Oman · SAFARI

The 15 Best Off-Road Safaris in Oman

53 tours  ·  from $45

Dune fields in the north, mountain tracks in the middle, monsoon hills in the south, all of it needing a 4x4. These 15 compare route, driving time and what the vehicle and driver cost for the day.

Desert Safari Sharing Tours - Wahiba Sands: one hour among the dunes
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Desert Safari Sharing Tours

1.Desert Safari Sharing Tours

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 313 reviews · from $189Our pick

Leave Muscat at about 8am for a full day of dune driving in Wahiba Sands and swimming at Wadi Bani Khalid. A shared 4x4 or minivan carries you between the sites, with Omani lunch, water, soft drinks, and wadi entry included. Guides such as Bu Mashari, Saif, Khaled, and Sameer are praised for friendly care and good local insight.

“Our guide Khaled was amazing! Very kind, made sure we enjoyed ourselves, and was very attentive to making sure we were hydrated and healthy in the heat! Highly recommend!”

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East Salalah Mountain Safari, Wadi Darbat, Beach, Camels, Dunes - Koofan Heritage House adds a small local detail
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East Salalah Mountain Safari, Wadi Darbat, Beach, Camels, Dunes

2.East Salalah Mountain Safari, Wadi Darbat, Beach, Camels, Dunes

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 206 reviews · from $45Best value

This 6 to 8 hour private tour takes you east of Salalah with an Omani guide such as Mohammed, Salem, Hamed, or Abdulaziz. Expect Taqah’s beach and castle, Wadi Darbat, Jabal Samhan, Tawi Atair, Wadi Hannah, the anti-gravity hill, and Mirbat’s dunes. Water is included, while meals, boating, and some entry fees cost extra.

“I visited in the last week of August. The tour guide Salim was super friendly and he stopped at various picturesque places, even out of the planned route on our request. There were five people in our group. The whole tour was amazing.”

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Desert Safari Private - The early start from Muscat
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Desert Safari Private

3.Desert Safari Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews

Leave Muscat at 8:00 am for a private desert and wadi day with WABAR TOURS. You’ll cross Wahiba Sands by 4x4 or minivan, then swim or relax at Wadi Bani Khalid. Guide Saif has earned special praise, while lunch, drinks, and wadi entry are included. Plan for a long road day of about 8 to 9 hours.

“An amazing experience! Every aspect of the tour exceeded expectations and our tour guide, Saif, made it a memorable day for my daughter and myself.”

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Mountain Safari Private Tour - Jabal Samhan at 2,100 meters
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Mountain Safari Private Tour

4.Mountain Safari Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews

Take a private air-conditioned tour from Salalah with a guide such as Mohamed or Khalid. Visit Jabal Samhan, Wadi Darbat, Hasheer Agher’s baobab trees, Tawi Ateer Sinkhole, Teeq Cave, and an anti-gravity point. Bottled water is included, while lunch, entrance fees, and activities cost extra.

“We took a halfday Mountain safari tour. We really enjoyed it. Mohamed is a very good guide, very friendly, polite, well organised, carefull driver. He provided us lots of information about the nature, Oman culture, all we were curious about...we really recommend to take his servise.”

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Sunset Desert Safari Salalah Tour in Rub Al Khali - Empty Quarter - Reaching Rub Al Khali before sunset
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Sunset Desert Safari Salalah Tour in Rub Al Khali – Empty Quarter

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

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 91 reviews · from $95

Leave Salalah for Wadi Dawkah’s frankincense trees, Thumrait, the Ubar ruins, and Rub Al Khali. Guide Mohammed Ali may lead the day, with mountain views, dune driving, desert walks, and sunset photos. The private 4x4 carries up to six adults. Expect about eight to nine hours, long road time, and no phone coverage in the desert.

“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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Salalah: Sunset Desert Safari - Rub Al Khali - Empty Quarter - Wadi Dawkah and Dhofar’s frankincense trees
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Salalah: Sunset Desert Safari – Rub Al Khali – Empty Quarter

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

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

Leave Salalah by 4x4 with an Omani guide such as Musllam, Rabi, or Thaer. Visit Wadi Dawkah, see black camels, pass Thumrait, and optionally stop at Ubar before dune bashing across the Rub Al Khali. Finish above the dunes at sunset, with optional Bedouin dinner and camel riding.

“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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Private Watching Sunset Desert Safari Tour - The long road to Wahiba Sands
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Private Watching Sunset Desert Safari Tour

7.Private Watching Sunset Desert Safari Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 71 reviews · from $174

Spend about eight hours with a private English-speaking guide, traveling from Muscat to Wadi Bani Khalid and Wahiba Sands. Swim in clear pools, visit a Bedouin house for coffee and dates, add a short camel ride for 3 OMR, and watch sunset from the dunes. Guides may include Khalid AlRaqadi, Saïd, Fawzi, or others.

“We had an amazing afternoon on this tour. Our guide Khalil was great, very knowledgeable and the day was well organised.”

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Sunset desert safari tour in Salalah(private tour) - Ubar, the old caravan stop at Al Shisr
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Sunset desert safari tour in Salalah(private tour)

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

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

Start at Wadi Dawkha’s ancient frankincense trees, sip Karak tea in Thumrait, visit the Ubar archaeological site, and finish among the Rub al Khali’s towering dunes. Your private group travels with an English- or Italian-speaking guide, with guides including Mohammed, Ibrahim, and Mohamed.

“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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Desert Safari, Sunset & Sand Bashing (Rub Al Khali Desert) - Wadi Dawka and the frankincense trees
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Desert Safari, Sunset & Sand Bashing (Rub Al Khali Desert)

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

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

Leave Salalah in a private 4x4 with guide Ahmed or Said for an 8 to 9 hour journey into Oman’s Rub Al Khali. Visit Wadi Dawkah’s frankincense trees, Ubar at Shisr, black camels near Thumrait, and the dunes at sunset. Sand bashing is optional, and the Ubar entrance fee costs 3 OMR per person.

“Amazing experience. The guide is really kind and expert of the area, he brought us on the highest dune, provided us with tasty snacks and tea and also typical outfits for taking some pictures. Nice stops on the way, he also offered us some camel meat in an authentic restaurant”

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East Salalah Mountain Safari - Jabal Samhan for the big Dhofar view
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East Salalah Mountain Safari

10.East Salalah Mountain Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 43 reviews · from $120

Spend 5 to 6 hours exploring East Salalah with a private guide and hotel pickup. Visit Wadi Darbat, Jabal Samhan, Teeq Cave, Tawi Ateer Sinkhole, Taqah Beach, baobab trees, and the anti-gravity point. Guides such as Amin and Salem are associated with friendly local commentary. Karak tea, water, and soft drinks are included.

“Very well. Interesting trip and conversation about omani people and Dhofar. Go East of Salalah and Book Salem”

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Luxury Overnight Desert Safari in Salalah - Ubar, the desert city tied to old trade routes
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Luxury Overnight Desert Safari in Salalah

11.Luxury Overnight Desert Safari in Salalah

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 31 reviews · from $245

Travel from Salalah through Wadi Dawkah and the lost city of Ubar to the Empty Quarter. With an English-speaking guide such as Mohamed, Mohammed Al Mahdali, Ali, or Ahmed, you will ride through the dunes, watch sunset and sunrise, and sleep in a private tent with dinner, a campfire, shisha, and desert views.

“We were lucky with Ali. He told us a lot about the country, incense, and the historical development of the country in general. Perfect for children too. We can highly recommend the tour. Don't expect too much from the shared showers.”

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Safari World Zoo and Wahiba Sands with Sunset - Safari World Zoo in Ibra
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Safari World Zoo and Wahiba Sands with Sunset

12.Safari World Zoo and Wahiba Sands with Sunset

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 29 reviews · 8 hours · from $100

Travel from Muscat in a 4x4 with an English-speaking guide to Safari World Zoo in Ibra, then cross Wahiba Sands for dune views, optional camel or quad rides, sunset photos, and dinner at Sama al Wasil Camp or a similar desert camp. Guides may include Mohammed, Hamood, Salim, or Abdul Majeed.

“The tour was wonderful! Locations are very beautiful. We had a comfortable transportation, clean car. Our driver and he was also our guide Abdul Majeed was very nice. Special thanks to him that he was giving us a lot of time in each location, without hurrying us to leave. Very caring guide! He was giving us water regularly and in the end of the tour offered us some Karak tea (delicious!) and Samosas. Thank you, Abdul Majeed, for an unforgettable trip! :)”

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East of Salalah, Mountain Safari, Camels, Waterfall, White beach - Taqah, where the morning begins
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East of Salalah, Mountain Safari, Camels, Waterfall, White beach

13.East of Salalah, Mountain Safari, Camels, Waterfall, White beach

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 27 reviews · from $117

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring east Salalah with a private guide from Salalah Glory Tours. The route includes Taqah, seasonal waterfalls at Wadi Darbat, Tawi Ateer Sinkhole, Jabal Samhan viewpoints, baobab trees, camels, and coastal stops. Guides such as Mahmoud, Ahmad, Amer, and Saeed are praised for friendly service and local insight.

“Perfect tour with perfect guide , we booked the tour through WhatsApp as we were looking for tour in Google and we are so happy that we find GLORY TOURS SALALAH they are so quick reply to us and we confirmed our tour in Less then 5 minutes!! The tour starts morning time and we see nice house in Taqa and the beautiful wadi darbat and a lot…..”

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Private Safari Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid from Muscat - Crossing the gold dunes of Wahiba Sands
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Private Safari Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid from Muscat

14.Private Safari Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid from Muscat

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 24 reviews · from $200

This private 7 to 9-hour trip takes you from Muscat to Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid in a 4x4 with a driver-guide. You get dune bashing, desert photo stops, contact with local Bedouin culture, and time to swim in the wadi pools. Ahmed is one guide praised for his friendly driving and helpful photos.

“The tour itself is really scenic and enjoyable but as we've learned overtime, a guide can have a significant impact on the overall experience. In this case, Ahmed was an amazing guide and driver; he accompanied us on the various stops and sRead more”

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2 Days Private Wadi Shab Tour in Desert Safari - Bimmah Sinkhole: a quick first stop
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2 Days Private Wadi Shab Tour in Desert Safari

15.2 Days Private Wadi Shab Tour in Desert Safari

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 22 reviews · from $598

Travel from Muscat in a private 4WD with an English-speaking guide such as Hamood, Waleed, Mohammed, or Ahmad. Hike Wadi Shab, pause at Bimmah Sinkhole and Wadi Tiwi, then camp at Arabian Oryx Camp in Wahiba Sands. The next morning brings a dune sunrise, Bedouin coffee, and swimming at Wadi Bani Khalid.

“Waleed was an excellent guide—an incredibly careful driver who knows every stone in the wadi! He was attentive and patient, walking at our pace the whole time. The swim in the wadi was absolutely incredible, and Waleed took so many great pictures of us. Highly recommended!”

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