Empty Quarter Adventure with Arabian Sand Camp Overnight
Day 1: 2-day/1-night Rub al Khali tour (Ayn Sahnoot, Qara Mountains, Wadi Dawkah, Thumrait, Shisr/Uber Lost City, and the Empty Quarter).
Start the tour from your hotel and visit parts of the Qara Mountains to explore this scenic area and enjoy beautiful views from the top. Then drive into Wadi Dawkah, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known as the Frankincense Wadi, as it has the biggest collection of naturally grown frankincense trees in the region.
Next, continue to Thumrait village for lunch at a local restaurant, where you will also have the opportunity to meet local Omanis inside the restaurant.
After lunch, continue with the Bedouin guide toward the Lost City of Uber, another UNESCO World Heritage Site. This legendary ancient kingdom, known as Ubar, is said to have existed in one of the most inhospitable places on Earth - the vast and forbidding Rub al Khali Desert, appropriately known as the Empty Quarter.
Finally, you will have the opportunity to witness a beautiful sunset over the sand dunes before reaching the campsite at Ramlat Al Hashmann. Arabian coffee and traditional dates are served on arrival at the camp. Enjoy a local dinner in the desert and an overnight stay in a Bedouin tent at Arabian Sand Camp.
Day 2: Desert camping.
You begin the day with breakfast as the sun rises over this incredible landscape. Later in the morning, drive through the Rub al Khali dunes as you leave the Empty Quarter toward the Salalah coast. This time, the route takes you through a Bedouin village.
Drive to Thumrait village for lunch at a local restaurant before returning to Salalah.
