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Explore Bidiyah

Forts, oases, dune ridges and Bedouin camps. Start with the sands and work your way back to the palms.

All 21 Nature 4 Heritage 4 Villages 4 Desert camps 2 Viewpoints 1 Souqs & crafts 1 Nearby 5

Nature

Sharqiya (Wahiba) Sands

A 12,500 km² sea of red and gold dunes that starts at the edge of the village.

15 km from Al Mintirib

Heritage

Al Mintirib Fort

A 700-year-old hilltop fort built to hold back the dunes and the raiders.

0 km from Al Mintirib

Heritage

Al Wasil Fort & Towers

The first and largest fort of the wilayat, with a round tower and a detached arched stairway.

11 km from Al Mintirib

Villages

Al Rakah Oasis

Shaded palms where the caravans once met, now the gateway to the dunes.

5 km from Al Mintirib

Villages

Al Hawiyah

A tiny oasis enclosed by dunes on all four sides, where houses sit on the sand.

9 km from Al Mintirib

Heritage

Al Mintirib Camel Racetrack

Sunrise 'Ardah races: caravans in traditional dress, chanting, then the camels run.

2 km from Al Mintirib

Desert camps

The Desert Camps

From barasti huts with no generator to suites with a pool, 10 to 25 km into the dunes.

18 km from Al Mintirib

Viewpoints

Shajat Al Rakah sunset dunes

The first high ridges, fifteen minutes from town, where everyone goes for sunset.

7 km from Al Mintirib

Nearby

Wadi Bani Khalid

Turquoise pools between the rocks, 40 minutes from the sands.

40 km from Al Mintirib

Heritage

Bidiya Museum

18,000 objects collected by one man, from Stone Age trays to silver khanjars.

0.2 km from Al Mintirib

Villages

Al Wasil Oasis

Mangoes, limes and date palms at the gateway to the wilayat, and the start line of the Desert Marathon.

11 km from Al Mintirib

Villages

Al Ghabbi

A ruined castle tower, the fish market and the turn-off to the camps.

3 km from Al Mintirib

Nature

Al Dhahir Falaj & Springs

Six springs and one of the deepest aflaj in the Sharqiyah.

6 km from Al Mintirib

Nature

Shahik, Al Jawbah & Al Eidan

Palm oases hidden inside the sands, some reachable only with a guide.

14 km from Al Mintirib

Desert camps

Jawharat Bidiah Resort

A family resort with pools and villas, 9 km from the dunes and the marathon finish line.

3.5 km from Al Mintirib

Souqs & crafts

Al Mintirib Wednesday Souq

Livestock, dates and Bedouin goods every Wednesday morning, and the habta before each Eid.

0.3 km from Al Mintirib

Nature

Wadi Mareer ghaf woodland

Where 60 Reem gazelles were returned to the sands in 2026.

25 km from Al Mintirib

Nearby

Ibra

One of Oman's oldest towns: Bait Al Kabir, watchtowers and a souq famous for silver and halwa.

60 km from Al Mintirib

Nearby

Jalan Bani Bu Ali

The 52-domed mud-brick mosque of Al Hamoda, with a falaj flowing beneath.

95 km from Al Mintirib

Nearby

Sur & Ras Al Jinz

Dhow yards and turtle beaches, 1 hour 20 minutes from Bidiyah.

111 km from Al Mintirib

Nearby

Al Kamil Wal Wafi

Old fort, Al Saleel Nature Park and the camel-breeding heart of Wadi Al Batha.

45 km from Al Mintirib