Private Tour: Exploration and Adventure in Wahiba Sands Desert and Wadi Bani Khalid Oasis

Wadi Bani Khalid is an oasis in the Omani desert, perfect for a day of hiking, exploring, and swimming in its clear water pools.

In the Wahiba Sands desert, popular activities include dune bashing, camel safaris, visiting Bedouin families to learn about their culture, and desert trekking, which is a favorite among tourists.

Duration: 9 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

We pick up and drop off our clients around Muscat area before and after the tour.

Points of Interest

  • Wadi Bani Khalid

  • Wahiba Sands

What's Included
  • English-speaking Omani guide
  • Complimentary bottled water
  • Transportation in a 4X4 vehicle
  • Convenient pick-up and drop-off in Muscat area
What's Not Included
  • Lunch
  • Gratuities
Additional Information
  • Serious condition
Location
Star Tours Oman
18th November Street
We have signing board by the name of clients with our company logo.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Dr050690
Oct 28, 2024
Desert and thousand and one nights wadi - Absolutely fantastic experience, desert and truly unique Wadi visited at strategic times not at all crowded. Our guide Khalid was wonderful in accompanying us and making our excursion really tailor Made!
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Sweets360
Oct 14, 2024
Fantastic day with Sun Tours - Amer came to collect us and was so very knowledgable about all things Omani. He took us to the Wahiba Sands and Khalid tour. Sadly a sandstorm was brewing so we could not see the sunset but the rest of the tour was amazing! We had some lovely local cuisine that was delicious.
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J8407rimarkos
Sep 24, 2024
Great experience to discover Omans nature with a brilliant guide - First of all, I can recommend this tour to everyone who is visiting Oman and wants to experience the beautiful nature of this brilliant country. Ahmed, our guide, arrived at 8.30am at our hotel. Ahmed speaks very good english, asked us about our preferences, told us many things about Omans culture and explained us everything where we drived through. The drive to the desert took us 2.5h which felt much shorter due to our conversations. At the desert, we had time to take some pictures and enjoy the calm. After that, we visited a bedouin house where we saw some camels, eat some delicious dates, local coffee and bought some souvenirs. Afterwards, we drove about 45min till the Wadi Bani Khalid and the real experience started for us. This oasis is a jewel and we couldn‘t believe how beautiful this place is. Ahmed didn‘t gave us a time limit, he told us we should enjoy it how long as we want it. He even watched out for our bags, however, this is not needed since Oman is such a safe place. Our guide made everything more enjoyable and he even searched for a local dates shop to stop by, because we wanted to buy some delicious gifts. We can only recommend to do this tour with Ahmed, this is really a 10/10 experience if not much more!
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Passenger748733
Sep 13, 2024
Awesome sunset photo opportunity - We were a family of 5, and our guide was Khalid. With it being Sept and out of season it wasnt busy but we understood tht it gets very busy with both locals and tourists during high season.Khalid arrived on time with a air con 4 XWD... and our trip involved visiting Wadi Bani Khalid, and then watching the sunset in the desert. We were due to visit a bedouin family, but chose to go straight to the sunset for a camel ride and have more time in the desert. Khalid never pressured or pushed us and was so patient. Beware it is a long drive from Muscat to the Wadi (2hrs 45 mins) , khalid was very knowelgeable and answered all our questions about Omani culture and history. The Wadi was not busy we arrived around 2:15 after he picked us up at our hotel at 11:30. There is a restaurant and changing facilities....women should be appropriately dressed to swim. The water was very refreshing. Then we went to the desert ...desert hills camp....and had a camel ride,coffee snd dates. Khalid found an isolated perfect place to watch the sunset and it truly was worth the drive, with spectacular views and lots of time to take photos. This was the only occasion we checked the time to make sure we didnt miss it. As we were leaving another tour car was climbing the dunes and clearly missed it. Would definitely recommend this tour if you do not mind a long drive and or you should camp over....we saw a tourist in a saloon car stuck...it is definitely advisable having an experienced guide to navigate the sand dunes...take out air in tyres etc....and use the correct vehichle....... khalid was fab....thank you Khalid for some amazing memories of Oman...we arrived back at our hotel around 8:30pm .
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416sagalf
Sep 4, 2024
Great tour guide ! - Had an amazing trip with khalil aljabri at wadi bani khalid and wahiba sands desert. Khalil was very accommodating to all our requests and was very helpful, knowledgeable and friendly! was an amazing tour and that was due to Khalil’s hard work! would recommend him to all
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Mariefo1460nx
Jun 28, 2024
Enjoyable tour with Star Tours Oman! - Thanks star tours oman for making me very satisfied for this tour.Me and my friends was very enjoyable and never regret to go with you(Star tiurs oman)I highly recommend and soon i will book again with you.and our guide Mr.hamood was very respect and responsible.I highly recommended.
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Meonaliza
Apr 27, 2024
Sunset watching in the desert - I have booked my very first sunset watching last 2021 with Star Tours then and now i have brought my sister for her first. Star tours never failed to make memories worth remembering! The trip was amazing along with the tour guide Nasser being nice and welcoming. You will never feel left out- you will always be at home with Star Tours. Safe, warm, courteous and friendly tour guides! Thank you so much! Until next trip!
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Carelyne
Apr 26, 2024
Nice sunset with Star Tours Oman! - Thank You Star Tours Oman! I highly recommend this tour to other because we are enjoy the day with my friends and also to Naseer his a good guide for us ,We are enjoy watching sunset a lot,Thank You again Star Tours Oman!
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Deepestblueivy
Apr 21, 2024
Amazing tour, great guide!! - I went on this tour and Said Alkiyumi was the tour guide for the day. He arrived at my pick up point on time and messaged me to let me know he arrived. It was a 2 hour drive to the desert, the roads were clear so we had a good drive getting there. Said was very friendly and informative and happy to answer any questions I had. We had a quick stop at Fanja market, where you can buy pottery, lamps, clay pots and dried fish. After that, we visited a little house out in the desert where an old lady making hand made gifts. You also had the opportunity to ride a camel. Had a lot of fun driving across the desert. After that we headed for Wadi Bani Khalid. Had a nice walk to the beautiful emerald pools surrounded by a rugged ravine and palm trees. The views were so pretty and spent some time in the water getting foot massages by the little fishes. After that we headed for a late lunch and I had camel meat for the first time. It was absolutely delicious and very cheap for a massive portion of food! Said was a very lovely guide who was very friendly and chatty, bought me ice cream and karak tea and was awesome company to be in. I would thoroughly recommend this tour! 5⭐️
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Jollibee0308
Apr 10, 2024
Precious experience in Wahiba Sands and Wadi bani khalid - It was really great that we visited a Bedouin house, where we were treated with wonderful food and coffee. Their food was so delicious that our kids were very happy with eating it. And the camel ride was also a great experience. After that we proceeded to Wadi Bani Khalid. We enjoyed swimming there.
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From $144
up to 4 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).