The 11 Desert Safaris in Salalah That Earn Their Price

1.Sunset Desert Safari Salalah Tour in Rub Al Khali – Empty Quarter

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $95Our pick

Sunset safari from Salalah into Rub al Khali, with Wadi Dawkah frankincense, the Lost City of Ubar, dune time, and sunset views.

“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.”

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2.Sunset Desert Safari – Rub Al Khali – Empty Quarter

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 79 reviews · 8 - 21 hours · from $102

Sunset 4x4 safari from Salalah into Rub Al Khali, Wadi Dawkah frankincense park, black camels, and a glowing desert sunset.

“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.”

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3.Sunset desert safari tour in Salalah(private tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 58 reviews · from $125

Private sunset desert safari in Salalah with Wadi Dawkha frankincense, Thumrait tea, Ubar ruins, black camels, 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”

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4.Desert Safari, Sunset & Sand Bashing (Rub Al Khali Desert)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 44 reviews · from $164

See Salalah’s UNESCO frankincense sites and the Lost City of Ubar, then chase sunset and sand bashing in the Empty Quarter.

“Ahmeds slogan starts with: "Arrive as a Guest – leave as a Friend." And that couldn’t be more true!”

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5.Sunset desert safari tour in salalah(private tour)

★★★★★★★★★★4.9 · 21 reviews · 8 hours - 2 days · from $90Best value

Private Salalah sunset safari to Ubar and Wadi Dawkha, black camels, Omani karak tea, and Rub' al Khali dunes. 8 hours.

“Mohammed è stato eccezionale Competente simpatico e rispettoso Parla italiano perfetto Questa giornata è stata bellissima abbiamo appreso tante cose di questa bella terra, visto gli alberi di incenso, gustato un buon the e un tramonto mozzafiato su dune di sabbia altissime Assolutamente consigliato”

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6.Sunset desert safari Salalah with Dinner in a Bedouins camp

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $150

Sunset desert safari from Salalah with Wadi Dawkah, Thumrait, Ubar ruins, Empty Quarter dunes, and a Bedouin camp dinner with pickup.

“Very friendly, organized and informative. This tour is highly recommended, its fun and the desert is breathtaking”

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7.Desert Safari Trip Full Day & Ubar Lost city

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 18 reviews · from $195

Full-day Salalah desert safari with coffee in Thumrait, rare black camels in the Empty Quarter, dune bashing, and Ubar fees extra.

“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”

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8.Luxury Sunset Desert Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 17 reviews · from $175

Luxury sunset safari from Salalah: 4WD dunes, frankincense park, Wubar UNESCO site, and Arabic coffee in the Empty Quarter at dusk.

“Everything was amazing, the pickup was scheduled just for our arrival at the airport, the guide (Mohammad) was great and a good driver as well!”

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9.Desert Safari in the Rub al Khali

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 6 reviews · from $512

A private Rub al Khali desert safari from Salalah with frankincense valley, Ubar ruins, expert sand driving, and a cozy camp night.

“Alice, Geraldina and the local Bedouin guide Bukhit were incredible hosts. The camp was clean and cosy and the team prepared me a vegetarian meal which was so delicious! It was a super special stay, with interesting fireside chats, stargazing and singing. Thank you for such a beautiful trip and I hope to visit again soon!”

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10.Luxury Overnight Desert Safari in Salalah

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 5 reviews · from $250

Luxury overnight desert safari from Salalah with Wadi Dawkah, Ubar, Empty Quarter dune bashing, private tent, fire dinner, shisha, stargazing.

“We were really looking forward to this experience and it mostly lived up to expectation. Mahad was friendly, warm and hospitable - couldn't have looked after us any better. He was very detailed in explaining things to us and patient with any Read more”

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11.Desert Safari in Empty Quarter with Dune Bashing

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 4 reviews · from $216

Salalah Empty Quarter safari with UNESCO Wadi Dawkha and Ubar, then sunset desert driving with a dune bashing option, about 9 hours.

“We went to visit a Frankincense Plantage, a camel farm and the biggest desert im the world, the Rub al Khali. Adnan knows a lot about his country and is happy to answer every question you have. He is one of the friendliest persons I‘ve ever met and I recommend doing this trip to everybody who visits Oman!”

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