FIXED DEPARTURE. Birding adventure to discover Oman’s secret birding gem.
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1-8 Pax
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English / Arabic
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All meals as in the Itinerary.
Overview
Dhofar Birdwatching Adventure. Fix departure (private option available) birdwatching expedition in Dhofar Governorate designed and led by experts. With its capital Salalah, one of Arabia’s most biodiverse regions – a true birding paradise where rare endemics, migratory marvels, and coastal specialists thrive across dramatically varied landscapes. From the misty monsoon forests to the ruby-hued deserts, every ecosystem here tells an avian story.
In this Dhofar Birdwatching Adventure, we will explore many birds & wildlife not found elsewhere in Oman. We will explore the UNESCO frankincense land siytes. You will enjoy the terrain diversity of Dhofar from white beaches, green plateaus, mountains & the world’s largest sand ocean (The Rub’ al Khali – The Empty Quarter).
Book Dhofar Birdwatching Adventure. Explore Dhofar where Arabian endemics meet African vagrants, where desert larks dance beside Indian Ocean shorebirds. Whether you’re ticking the Yemen Serin or simply marveling at a hundred flamingos taking flight at Khor Rori, this is Middle Eastern birding at its most magical.
Highlights
- Explore a collection of Dhofar birds from three different continents.
- Discover many (lifer) birds that are endemic to Dhofar & Arabia.
- Discover the unique wildlife of Dhofar.
- Discover ‘the land of frankincense’ and enjoy the natural beauty of the tropical Dhofar due to the monsoon.
- Explore the land of the frankincense museum and Al Baleed UNESCO site.
- Discover the ancient city of Sumharm 3,000BC UNESCO site. A key area for human inhabitation in the BC times and a major frankincense trade to the ancient civilizations.
- Enjoy a diverse range of dramatic landscapes including, Wadis, Springs, Dhofar mountain range & the vast desert.
- Discover the world's largest continuous sea sand -The Empty Quarter- and the world's highest sand dunes.
- Overnight in the world's largest continuous sand surrounded by pristine dunes under a dome of stars.
- Enjoy 5 nights at a 5 Star luxury beach resort overlooking the Indian Ocean.
