Salalah Hotels - Reviews and Rates

Arriving at in the Southern Omani town of Salalah, we were not exactly sure what the town had to offer us. Apart from the hottest sun ever there is a lot of dry stuff here. We decided quickly that we needed a cool vehicle to cruise around in along the Omani coast. Abdul at the car rental agency offered us a turbo Hyundai Accent in three differen...

2008.11.03 Oman We are taking the Frankincense Trail tour, the only tour in Oman. The tour guide is an agreeable guy who makes the tour interesting by filling us in on his country, Omani life, and eventually himself. Every small hamlet, even if the people live in tents or cement block houses, has public supplied water (we can see the black hose...

Another sleep in and another buffet breakfast before waddling to the car and driving towards the east coast of Salalah. We decided to drive to our furthest point first and then doing everything along the way on the return journey. As we drove along the one stretch of road, dodging camels and cows we arrived in Mirbat, with its crumbling, falling...

After an amazing sleep, in a big comfy bed, we hired our Ford Mondeo through Budget (office at the Crown Plaza) and headed out to do some exploring. Heading up into mountains was fun, although I a little stressful driving in fog so thick you could only see two metres in front of you. The mountains are lush with vegetation, which would normally b...

March 20, Holy Thursday We had an interesting time in Salalah, the capital of the Dhofar Province in the Sultanate of Oman. It is very warm here at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula and very dry. Salalah is the summer residence for the sultan and a resort destination for Arabs and Indians during the summer months. The country is dry and brown dur...

Cynthia was really tired so we treated this port like a sea day. Even the captain said there's not much to see here. Makes you wonder why we even stopped.

So, so much to write. Just arrived in Salalah (southern coast of Oman which boarders Yemen, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates) after a 1350 mile, 14 day, ocean crossing. Amazing experience. I will upload my journal notes and pics soon. Amazing to sea land this morning! My time here will be short this visit, but I am sure I will explore this ...

Today Ruth and I arrived in Salalah. The plane landed on the runway and upon exiting the plane, we walked into a building that looked more like a general store than an airport. Passport control was, well, quite different than what I am used to. It consisted of two men (however, only one man was handling passport and visa matters, the other man w...