Desert Safari: Explore Wahiba Sands and Wadi Bani Khalid

Embark on a thrilling full-day adventure in the Wahiba Desert and Wadi Bani Khalid. Drive through the dunes, visit a Bedouin home, and relax by the crystal-clear waters of the wadi.

Duration: 8 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Wadi Bani Khalid - Wadi Bani Khalid is one of the best-known wadis in the Sultanate of Oman.[ Its stream maintains a constant flow of water throughout the year. Large pools of water and boulders are scattered along the course of the wadi. As a geographical area, the wadi covers a large swathe of lowland and the Hajar Mountains.
  • Wahiba Sands -…
What's Included
  • Lunch
  • SandBoard (on request)
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
Additional Information

Journey over the desert’s sandy dunes by a 4WD, and feel a surge of excitement as you navigate the vehicle through challenging terrains. Traverse towards Wahiba Sands to observe the characteristic dwellings of desert wanderers and Bedouin tribes. Keep your eyes peeled for nomads travelling the desert, watching as they guide their camels. Take the…

Location
Wadi Bani Khalid
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Andrew_g
Nov 3, 2025
A great day in nature in the desert - This was the most wonderful day swimming in the refreshing waters of Wadi Bani Khalid, lunching in a Bedouin dwelling, sand boarding down the dunes and watching sunset over the desert. This is a long day - at least 10 hours, so have a good breakfast. Good idea to bring water shoes for the wadi and sun screen. Ahmed was a brilliant guide - thoroughly recommend him.
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Ubaldino_c
Oct 30, 2025
Our guide was Mahmood and... - Our guide was Mahmood and he was excellent! We truly experienced warm hospitality by the Omani people and the desert was breathtaking!
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Ishbel_f
Oct 30, 2025
Really good experience - Faisal was amazing and the desert and Wadi Bani khalid were amazing! Although the Wafi was being renovated at the time the experience was great!!
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Wenpow
Oct 22, 2025
Outstanding!! - OUTSTANDING!!!! Our amazing guide, Mohammed was very engaging, patient (answering all our questions), fun, and informative about this stunning part of Oman! Our party of 4 plus Mohammed set off for a 2 hr drive to the Wahiba Desert, we stopped at a Bedouin home which was really interesting, were given a lovely greeting and fresh dates and Omani coffee (I found this very pleasant, not being a black coffee drinker), we then set off for the sand dunes, plenty of time for climbing, view and taking photos. Next stop was Wadi Bani Khalid, a stunning oasis where we had plenty of time to swim and soak up the atmosphere and views. A real highlight! If you are like me, I was worried about swimwear and where to get changed - never fear, we stopped just before the Wadi to change, also there are little tents there but you will pay to use. If you do not have the appropriate swimwear (women only, see my pic for what to wear) you do have an option to be taken to a more secluded area. This trip was well worth the money and Mohammed made it a stand out memory for us, thank you!
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Vladimir_r
Oct 22, 2025
Great trip! - It was a great trip, our guide Mohammed was excellent: very knowledgeable and helpful. We had a great time and would want to go on a different excursion with the same guide and company.
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Soumyadeepd42
Oct 6, 2025
Great Experience!! - I really enjoyed a lot. The guide really made us comfortable and was very kind. Watching the sunset at the desert was the best part of it. Highly recommended.
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An_ba_rao
Oct 5, 2025
Day trip to Wadi Bani Khalid and Wahiba desert - Had an amazing day out excursion to Wahiba desert and Wadi Bani Khaled sunset option with GidOman. Our guide Abdulaziz picked us promptly from the hotel in a very comfortable 4x4 SUV and drove us to Wadi Bani Khaled. The swim at the Wadi was refreshing. Abdulaziz took us to a local restaurant for delicious food before heading to baduni house for a coffee ritual. We then went to a vantage point in the desert for sand boarding and sunset. Abdulaziz was very helpful throughout the trip, he gave us insight to omani culture and traditions and answered a lot of questions throughout. We could have not asked for more. This was an amazing day out and would definitely recommend for anyone visiting Oman
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Anahita_p
Oct 2, 2025
Our tour leader, Fahad,... - Our tour leader, Fahad, was amazing! He was very hospitable, kind, generous and respectful. He provided us lots of water, snacks, and Omani coffee and teas. Both Wadi and the desert were great experiences and I definitely will book another trip with them.
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Kristina_y
Oct 1, 2025
I did the sunset Wahiba... - I did the sunset Wahiba Desert Safari with Riyami and it was such a great experience. He was super nice and told us a lot about Oman, how things work there, and even shared parts of his own life story, which was really interesting and gave a real insight into local life. The desert was beautiful, I’d always wanted to see this particular desert, because of the slightly orangish colour, and along the way we stopped at a few places for snacks, juice, honey. Riyami was knowledgeable, funny, and made the whole trip enjoyable. I’d definitely recommend him!
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Debbie_t
Nov 3, 2025
enjoyable but mixed reviews in our group if worth the time investment - mixed reviews in our group if the tour was worth the time we spent (~10 hours) wadi bani watering hole was nice but tricky climbing the terrain to get to the water to swim 2 piece swimsuits are definitely problematic - read up on swimming attire for women before you go!!! the bedouin camp was cool but the souq was basically a table in a tent at the bedouin camp of crafts by the local ladies. do not recommend doing henna there - they charged 3 rials per hand and the results were TERRIBLE! the camel ride was also 3 rials - one in our group did it and enjoyed himself but it was a short ride (10 mins?) it was nice to go outside of Muscat to see the landscape, etc and sunset on the sand dunes was nice our guide was polite but didn't engage with us too much (unless we asked questions - he answered but he didn't offer information without being prompted). but he was very generous with his time to take us to the grocery to pick up snacks before dropping us off at our hotel at the end of the tour.
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From $125
up to 11 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).