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What is the commonly spoken language in Oman? Can I get by using only English? Most locals can understand English at least in the Muscat area. In the interiors, it is best to use the services of a guide/ interpreter. Ensure that you purchase a good guide book, available in most bookshops in the city. Is there a strictly enforced dress code? Oman is among the liberal countries in the Middle East where it is alright to dress as you please. Still, please be conservative in...

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 Building , Ruwi   Emirates Airlines Tel : 2 440 4400 / 2 440 4444, Fax :2 440 4401, E-mail : mctssek@emirates.com, Website : www.emirates.com Location : Vila No.714, Way No. 2114 Near British...

Adventures of Oman Stretching from the lunar-like Hajar Mountains in the north to the 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 out with incredible natural underground playgrounds, including the second largest underground chamber in the world, called Majlis Al Jinn, or ‘spirits’ meeting...

A scent of adventure in Arabia What, I wonder on my first morning in Muscat, would devotees of showy Dubai make of a holiday here in neighboring Oman? The Sultanate of Oman, alas, does not much go in for glitz. Instead it serves up sunshine with a dash of old Arabia and exhilarating desert scenery rooted in an astonishingly rich history. Easy-going Emirate: Oman is not at all like its neighbour Dubai In Muscat, the mountain-encircled capital overlooking the sea, I make...