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The hills just keep on coming and coming. Coming from Oman, your first half is only hills. I call it the halfway-gas-station and it marks a clear division in the landscape. I had this idea before entering the Empty Quarter that it would be flat. If you find desert landscapes beautiful you will love this one. As the sun glides over the landscape you have shifting shades drawing an ever changing pattern on the dune surface. There are endless variations in the shapes of the dunes and the colors of the sand spanning over all nuances from deep orange to bright yellow. You might think you would be bored after looking at sand after a day but don’t despair.

The scenery is sand, more sand and then a bit more sand.

Road days: 7 +/- 1 day depending on the wind conditions.

If there is anything you find is missing, want to add or if there are any changes to the route logistics compared to this guide, drop me a message and I will be happy to update the content. My starting point was at the Rub’ al Khali border crossing between Oman and Saudi Arabia but I believe the guide is useful for those doing the crossing in the opposite direction as well. I will try my best to help you plan your travels across the Empty Quarter with this guide. Find your inner Bedu spirit and go for it. A spectacular journey of 560 kilometers through pristine sand dunes with only a couple of gas stations to fill your water bottles. Only a few have followed in his footsteps but with a newly built road completed by the end of 2021, it is now possible to cross the desert from the Rub’ al Khali border crossing with Oman to Al Batha on a paved asphalt road. Renowned explorer and travel writer, Wilfred Thesiger, made the Empty Quarter into a legendary place through his tales in the book titled Arabian Sands.

How to carry all that water, food and trash.