Desert Safari
The Omani desert is a large expanse of sand dunes extending 200km from the mountains of the Eastern Hajar down to the Arabian Sea. The best known of these is Sharqiyah Sands (formerly known as the Wahiba Sands) with its dunes rising to an imposing 200m.
Desert adventures in Oman offer many experiences: camel-riding, dune-driving, sand-boarding or just sitting around a campfire under the stars in the traditional Bedouin style.
Watching the sun set over a pristine desert landscape is an awe-inspiring experience in itself, but once the sun has drifted below the dunes and the desert skies have darkened, a blanket of stars is revealed, unlike anything most city dwellers have ever seen before.
