the finale, where we were driven into the Empty Quarter and experienced being driven up and down the sand dunes. Then we trekked up the dunes and waited for sunset. Needless to say, the sunset was sublime and the experience, stupendous. All in all, we had a very enjoyable day with a most likeable and knowledgeable guide. Unlike many other tours, lunch was not forced on us. In this heat, one does not wish to have a heavy lunch especially when travelling. Salim provided us with some very delicious dates and Arabic coffee (made by his wife!) which was the ideal snack.
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Georgetar449
Nov 6, 2024
Fascinated, in love with the places we visited. I still have to go! I was in the desert for the first time and I will go - I was in the desert for the first time, an amazing experience, it's hard to describe the beauty in words and even if many pictures were taken, I don't know if I can reproduce the beauty and the spectacular sand dunes.
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Scottim51
Oct 28, 2024
Camels, frankincense, history and desert: all in 1. - Very nice tour, a must do in Salalah. Mohamed is really friendly and helpful. All stop-over are well planned. Our highlights were the visit at the camel farm with fresh camel milk to drink and some baby-camel to see. Of course the second highlight is the desert sunset :-)
Absolutely recommended .
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Vielundoftweg
Oct 21, 2024
Spectacular sunset in the desert with safe and friendly escort - Uncomplicated booked we were picked up by Mohammed at the hotel at 1 pm and started our tour: via the incense trail to the Lost City, visiting the dromedaries (we saw a three-hour-old dromedary) to the highlight of the tour: the sunset in the desert! Simply spectacular and unique!
Mohammed told us a lot about his country and brought us safely back to the hotel. Thank you!!!
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Peter
Oct 18, 2024
Sunset in the desert and many more stops..incense fields, camel breeding in the middle of Nirvana, unforgettable - We were picked up by our guide Mohammed on time from the hotel,,it was an unforgettable excursion,,especially the Arabian desert,,,giant..
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Øساب
Sep 11, 2024
Best Human Guide - We took this trip to the Empty Quadruple Desert in Oman with Mohammed to see the sunset. We visited some tourist spots like the Dock Valley there. We saw the trees of Lebanon, then we went to the State of Tharait, which is on the road leading to the desert. There Mohamed invited us to drink coffee and tea, which he locally calls the Sunset. We then went to the Lost City of O'Bour, which is the most beautiful sight we saw in our lives.
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Gaiavoyage
Nov 10, 2024
Pure adrenaline! - As a summer destination I decided to opt for Oman, and I left with my family for a 13-day stay in Salalah. The excursion we decided to do and that seemed unmissable was the one in the desert at sunset. We contacted Aziz, an Omani guy who works for Dhofar Sas trips and we arranged for this tour that left in the afternoon at 1:30 pm and returned in the evening around 9:00 pm. The price for three people was in Omani cash rial about 170 and included the explanation of the production of incense with a stop on site, meeting in the field with camels and sunset over the desert dunes with a typical drink accompanied by biscuits and finally lots of fun. I fully recommend it. Wow what satisfaction, and so much adrenaline!!! Thank you Oman and Aziz for this amazing adventure.
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