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What, I wonder on my first morning in Muscat, would devotees of showy Dubai make of a holiday here in neighbouring Oman? Might they bemoan the lack of indoor ski resorts and shiny towers competing to be the world’s tallest? Or the absence of footballers’ villas on...

Stretching from the lunar-like Hajar Mountains in the north to lush and temperate city of Salalah in the south, the Sultanate of Oman — with its year-round sunshine and a stable economy — is one of the lesser-known treasures of the Arabian Peninsula. Oman is hollowed...

Food in Oman is mainly a question of eating to live, rather than living to eat. The country’s culinary traditions offer an interesting blend of Arabian and Indian influences, although the stuff served up in most local cafés and restaurants generally consists of a predictable...

What is the commonly spoken language in Oman? Can I get by using only English? Most locals are able to understand English atleast in the Muscat area. In the interiors it is best to use the services of a guide/ interpreter. Ensure that you purchase a good guidebook, available in...

TOURIST VISA Granted by the competent authority to the foreigner who wishes to visit the Sultanate for tourism, in order to authorize the holder to enter and stay in the country for a period of one month maybe extended for a similar period, as follows: Valid for use within six...

Oman Air PO Box : 58,Seeb, Postal Code 111, Tel : 24707222,24519302, Fax : 24510805, Location : Seeb Airport Gulf Air PO Box : 1444,Ruwi,Postal Code 112, Tel : 24703222, 24703332, Fax : 24793381 e-mail : gfmctsls@omantel.net.om, website : www.gulfairco.com Location : Musandam...