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Reviews of Arab desert camp

Bidiyah Camps Road, 420 Al Raka, Oman

Review score

Based on 174 hotel reviews

9.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.5

  • Comfort

    9.5

  • Location

    9.6

  • Facilities

    9.3

  • Staff

    9.8

  • Value for money

    9.3

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  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • family tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Not so easy to find the meeting point via GPS but after a few extra minutes we made it. Nice staff, clean family tent. We liked the quiet atmosphere and the dinner was okay. (Info: No breakfast during Ramaddan.) Keep in mind to bring enough water and snacks.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Maher, Suheyl and Badr made our stay in the Arab desert camp so good! We had a lovely tent with great view over the desert. We did a dune bashing tour and were able to share costs with other tourists. Badr was so kind to provide us some things to eat upfront for iftar as we were fasting and did not have anything with us and dinner time was only at 7.30 pm. They drive the 4x4 very good and provided us a great dune bashing experience. Even made us a camp fire on the night and took time to tell us about the life style in the desert and living conditions. They were so kind and helpfull. Sakip ( the Bangladeshi guy) served us very good as well and tried talking and telling us stories. You can not drive to the camp with your normal car. With a 4x4 you could, but you need experience driving in the sand. It is very hilly and you need to know how to handle. The pick up will cost you 10 OMR for a return for the drive.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    10
    comfy stay with great views
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The camp is located at the feet of some high dunes with great views. The tents were clean, had a shower and toilet ( externally attached) and a large hotel size bed with fresh crispy sheets. Exceeded my expectations. The personnel was very friendly and welcoming. I would definitely recommend for a unique experience.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 April 2024

    10
    Great vibes, amazing location, staff was amazing! Shoutout to Bader💪
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    All perfect

    Amazing location, you are literally in the middle of the dunes

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Had an amazing time. Treated wonderfully!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Really nice quite camp. Amazing spot and good Tea and coffee. Mohammed was really a good host.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    We enjoyed our stay at the desert camp very much. Bader was very helpful and friendly. Would totally recommend this camp.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 March 2024

    9.0
    Great
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wouldn’t say it is something negative about the stay, more like a recomendation to everyone. Do not expect a long, hot shower. It’s quite chilly at night.

    It is exactly what you expect, extremely comfortable room. Toilet is adjacent, good condition. Honestly, it is a tent in the middle of the desert. What do you expect? Could not get more real - sand all around, not a noise, moon and stars. Complete freedom to walk around. Hosts were great, told us about the culture and how the desert communities live.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 14 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Amazing experience! They are very well organized and make sure you have a wonderful stay!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 11 March 2024

    9.0
    Great fun in a great location
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • family tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Staff were very friendly and helpful. The food was really good. Would recommend to others.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2024

    10
    Great choice with delicious food and friendly staff
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    First of all everybody was super nice, welcoming and friendly. The camp is small (like 6 tents only) so not crowded. You can enjoy silence :) The tents are very clean even if they are in the desert. Each tent has it's own bathroom which is super cool, with shower, toilet, sink and small cleaning stuffs (soap, tooth pasta, etc). I highly recommend to take the breakfast and dinner options they are very delicious and it is very nice to have them surrounded by dunes :) We also took the dune bashing. It was fun. On the second night we had a rainfall. The staff was very kind they brought the dinner into the tent in the middle of the rain. They also checked if the tent is not leaking (wasn't, each tent has a waterproof cover).

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2024

    9.0
    Great place to stay for a night in the desert!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Add activities to description of hotel. (Currently camel ride and sunset dune drive)

    Super friendly and welcoming staff! Excellent communication by WhatsApp. Great spot in the dunes (you don’t see other camps), great for watching sunset/rise Be careful driving through the dunes when you’re with your own car There is tea and music with a camp fire in the evening, which was great

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 March 2024

    9.0
    Very good place to enjoy the desert
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • family tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The lights of the near town, so that it wasn’t really dark at night for seeing the stars brightly

    Breakfast was very good

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 5 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night

    It was really great experience to stay in the desert. People was so good, everyone was so friendly. I was afraid to feel cold at night but tent was warm. I got many new wonderful photos and friendships.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2024

    9.0
    We can recommend the place!
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice people, nice atmosphere

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 4 March 2024

    9.0
    Lovely experience in the desert
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    All was good!

    Lovely experience and the location was really nice, close to the top of the dunes. Basic services but clean and exactly what you need. The bed was comfortable and you can sleep well. I really liked the evening program and the food was really tasty and varied! The people that prepared for us the evening program were really lovely and kind and made the experience memorable. Would really recommend this place!

    Stayed in January 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 March 2024

    10
    Nice place to stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nice and clean place, very friendly stuff

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great location, very calm, surrounded by dunes, far from the town and from the road. Great service from all the staff especially from Badr, I highly recommend this place. Thank you

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We choose a night with fullmoon so we could not see many stars.

    We had a great time in the camp. The location close to the dunes was perfect and we could watch a beautiful sunrise. Both Mohammed in the office and the guys in the camp were really friendly, helpful and considerate. We had a campfire and we could enjoy some traditional singing. Breakfast and dinner were plenty and delicious, especially the spiced rice. Totally recommend the experience.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    10
    Everything excellent! The place is very well located. You feel alone in the desert, with only a few other tents. The ten
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything excellent!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • family tent
    • Stayed 1 night

    We had a very special experience in Arab Desert Camp: we arrived in the camp with a superb sun. This is a very small camp, and the tents were on top of the dunes, and surrounded by them. This was just like in a dream ! we were runing in the dunes like children :-) ! Diner and songs next to the fireplace were great as well, and then we expericed a storm in the desert. Arab Desert Camp staff were absolutely great, took care of us an additional day as the road were not practicable anymore, and we enjoyed and unplanned additional day in the camp, and took the opportunity to book another dunebaching experience: you need to go to that camp and to do the dunebaching that will bring you to incredible place to admire the sunset. We will definitely come back if we have the chance to come again in Oman !

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 February 2024

    9.0
    Amazing place
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing

    The tents were as expected. The adventure became more special after exceptionally heavy rains. In the middle of the night we had to leave our tent as the roof was leaking. Only 1 message to the host was enough for help. We were taken to a bungalow. Next day we were supposed to leave but due to floods that was impossible. We could stay 1 more night in the bungalow and got a free desert excursion. Lots of thanks to Mohammed and Badr!

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The highlight of our trip in Oman! The location is beautiful, on top of the sand dunes with a great view. The tent is comfortable and clean. The bathroom is very convenient, it even has a small shower. There's both breakfast and lunch available, both very good quality. After dinner we sat around the fire, with tea and coffee and traditional Bedouin music. It was quiet in the camp after 9 pm. Dinner was 5 OMR and breakfast 3 OMR. We drove with our normal car to the office in Bidiya. From there it's a 5 minute drive to the camp with the 4x4 transfer offered by the accomodation. It costs 10 OMR. I would recommend to arrive during daytime. It was a bit difficult to reach the office in the evening when it was dark. The accommodation offers dune bashing and camel rides. The staff is very friendly and helpful with whatever you might need. The communication was excellent, mostly via WhatsApp. At night you have a good view of the stars. In the morning it was nice to walk around and to watch the camels in the distance.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 24 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • family tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The bader team is really friendly and nice And everything is ok :)

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 23 February 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Tent
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very nice location, up in the dunes, away from the main road, with only sand around. Only 5 tents, so it was very private. Dinner and breakfast was tasty, special time before dinner to watch sunset i the dunes. Our call did not get through the first time, so we had a little problem to find the location - easily said, you just need to go to Alsaif camp reception. It is perfetly located in map, just on the small hill in front of white mosque, which is just few meters after the paved road ends.

    Stayed in February 2024

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