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Things to do in Bidiyah

Pick a mood: thrill on the dunes, calm under the stars, culture in the majlis, or something for the whole family.

All Thrill Calm Culture Family After dark
Dune bashing Thrill

Dune bashing

A 4WD roller-coaster over 100-metre ridges with a Bedouin driver who reads the sand.

30–60 min Sharqiya (Wahiba) Sands
Camel riding & treks Calm

Camel riding & treks

Ten minutes around the camp or half a day across the ridges with a Bedu guide.

10 min – half a day Sharqiya (Wahiba) Sands
Sandboarding Family

Sandboarding

Climb the ridge, wax the board, slide. Repeat until the sun goes down.

1–2 hours Al Hawiyah
Stargazing & night sky After dark

Stargazing & night sky

No light pollution for forty kilometres. The Milky Way, every clear night.

All night The Desert Camps
Coffee in a Bedouin tent Culture

Coffee in a Bedouin tent

Kahwa, dates, camel milk and stories with a family of the sands.

2–3 hours Al Rakah Oasis
Sunrise hot-air balloon Thrill

Sunrise hot-air balloon

Lift off at five in the morning and watch the dunes catch fire from above.

40–60 min flight Sharqiya (Wahiba) Sands
Wild camping in the dunes After dark

Wild camping in the dunes

No permit, no fence, no sound. Just the ridge you chose and the stars.

Overnight Sharqiya (Wahiba) Sands
Quad biking Thrill

Quad biking

Thirty minutes of throttle on the soft slopes near the camps.

30 min Al Ghabbi
Watch an 'Ardah camel race Culture

Watch an 'Ardah camel race

Sunrise at the racetrack: chanting caravans, khanjars, then the run.

2–3 hours from sunrise Al Mintirib Camel Racetrack
Join the Tabseel date harvest Culture

Join the Tabseel date harvest

June to September: pick before sunrise, boil in copper, dry on the sand.

A morning Al Hawiyah
Falaj & oasis walk Calm

Falaj & oasis walk

Follow the water from the mother well through the palm gardens.

1–2 hours Al Dhahir Falaj & Springs
Dawn photography on the ridges Calm

Dawn photography on the ridges

Fog over the dunes at first light is the best-kept secret of the sands.

1–2 hours Shajat Al Rakah sunset dunes
Souq morning & Bedouin crafts Family

Souq morning & Bedouin crafts

Wednesday in Al Mintirib: goats, dates, sadu weaving and a khanjar or two.

A morning Al Mintirib Wednesday Souq
Run the Oman Desert Marathon Thrill

Run the Oman Desert Marathon

165 km in stages from Al Wasil, including a night stage lit by solar lamps.

5 days Al Wasil Oasis