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Desert Sunset Magic – Salalah Empty Quarter Experience

By Amazing Salalah Tourism
10 out of 10
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$671 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 10h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This is more than a desert tour — it's a rare journey into the vast, untouched beauty of the Empty Quarter. Unlike crowded desert experiences, here you’ll find true silence, towering dunes that stretch endlessly, and a golden sunset that feels like it’s just for you. It’s adventure and serenity, all in one breathtaking moment.

Activity location

  • Wadi Dawkha
    • Salalah, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Wadi Dawkha
    • Salalah, Oman

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Desert Sunset Magic – Salalah Empty Quarter Experience
  • Activity duration is 10 hours10h
    10h
  • English

Pickup included

Starting time: 2:00 pm
Price details
NZ$754.74 x 1 AdultNZ$754.74

Total
Price is NZ$754.74

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedBottled water
  • What's includedWhat's includedSnacks
  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedAll site fees and taxes
  • What's includedWhat's includedCoffee and/or Tea
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedAnything else not mentioned in the inclusions

Know before you book

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Specialised infant seats are available
  • Not recommended for travellers with spinal injuries
  • Not recommended for pregnant travellers
  • Not recommended for travellers with poor cardiovascular health
  • Travellers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Wear comfortable clothes, sunglasses & sunblock Light jacket recommended for cooler evenings, Moderate fitness level required; hold tight on uneven terrains.

Activity itinerary

Wadi Dawkha
  • 35m
  • Admission ticket included
Drive via 'Qara' mountains. On a road progressively zigzagging up a vertical hill, herds of Camels & Cattle are a commonly spotted on the way which gives a picturesque view of one of Dhofari environments. Stop and visit Wadi Doka in the beginning of Najd (semi-desert) district 35 kilometres north of Salalah towards towards Thumrait (Bedouins settlement). Arrive at this UNESCO registered national reserve that contains 1230 perennial frankincense trees covering an area of 5 km” and have a real experience about this valuable famous tree. In addition to its scented smell, frankincense is also used as a remedial element
Thumrait
  • 20m
Proceed to Thumrait Town to have a few minutes refreshment and may be enjoying the Taste of Arabian cup of Coffee (Qahwah) and Dates (Tamer). The town of Thumrait has been a vital point in the ancient Frankincense trading routes. Gear up as you head to the next stop of lost city of Ubar archaeological.
The Lost City of Wubar
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket included
Visit the city that has occupied, for centuries, the minds of historians and researchers for lost places, especially because its great reputation, in terms of its treasures, as well as its features that history was unable to forget despite its disappearance for a long time. Since 1930, the first failed attempt of search for the city by Bertram Sidney Thomas (his book- Arabian Felix), the English diplomat and explorer who is the first documented Westerner to cross the Rub' al Khali (Empty Quarter) and in 1940 by Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger another English explorer, whom wrote a book about his journey (Arabian Sands). Until the year 1992, the American researcher Nicolas clap with support of NASA satellites found great archaeological discoveries. Experience the remains of this ancient city and learn about the details of this UNESCO registered valuable history.
Kzv camp tourist
  • 1h
Ride the dunes, chase the light, and end the day with a golden horizon. Experience the thrill of dune bashing across the majestic Empty Quarter, then pause atop the highest dunes to watch the sun melt into waves of sand. A perfect mix of adrenaline and awe in one of the world’s most remote deserts.

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESWadi Dawkha
    • Salalah, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEWadi Dawkha
    • Salalah, Oman

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