Country Info
- Muscat
- Capital
- Rial Omani (OMR)
- Currency
- 2,622,198
- Population
- OM
- Country Code
Oman Slideshow
Oman
Travel Blogs from Oman
jakarta - muscat
airline: gulf air time: 8 hours height: 37,000 feet food: indoneisan street food every seat was ...
At Sea Day #8
... the Strait of Hormuz on a course of 18 degrees. We are at 21º05.64’ N, 60º11.79’ E – southeast of Sur, Oman. PS. I didn’t have a chance to e-mail Mom today since I’ve run out of Internet minutes, so here’s a Happy ...
Old houses
... destroy the town, which they did!!! The houses were made of mud bricks and stones. Went on to Hamra which is one of Oman's most traditional towns, having some two and three-storey mud brick houses dating from the 1600's and built on rock.. Some of these ...
Mystical Muscat
... hour walking down the main throroughfare of the market, past burning frankincense and Arabian silver: daggers (khanjars) from Oman and Yemen, coffee pots, and different types of jewelry. I also enjoyed some traditional pastries and falafel that ...
The Omani Work Ethic.
It does not exist. Seriously. The entire country is so very relaxed that in order to get anything done you have to wait weeks for the person who is supposed to be doing it to *feel* like doing it. In some ways, this is a good thing. Like in the way that ...
To the harbor...
... tools for markets and fishing, and items of clothing and jewelry. It even had a small library with a collection of books on Oman. These were all housed in the outer structure; in the middle courtyard was a short tower that had a room showing ...
An epic blog for an epic country
... capital of Oman. We were welcomed with the very pleasant news that kiwis were exempt from paying the hefty $60 visa fee (Oman is a very expensive country). Unfortunately we arrived in the dark so didn’t see anything flying in. I liked Muscat, but ...
Muscat
... , its old town is quite deserted. Here the buzz centres on Muscat's harbour, palace and fortresses. Muscat, the official capital of Oman, is only a small part of a larger grouping of cities and towns strung some 40kms along the coast of the Gulf of ...
Muscat Day #2
... located along Sultan Qaboos Freeway, it would have been way too complicated to turn back around and try to find the main entry. Oman’s largest mosque lived up to its billing as a magnificent building. “Opened in 2001, this is the only ...
Nizwa
... out of the Falaj Daris hotel in Nizwa, missing another free/included breakfast. I've been so exhausted since arriving in Oman three days ago after a marathon day traveling from Pakistan and getting food poisoning. I did okay today once I finally got ...
Meet and Mingle
When we go on a cruise we make lots of new friends on the internet ebfore we leave. The website we use is called www.cruisecritic.com and sometimes if there are enough of us we have a party, organised by the cruise ship, this is called a 'meet and ...
Turtles!!! Wadi walking, and Sur sunset...
... all that really needed sorting with our travels. Our luck with it all has finally changed and we are booked onto a flight from Oman to Delhi on Sunday 2nd Oct and then that same day another flight from Delhi to Kathmandu. Also my hard drive with lots ...
Visit to Friend
I was their for three days & full enjoyment. We were in Oman but traveling to India with all Golden memories. My God what we miss is something can't be evaluated in terms of Money or achievement. We visited temple,Palace & beach.I had chance to ...
And then they were 3...
... by selection of films and games etc - my first ever log haul flight! Got fed twice at very odd times! Arrived in Oman (no greenery whatsoever just sand) they didn't even look at ticket or passport, went to loo and it was wet everywhere, there was a ...
From Dubai to Oman
Lazy morning in Dubai by the pool and then off to Sharjah airport after lunch. Flew to Oman with Arabian airways who are great, very charming and helpful crew. Ruth (maternity nurse for Jake) who is working in Muscat at the moment was waiting at our hotel ...
Our stay at the Grand Hyatt
The Grand Hyatt was awesome, with a view of the beach and town. My room had a separate bedroom and bath. It was huge and really nice. At first I thought there had been a mistake and I was worried that I would be in trouble with the boss, having a higher ...
Strictly religious
After a few days at sea where we basically rested up and had a few drinks on the back deck in the shade, but still very hot, we arrived in Mina Qaboos at 6.45am. It didn't look very exciting from the ship but we got on the shuttle bus (which we all had ...
Weekend in Muscat, Oman
Oh, man. What a weekend. Oman is one of those places that you never thought you would visit, and I coudn't be happier that I did. Despite some issues with our visas at the boarder - nothing more complicated than a long weekend wait - it ...
Muscat Day #1
... -mile or so to an unmetered parking lot, then walk back to the souq entrance. Muttrah Souq is the largest shopping market in Oman. I walked through it for about 45 minutes, making my one mandatory purchase in the country – an Oman keychain for my ...
Oman
... were able to wake him up and from then on he was extremely helpful and friendly. This would be our experience throughout our time in Oman. Our 4x4 was brand new, manual shift, and very powerful - Carlo was pleased to say the least! Our hotel was basic, ...
Golden Gates and High Places
... in the lobby of the tower itself. I sure didn't look very big, did I? Today we visited a new country called The Sultanate of Oman. Our ship docked in the harbor of the largest city in the country, Muscat. Though we saw and did many interesting things on a ...
Wadi Shab, painting, and packing to go...
... , and today we've just been to the gym and had a swim. Now its time to pack up and start saying our Good Bye's to Oman... We leave Sur at 4pm this afternoon, pick up dad from work, drive to Muscat for supper and then get to the airport at about 10.30pm. ...
