The Empty Quarter desert tour
ID: GYG818871-1303046
Category:
Country: Oman
Duration:
08:00 hours
Description
Discover one of the biggest sand dunes desert in the world, Empty Quarter. Enjoy watching sunset on the top of the dunes and experience a night in a bedwin tent in the middle of the desert
In this tour we will be Starting by crossing beautiful mountains of salalah with beautiful landscape until we stop by Wadi Dawkah(UNESCO heritage site) located 40 km north of Salalah city, the major place where the frankincense tree (boswellia sacra) can still be found and frankincense is still harvested to this day. After that will Proceed to Ubar, the lost city (UNESCO heritage site) which lies about 180 km north of Salalah , in Rub- Al Khali( the empty quarter). The city is famous for being a land port for frankincense trading at ancient times. After that we will drive another 28 km towards the empty quarter desert to enjoy red sand dunes and watch the sunset on the top of the dunes in a very panoramic view. After that if you go for overnight night option we take you to a bedwin camp for dinner and enjoying a stargazing and a nice time by bonfire, you will be given a private tent for sleeping in the camp until the morning where we have a breakfast and go back to Salalah. For sunset option will drive back to Salalah after watching the sunset.
Highlights
- Sand dunes
- Desert
- Sunset
- Camping
- Archeology
Guiding languages
When should I book?
To guarantee availability book as soon as possible. Early booking is worth consideration especially if you planning the trip during high season like public holidays or weekends.
Cancellations
This excursion you can cancel with no cost up to 24 hours before the start of the trip. If you cancel it after 24 hours or not show up on the excursion you will still be charged the full price of the activity. Being late on pick-up or departure will be considered as not showing up.