When to go

Security
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Single Woman
Although a large tolerance, Oman is a country of Muslim faith or it is traditional to dress decently (avoid clothes and short-cut) to respect places of worship, not consume alcohol public.

Population
You will meet a people proud, was the legendary hospitality. But unlike the populations of the interior, which explains the isolated and remote proud spirit, those of the document were very soon open to the world.

Languages Spoken
People speak Arabic, which has different dialects.

The Arab world
Without visa to: the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar.

Other
If you are not a national of the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar or Bahrain, you need a visa. It is obtained on-site arrival. Valid passport for 6 months after return.
For members of the European Union, the passport must be valid at least three months after the return date.

About 30 for single entry valid for 1 year of stay, and 60 for a multiple entry visa, especially if one wants to go on the peninsula Moussandam, which has an exit.

The exempt from visa
Nationals of: the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Bahrain or Qatar.

NB
You can also cross the border between the United Arab Emirates and the Sultanate without a visa. It has never been easier to get there.
Important: The entry into the country will be denied if your passport indicates that you have visited Israel.

Please consult to visit our visa section.

Rahhala Estimation
Budget quotidien : 25 a 50 USD/jour. Oman reste une destination assez chere. Cela dit tout dependra, peut-etre encore plus qu'ailleurs, des choix que l'on fera en matiere de transports et surtout d'hebergement.
Si l'on privilegie le camping sauvage (et les guesthouses a la capitale), les transports locaux avec juste une location de 4x4 ponctuelle pour visiter certains lieux, on pourra s'en tirer relativement a bon compte avec un budget quotidien d'environ 25 a 30 USD par personne. Par contre, si l'on opte pour les hotels et campements plus une location de vehicule pour la totalite de son sejour, comptez au mieux 50 a 60 USD.
1 Repas moyen : de 7 a 15€.

Lodgings & Costs
The camping is well developed in Oman, has started at the premises. Outside a few places specifically subject to authorization, you can camp anywhere: beaches, desert, and mountains. Predict its hardware or lease / purchase. Meanwhile the site remains the best accommodation to discover the country.
Room: 30 to 40 €.
House: about 90 to 120 €.

Hotels

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Flights to Oman
Muscat airport: around € 400/700 air
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Transports
The distances between major cities (Muscat, Nizwa, Salalah, Sour, Sohar) are considerable and places of tourist interest are scattered throughout the country. It is therefore necessary to rent a car if we want to reach not only the most remote, but also the hotels, markets and restaurants inside the same city.
The 4x4 is essential to visit the wadis and onto the tracks and otherwise impassable dunes of the desert.
Bus: A network of buses, new vehicles, reliable and cheap that connect major cities with good frequency.
Taxi: Taxis individual (painted white with orange wings) or collective airport and in major cities.

Events & most important Festivals
Horse Racing, 1st January.
Khareek festival, in August
National festivity, 18 November.
Muscat Festival, from 8 January to 14 February.
Aid al-Fitr, the Feast of Breaking the Fast of Ramadan.
Aid al-Kebir, the feast of the commemoration of the sacrifice of Abraham.
Muslim New Year.
Labor Day, May 1st.
Commemoration of the birth of the Prophet
National Day and Birthday of Sultan Qaboos, 18 November.

Oman Activities: diving...
Diving centers south of Al Bustan (around Muscat).
Trip on a dhow at the beginning of Sour or Muscat.
Observation of dolphins and whales (around Muscat).
Beaches Bandar, Yitti and Marjan (around Muscat).
Beaches Mughsail (west of Salalah).
Beaches on the Batinah coast (north-west of Muscat). .

Music, books, movies, and more
Music: Oman devotes extensive efforts to preserve its traditional arts, dance and music. But it is more likely that you attend a traditional dance in a museum instead in a village street, as before. Songs and dances inspired by the sea, desert and mountains. The rhythms and percussion from Africa Eastern music
Movies:
Book: Small Fute (16 €), Marcus Oman Guide, Guide to Piccolec Jalel Bouagga of Oman (31 €). .

History of Oman
Towards 2000 BC: Creation of an irrigation system (faladj); agriculture expands on the coastal plain and in sheltered valleys.
2nd century BC: Oman is already a trading center and its vessels reach India, East Africa and even China.
Seventh century AD: The Omani converts to Islam before the death of Mahomet (632). The sect takes place Ibadite predominante; elus imams play a role not only religious but also political.
XIV century: Sohar is a major port, cosmopolitan and rich thanks to its imports of oriental products.
Sixteenth century: In 1507, a Portuguese fleet orders Albuquerque seized document to protect the roads of India and the "Spice Islands (Indonesia).
Seventeenth century: A civil war arose out of rivalry between the leaders ended with the election has imamate Nasir ibn Murshid. The latter, which unifies the country between 1624 and 1649, seeks to evict the occupant of its coastal position. Sultan ibn Saif succede in 1650 was his cousin. The Portuguese were finally expelled. The irrigation system once repaired, agriculture develops. The fleet, improved, even managed to repel the Portuguese to India.
Eighteenth century: the election of Ahmed ibn Said the Imamat (1749) concludes a civil war between factions. Worry of a possible French intervention in the sector, Great Britain signed in 1798 the first of a series of agreements aimed at guaranteeing the necessary assistance to Oman in case of aggression.