East Salalah Mountain Safari, Wadi Darbat, Beach, Camels, Dunes
Overview
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This 6 to 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.
Additional Info
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 license will be arranged for your tour.
What To Expect
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.
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.
Options
Full Day Darbat Tour -Group
Duration: 8 hours Water & Snacks Bus Coaster / 4x4 Car Jeep Pickup included
Mountain Safari Tour - Group
Duration: 7 hours Water & Snacks Bus /4x4 Car Jeep Pickup included
Half Day Darbat Tour - Group
Duration: 4 hours Water Bus / Car Pickup included
Full Day Darbat Private Tour
Duration: 7 hours Water & Snacks 4x4 Car Jeep Pickup included
What‘s Included
Bottled water
Transportation (Bus/Van/Coach)
Pick and Drop from Hotel or Airport or Seaport
Experienced Omani guide who can speak English and Arabic
Gratuities
Breakfast / lunch / dinner not included, but can be provided at additional cost of 5 Omani Rial per person
Boating (Paddle & Kayak 3 OMR for 2pax / Motor 5 OMR for 6 pax)
Entrance fees to Koofan House and / or Burj Al Aksar (OMR 1 each per person)
Pickup points
Select a pickup point
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Reviews
288 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Great experience
saragL7893RU,Mar 8, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We booked the experience directly from their website: everything perfect, very kind and helpful guide (in English). Very convenient pick up directly at the hotel.
Amazing views!!!
jazminrociop,Feb 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Abo Salim was a wonderful guide. He explained very well and was very kind and gentle. It is a highly recommended tour the views are amazing and you have enough time to know each place
Great tour - super happy
F2295YFpeterm,Feb 26, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Fantastic experience, spacious, modern, comfortable car. Excellent, knowledgeable, competent and enthusiastic guide ALMAHDLI - patient, with a positive attitude, caring and warm manner, perfect man for the job! The tour covers main attractions, is not rushed, there is a great balance between historical sites, nature, some light hiking, views, culture, and even food/drinks. The price is honest, everything is well organised, I am so glad we chose Beautiful Salalah Tours!
Dhofar explored.
MURDOCH S,Feb 14, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Oman is a beautiful country and our guide and driver, Mohamed Ali was first class. Wadi Darbat is a cool oasis of a place which even at this time of year is a wide river but not full enough for the latter falls to run..It was a great day out.
Excellent experience at the East coast.
luciesR6580WB,Jan 28, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Complete experience exploring East Salalah with lots of amazing stops. Spectacular views, Taqar castle, camels, Wadi Darbat, baobab tree, anti-gravity point, the highest mountain, Mirbat beach etc. All well organised with nice & friendly Omani guys. It's a must see tour once you are in Salalah 🤩🙂
Nice day out
Chandravadan G,Jan 27, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Nice day out. Dry season so Darbar not the place to visit. Guide, Osama was very good but spend a lot of time on his phone when driving us around.
Mountains,beaches and history.
anna3palmer,Jan 24, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00This was a very interesting tour,where we had the opportunity to see many different local areas. Our guide Mohammid Ali was excellent, he was very knowledgeable and had brilliant English. He was a local man from Taqah, which we visited, and was able to share alot of information about local customs and history. He was first class. Our only complaint is that the tour was advertised as 6-8hours and it was much shorter. We had seen everything on the itinerary after 4 hours and our guide kindly offered to take us to an extra town, Mirbat, to ssee the fishing boats and market. We saw some beautiful scenery including mountains, beaches and historical landmarks and many camels.
Surroundings of Murbat
Annicedda66,Jan 21, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Nice experience , good opportunity to get to know the surroundings by staying at Alila Hinu Bay, a somewhat isolated place. Timely pick up Prepared guide, I toured in EN.
Great tour with great guide
133steffenf,Jan 14, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
4.00Nice trip. Well organized. Unfortunately, the pictures of Wadi Darbat are deceiving. This is what it looks like only in July/August. Now more or less almost no green. Waterfall dried up. Our guide Mohammed Qahour very competent and very nice. Always responded to all questions and extra requests. All in all, a good excursion that brought us closer to Oman. Country and people very nice and accommodating. It won't be the last trip.
Culture, animals, landscapes and unparalleled friendliness! Ideal for children, perfect care. We loved it.
Colombia1987,Jan 4, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Culture, animals, landscapes and unparalleled friendliness! Ideal for children, perfect care. I recommend.
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