The 5 Best Muscat Safaris

1.Desert Safari Sharing Tours

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

Spend 8 to 9 hours traveling from Muscat to Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid in a shared 4x4 or minivan. Guides such as Bu Mashari, Saif, Khaled, and Sameer are praised for friendly care, desert driving, cultural explanations, and help in the heat. Lunch, drinks, and wadi entry are included.

“I had the best time with my travel buddies and Mohammed Al Baloushi, our tour guide. It has been a great experience that I recommend to everyone!!!”

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2.Desert Safari Private

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 177 reviews

Leave Muscat at 8:00 am for a private day in Oman’s Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid. Depending on your group size, you’ll ride in a 4x4 or minivan, eat a typical Omani lunch, and visit year-round pools among the wadi’s boulders. Guide Saif has earned special praise for making the day memorable.

“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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3.Private Watching Sunset Desert Safari Tour

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

Start from Muscat at 11 am for a private 4WD day trip to Wadi Bani Khalid and Wahiba Sands. Swim in clear pools, visit a Bedouin house for Omani coffee and dates, add a short camel ride, and watch the sunset from the dunes. Guides may include Khalid AlRaqadi, Saïd, Fawzi, or others.

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4.Desert Safari with BBQ Dinner

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

You’ll ride from your Dubai hotel in a 4x4 Land Cruiser, race across red dunes with a professional driver, stop for sunset photos, and reach a Bedouin-style camp for a short camel ride, sandboarding, henna, BBQ dinner, belly dancing, Tanoura, and fire shows. Drivers speak English, Hindi, and Malayalam.

“Super Tour, ein top Fahrer der den Wagen in allen Lagen im Griff hatte und trotzdem extrem coole und aufregende moves und drifts in den Sanddünen geliefert hat . Barbecue perfekt, sehr lecker und im Gegensatz zu den meisten anderen Gruppen dort wurden wir am Tisch bedient, saßen in erster Reihe bei der wundervollen Show. Rundum gelungene Aktivität, 100% Weiterempfehlung !”

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5.Desert Safari – Private 4WD car

★★★★★★★★★★4.4 · 11 reviews · 5 hours

You’ll ride in a private air-conditioned 4x4 from Dubai to Al Lahbab’s red dunes for 40 to 50 minutes of dune bashing, sandboarding, and a sunset photo stop. At camp, expect camel riding, sweets, henna, a private table, BBQ dinner, and Tanura and belly dance shows. Drivers speak Arabic, English, Hindi, and Malayalam.

“The show and bbq were excellent. We decided not to quad bike. Our driver Apsin was fabulous. He was very thoughtful and took good care of us.”

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