The tour starts in a 4x4 vehicle driving towards the Qara mountain range with its spectacular view over Salalah plains dotted with thick shrub and woodland.
After having a small break in Thumrait town, which was famous as a Bedouin settlement, proceed west on graded road crossing the huge gravel desert of Al Nejd.
We will visit the lost ity of Ubar (UNESCO World heritage site), 175km away from Salalah. This legendary ancient kingdom, known as Ubar, was 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. According to myth, the Sahara swallowed up Ubar. Quite literally, it sank without trace becoming the fabled Atlantis of the Sands. This once buried city was spotted later by satellite.
After walking around the site we proceed to the Empty Quarter to experience the biggest sand desert in the World by rambling on fascinating sand dunes. A breathtaking overview of the vast desert awaits you on the top of the dunes. On the way back to Salalah, drive into Wadi Dawka (UNESCO World heritage site) known as the Frankincense Wadi, which is also well-known as the biggest collection of the naturally grown Frankincense trees in the region.
Experience the Frankincense and its different uses from the past to the present day.
Return to Salalah Hotel.
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Qara, Thumrait, Al nejd, Ubar, Rub Al Khali Empty quarter, Wadi Dawka |
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