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East Salalah Mountain Safari, Wadi Darbat, Beach, Camels, Dunes

By Beautiful Salalah Tours
9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
Free cancellation available
Price is CA $133 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 8h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview

This 8 hours, Dhofar mountain safari tour, will take you to a magical journey to the Eastern side of Salalah, where one of best landscape of the Middle East awaits you.

Taqa Castle is one of Dhofar’s most distinguished landmarks, which was built in the 19th century. Taqa Beach and Taqa city will also be covered in this tour. Koofan House and Burj Al Askar are also in Taqa.

The most popular valley of the Dhofar Region, Wadi Darbat will be your main stop. Here you will be seeing the seasonal waterfall, a spring where you can do boating (kayaking/paddle boat/motor boat) overlooking the mountain of Jabal Qara series.

Visit Tawi Attair (bird well) sinkhole.

Jabal Samhan is the highest point in Dhofar, which is above 4000 feet. From here the view is amazing and if you are lucky, you will see mountains passing below you.

Anti Gravity Point and Wadi Hanna (baobab trees) also covered in the full day safari.

Visit Mirbat Sand Dunes at the beach, perfect for sunset.

Activity location

  • Taqah Beach
    • Unnamed Road
    • Taqah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Taqah Beach
    • Unnamed Road
    • Taqah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman

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4 Hours Private Tour
  • Activity duration is 8 hours8h
    8h
  • English

4-Hours Private Tour: Wadi Darbat, Taqa City and Beach, Taqa Cliff, Koofan House
SUV: This is a private tour and will be in SUV 4x4. If you are a big family or group, contact us for Van / Bus.
Pickup included

Starting time: 2:00 p.m.
Price details
CA $406.58 x 1 AdultCA $406.58
Total
Price is CA $406.58

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's included
    Transport by private vehicle: 4x4 AC Car for up to 6 PAX, Mini Van / Coaster for 7 or more adults
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Bottled water
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Pick and Drop from Hotel or Airport or Seaport
  • What's includedWhat's included
    Experienced Omani guide who can speak English and Arabic
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Service charge
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Breakfast / lunch / dinner not included, but can be provided at additional cost of 5 Omani Rial per person
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Boating (Paddle & Kayak 3 OMR for 2pax / Motor 5 OMR for 6 pax)
  • What's excludedWhat's excluded
    Entrance fees to Koofan House and / or Burj Al Aksar (OMR 1 each per person)

Know before you book

  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • This is a private tour DAILY and if you need a group tour, that is available twice a week.
  • Guide availability in some European languages, such as German, Italian, French, and Polish, are limited in numbers and might not be available for your tour date. In such situations, an English-speaking guide with an Omani licence will be arranged for your tour.

Activity itinerary

Taqah Beach
  • 20m
Although Taqa is famous for its castle but Taqa has a great beach also and is a great spot for birds watching. The view of Taqa city is great from the beach side.
بيت كوفان التراثي Koofan Heritage House
  • 15m
  • Admission ticket not included
This is old house, entrance inside is optional if you want to pay. It is good from outside as well. The place has a souvenir shop as well.
Taqah Castle
  • 30m
  • Admission ticket not included
Taqa Castle is one of Dhofar’s most distinguished landmarks, which was built in the 19th century. Its walls were constructed from solid blocks of ‘Taqa Stone’, a local limestone material composed chiefly of fossilised shells and corals. You can see the well, roofless jail, formal sitting area also known as majlis, bedrooms, kitchen and stores. In these areas you will see traditional weaponry, jewellery, every day household items and fascinating traditional colourful pieces of clothes.
Khor Ruri (Pass by)
View from Outside
Wadi Darbat
  • 1h
Here you will be seeing the seasonal waterfalls (if its there at the time of your visit), a spring where you can do pedal boating, kayaking and motor boating (boating at own cost) overlooking the mountain of Jabal Qara series. A trip to Salalah is incomplete without visiting this beautiful valley and it is one of the most visited place in Dhofar Region. You can do trekking from one point of the valley to another.
Teeq Cave and Tawi Ateer Sinkhole
  • 30m
Tawi Atair Sinkhole Oman is the most famous sinkhole in the Dhofar (Dofar) governorate. There is a trek to go to the down side of the sinkhole, but requires you to be physically fit to go down. The upward trek needs good health.
Jabal Samhan
  • 30m
Jabal Samhan is the highest point in Dhofar region, which is above 4000 feet. From here the view is amazing and if you are lucky, you will see mountains passing below you. It’s a perfect place for a recording timelapse and taking photographs of clouds being over it.
Earth Gravity Controversial
  • 20m
This is a magnetic hill in Dhofar, commonly known as Anti Gravity Point, where car travels up hill on Netural Gear
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  • 30m
Wadi Hannah (also called wadi Hinna) has Baobab trees, natural water pool and waterfall of Ayn Hasheer.
Mirbat Sand Dunes
  • 30m
This is a unique place on the coastal highway, where you can walk on the sand dunes and see the sunset on the beach. The beach and dunes meet each other - a perfect combo for an ideal sunset.

Location

Activity location

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    Taqah Beach
    • Unnamed Road
    • Taqah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLE
    Taqah Beach
    • Unnamed Road
    • Taqah, Dhofar Governorate, Oman

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