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Desert experience - Private Wahiba sands full day tour
Muscat, Oman
- 8 to 10 hours
- Pickup offered
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Get out of the city and spend the day exploring the rolling sands of the desert on this full-day private tour. Depart from your local hotel in an air-conditioned vehicle and make your way to the Wahiba Sands. In the company of your guide, explore the desert in a 4WD vehicle and see the homes of Bedouin tribes.
- Hassle-free hotel pickup
- Explore in the company of a guide
- Travel through the desert in a 4WD vehicle
- Enjoy personalized attention on a private tour
What's Included
- Bottled water
- Private transportation
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Lunch
Meeting and Pickup
Pickup points
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Pickup details
Muscat International Airoport
What To Expect
Wadi Bani Khalid
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Wahiba Sands
2 hours • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- Most travelers can participate
- This is a private tour/activity. Only your group will participate
Operated by GidOman
Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
- 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.
- Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
- 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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Vanessa
This tour was wonderful. My tour guide spoke great English and was very knowledgeable of the area visited. He was willing to take pictures and allowed me to take my time at each stop. This is a must do tour, would highly recommend!
Reviews
5.0
16 reviews
Polina_K, Aug 2023
We had an amazing experience with our guide Ilya! He told us everything about the Muscat City, about the desert and oasis. We had a pleasant conversation during the whole day, some funny action in the desert and got a nice lunch at the oasis. 10/10 would recommend!
Response from Host, Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to share your positive experience with us! We're delighted to hear that Ilya provided you with an insightful and engaging tour of desert and oasis. We truly appreciate your 10/10 recommendation and hope to have the pleasure of hosting you again on your next adventure.
Gregory_F, Mar 2023
It was a long day with a long drive but the oasis in the parched landscape and sand dunes that literally stretch as far as the eye can see was worth it.
AMRITPAL_S, Mar 2023
Excellent experience
Memory will last a lifetime
We got to see everything we wanted to.
We even enjoyed the drive and travelling from Muscat.
Caleb_G, Oct 2022
Really great trip with out guide Ilyas. We got to see extensive areas of Oman. The desert was amazing. Ilyas was very accommodating and flexible with the tour and extremely knowledgeable.
Vanessa, Jul 2022
This tour was wonderful. My tour guide spoke great English and was very knowledgeable of the area visited. He was willing to take pictures and allowed me to take my time at each stop. This is a must do tour, would highly recommend!
Polly_M, Apr 2022
Ilya arrived bang on time to pick us up from our accommodation - comms we’re great. Air conditioned lovely car with WiFi - and Ilya told us about lots of buildings as we passed through muscat - he is extremely knowledgable anf friendly. The drive was long but worth it - we went to wadi bani khakis which is very special. Ramadan meant there were almost no other visitors (which I like!) - so we had the place almost to ourselves which was magical. We then went to the desert and spent some time driving around sand dunes - being in the vast open desert is another great experience - plus we rod a camel for a short time which was fun. It’s a long drive from muscat but comfortable - and Ilya was the perfect host.
Response from Host, Apr 2022
Thank you so much for review. Waiting you one more time in Oman :)
Kind regards
Ilia
Stuart_M, Feb 2022
Abdullah our guide was a lovely guy, very knowledgeable and happy to chat. He made us feel very welcome.
andrewmclifford, Nov 2021
Thank you for an amazing day tour into the Oman desert. We enjoyed the cave pools and drive into seeing local life in the desert. We had the opportunity to try coffee and dates - a must! A very comfortable vehicle with air conditioning and Wi-Fi available. A knowledgeable driver and tour guide whose first language is not English but was excellent. Thank you for your kindness and generosity.
Lilia_K, Feb 2020
Great experience , the guide was really good and told us lots of interesting things about Oman , the trip was beautiful, make sure you bring a T-shirt and shorts to be able to swim at the oasis as you are not allowed just in bikini , I also recommend swim shoes
Predrag_C, Feb 2023
Super trip mit super Guide…
Adam war super… sehr fachkundig und sehr bemüht, dass es an nichts fehlt.. somit war die Fahrt trotz paar Km sehr amüsant und interessant
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