Oman · SAFARI

The 15 Best 4x4 Safaris in Oman

54 tours  ·  from $45

Sand or mountain, the answer is the same vehicle and somebody else driving it. The 15 below split the dune bashing from the mountain tracks, priced per head or per car, with the length of the drive spelled out.

Desert Safari Sharing Tours - Wahiba Sands and the first taste of dune driving
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Desert Safari Sharing Tours

1.Desert Safari Sharing Tours

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

Travel from Muscat to Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid on an 8 to 9 hour shared tour with guides such as Bu Mashari, Saif, Khaled, and Sameer. Expect dune driving, an Omani lunch, desert scenery, and time to swim in the wadi, with transport by 4X4 or minivan.

“Horrific from booking to returning home, total shambles so unprofessional, ongoing dispute whereby I still await explanation which is pathetically slow forthcoming. Why this unprofessional, inefficiency from a service provider is beyond Read more”

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East Salalah Mountain Safari, Wadi Darbat, Beach, Camels, Dunes - Taqah Beach and the old town feel
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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

You’ll tour eastern Dhofar in a private 4x4 with an Omani English-speaking guide. See Taqah Castle, Wadi Darbat, Tawi Atair, Jabal Samhan, baobabs, beaches, and Mirbat dunes. Guides such as Salim, Mohammed Ali, and Abdulaziz are assigned according to availability.

“This was a great way to see some beautiful spots on the Eastern side os Salalah with Salem, our kind, knowledgeable guide. Highly recommend!”

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Desert Safari Private - Wadi Bani Khalid and its year-round water
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Desert Safari Private

3.Desert Safari Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews

Leave Muscat at 8:00 a.m. for a private day trip to Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid. You’ll cross Oman’s great dunes, swim or cool off in year-round pools, and eat a typical Omani lunch. Transport is by 4x4 or minivan, with guide Saif named in one especially warm account.

“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 - The Roadside Gravity Point Near Salalah
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Mountain Safari Private Tour

4.Mountain Safari Private Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 105 reviews

Travel by air-conditioned vehicle with a private guide through eastern Salalah. Visit Jabal Samhan, Wadi Darbat, Hasheer Agher’s baobab trees, Tawi Ateer Sinkhole, Teeq Cave, and the famous gravity point. Mohamed and Khalid are named guides associated with this experience.

“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 - Sunset on the sand
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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, Thumrait, the Lost City of Ubar, and the Empty Quarter. Mohammed Ali has guided some departures, sharing local insight before a 4x4 ride, dune walk, and sunset among the sands. Private vehicles carry up to six adults, with group departures available weekly.

“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 the 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 4WD with a multilingual Omani guide for Wadi Dawkah, Thumrait, black camels, and an optional Ubar stop before dune bashing in Rub Al Khali. Guides such as Musllam, Rabi, and Thaer add friendly, flexible service. Dinner and camel riding cost extra.

“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 - Crossing Into 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

Leave Muscat at 11 a.m. for Wadi Bani Khalid’s clear pools, then continue to Wahiba Sands in a private 4WD. Visit a Bedouin home, try coffee and dates, add a short camel ride, and watch the sunset from the dunes with guides such as Khalil, Saïd, or Fawzi.

“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) - Thumrait, Karak tea, and black camels
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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

Set out from Salalah at 1 pm with an English or Italian-speaking guide such as Mohammed, Ibrahim, or Mohamed. Visit Wadi Dawkah’s frankincense trees, sip Karak tea in Thumrait, see Ubar’s ruins and black camels, then watch the sunset among Rub al Khali’s towering 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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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

Spend 8 to 9 hours with Salalah Glory Tours traveling by 4x4 from Salalah to Wadi Dawkah, Ubar, Thumrait’s black camels, and the Rub Al Khali. Guide Ahmed AlMahri and his team focus on local stories, desert driving, sunset views, and a private outing for your group.

“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 - Wadi Darbat brings water to the route
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East Salalah Mountain Safari

10.East Salalah Mountain Safari

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

Spend five to six hours exploring East Salalah with a private guide and hotel pickup. See Wadi Darbat, Taqah Beach, Teeq Cave, Tawi Ateer Sinkhole, Samhan Mountain, baobab trees, and the anti-gravity point. Guides such as Amin and Salem are praised for friendly service and local conversation.

“A friend and I had heard that the Salalah area was worth a visit even before the true Khareef season so decided to try it. On the second day of our trip we took the tour, and very much enjoyed it. Our driver Amin was great. He was friendly, helRead more”

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Luxury Overnight Desert Safari in Salalah - Ubar and the old desert 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 to Wadi Dawkah, Ubar, and the Empty Quarter in a modern 4x4 with an English-speaking guide such as Mohammed, Ali, or Ahmed. Enjoy dune bashing, sunset coffee, a Bedouin-style dinner, bonfire, shisha, private family tents, stargazing, and sunrise over the sand.

“Overall, we are very happy to have had the opportunity to see the beautiful sunset and sunrise, as well as the incredibly starry sky over the desert. An unforgettable experience! My daughter and I had a personal guide and driver, Mohamed, who took care of our comfort throughout our stay in an unobtrusive but attentive manner. I recommend a night safari with Arabian Travel Service (and especially with Mohammed Al Mahdali).”

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Dubai: Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner - Hotel pickup and the long road out
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Dubai: Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner

12.Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner

★★★★★★★★★★4.6 · 30 reviews · 5 hours · from $60

Ride from your Dubai hotel into the red dunes with a professional 4x4 driver, pause for sunset, then visit a Bedouin-style camp for camel riding, sandboarding, henna, BBQ, Tanoura, belly dance, and a fire show. Drivers speak English, Hindi, and Malayalam.

“Our guide Abhilash did an excellent job, the dune bashing was phenomenal, exciting, and absolutely the highlight of this tour. However, the tour does suffer from some minor problems not related to our guide -- it's a bit longer than we expected (7.5 hours from pickup to return) and the camp food could be better. Still highly recommended!”

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Safari World Zoo and Wahiba Sands with Sunset - Crossing into Wahiba Sands by 4x4
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Safari World Zoo and Wahiba Sands with Sunset

13.Safari World Zoo and Wahiba Sands with Sunset

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

Travel from Muscat in a small 4x4 group with an English-speaking guide such as Mohammed, Hamood, or Salim. Visit Safari World Zoo in Ibra, cross Wahiba Sands, watch sunset from the dunes, and finish with an Omani dinner at a desert camp. Check which extras are included before booking.

“It was a magical experience , the transport , our driver and our group . The zoo is larger than expected need at least 1.5 hours to see it comfortably. The camel short ride and our guide was an enjoyable experience. The only negative I have is all the hidden extras and with New Years Eve everything was at least 3 x more expensive. The journey there is approx 2.5 hours each way. We left at 12.30 pm and arrived back at accomodation 11 pm.”

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East of Salalah, Mountain Safari, Camels, Waterfall, White beach - Tawi Ateer shows Dhofar’s dramatic side
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East of Salalah, Mountain Safari, Camels, Waterfall, White beach

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

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

Spend 7 to 8 hours exploring east Salalah in a private, air-conditioned vehicle with a local guide. Visit Taqah, seasonal waterfalls at Wadi Darbat, Tawi Ateer sinkhole, Jabal Samhan, baobab trees, camels, and coastal scenery. Bottled water and snacks are included, but lunch and entrance fees are extra.

“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 - Meeting Bedouins and seeing local desert life
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Private Safari Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid from Muscat

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

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

Travel by private 4x4 from your Muscat hotel, port, or airport to Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid. Your driver-guide handles the desert driving, photo stops, and local introductions. Ahmed is praised for his friendly guiding, though guide assignments can vary.

“Amazing experience, very nice and friendly driver. We had a great time day visiting these great sites.”

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★ 5.0Empty Quarter ‘Rub Al Khali’ Day Tour – 4X4 Safari AdventureFrom $2405 reviews
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