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Get the most affordable, enjoyable and adventurous private tour to the Empty Quarter desert on the market. Explore the vastness of the desert areas with different shapes of dunes. Experience the adrenalin ride on the dunes with our expert drivers who will get the best performance out of the terrain cars. Then you will climb the dunes yourself dipping your feet in the moving sands. Enjoy the breathtaking views on the sea of sand from the dunes´ peaks while the sun slowly moves to the horizon. Before the sunset, you can take the best pictures of the desert landscape with the sun setting over the dunes. On the way to the desert, you will visit a camp with black camels, UNESCO site Wadi Dawka, a valley where thousands of frankincense trees grow and give the valued harvest of frankincense drops. From there you will continue on the Frankincense route to the lost city of Ubar (UNESCO) whose ruins stand witness to the glorious past when the city served as a center for the incense trade.
What's Included
Meeting and pickup
We pick up the travellers from all hotels and hotel apartments in Salalah, Taqah, and Mirbat and also from the Port of Salalah and from the International Airport of Salalah.
Itinerary
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1
Explore the UNESCO World Heritage site of Wadi Dawka where you can find thousands of Frankincense trees in the rocky desert area on the Nejd plateau in Dhofar mountains. Smell the scent of the precious resin pouring out of the trees.
30 minutes • Admission ticket free -
2Ubar
Discover Ubar - the lost city in the desert, also known as the Atlantis of the desert. In the ancient and medieval times, it served as an oasis on the frankincense trade route. Sadly, the city collapsed to the sinkhole which appeared in the limestone bedrock under the city.
20 minutes • Admission ticket free -
3Empty Quarter
Drive to the Empty Quarter, the largest sandy desert in the world. There you will enjoy the adrenalin ride on the dunes with our experienced drivers. Driving up the dunes, descending from steep slopes and making the tilted horizontal drive. You can also try to run to the top of the dunes and relish in walking barefoot in the sand. From the top of the dunes, you can observe how the landscape changes its color during the sunset and make some remarkable pictures.
3 hours • Admission ticket free
Additional info
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Cancellation Policy
- For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
- If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
- Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
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You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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