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Muscat Tourism - Travel to Muscat

        

Muscat is the capital of Oman and the country's largest city.

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Understand Muscat Tourism

Get into Muscat

By Air

Oman and Gulf air have daily flights from Madras and Bahrain. While Emirates connects Muscat with Dubai. Change very little currency at the airport. 100 USD will fetch you 35.2 Rials at the airport, it will fetch you 38 rials outside in the city.

Travel to Muscat By Bus

There are daily bus services from Dubai to Muscat.

Travel to Muscat By car

You can reach Muscat by road from Dubai

Get around in Muscat

Maxi taxi's (Misuibishi vans) ply the highway from Seeb to the corniche area. The charge is 100 baisa from corniche area to the church round about and another 100 baisa from the church round about to Wadi Adai.

The (mostly orange and white) taxis are a bit pricier, and they hang around the hotels where they get juicy fares from unwary travellers. They will charge 8 Rials for and airport trip if you don't haggle, but you should be able to barter for 5 Rials. THey always say they will give you "good price" but its best to figure out what you want to spend then agree before you get in (CP)

The Maxi Taxi's ply the main routes through town, and they go where they want so you might have to find one going your direction, once you are on one, they will make sure you get there. THe place to wait for them is on the on-ramps of most of the main highway junctions, you'll usually see a few people waiting around for one. A journey within the Muscat area should not cost more than 300 Baisa each, but if you look like an experienced traveller and hand them 200 baisa then you can usually get away with that. (CP)

See Muscat

Do Muscat

Learn

Work

Buy

The Al Fair chain of supermarkets sells just about everything you want (including lots of English products for a fraction of the price you can get at home) Many of them are on the Main Sultan Quaboos highway making them an easy place to spot.(CP)

Eat - Travel to Muscat

Food is cheap in Muscat and for about a Rial you'll get a meal for two persons.

Budget

The best Rotis (Indian Bread). Try the chicken Jalfrezi and Paneer aloo (potato)
Try the Hummus (Chickpea paste), Fatoosh (Salad), Mutabel (Egg Plant paste), Falafel and mint tea. Even the waiters are not sure why the restaurant is named automatic.
Delivers Lunch - 18 rials for a month including Fridays or 15.6 Rials excluding Fridays

Mid-range

Splurge

Drink

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Sleep - Muscat Tourism

Budget

Mid-range

Splurge

Contact

Global calling card 'Global One' does not work in Muscat. Though the global one website lists the rates for calls from Oman there are no numbers listed along side. The nearest 'Global One' help line is located in Dubai.

Pre-paid telephone cards called Jibreen Cards are available at most stores. It's available in denominations of 5 Rials and 1.5 Rials. A 5 Rial card gets you 11 minutes of talk time.

The Hayak card is the pre-paid card for cellular phones.

Stay safe - Muscat Tourism

Its advisbale to drink bottled water while in Muscat. Jabal Akhdar and Masafi are the most recognisable brands of mineral water and is available in most convinience shops.

Cope

ATM's

ATM's are very common now, especially in the Embassy district and near most shopping malls and larget hotels.(CP)

Beauty Parlours & Hair Salons

Bus Routes

Car Rentals

The cheapest car rental is about 14 UKP for a day, but thats not a 4-wheel drive. So don't think that you are going to go up in the mountains for that price. For local travel its far more fun using the buses (CP)

Gyms

Hospitals

Laundry

Money Changers

Newspapers

Pharmacies

Post & Telegraphs

Shoe Repair

Get Out


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