Oman travel guide

Before you go to Oman

Currency: OMR ﷼
Emergency number: 9999 / 9999
Plug type: G, C, D
Tap water: Tap water is desalinated and generally safe in cities; most visitors drink bottled water, especially in rural/desert areas.
Tipping: Not obligatory but appreciated; round up or ~10% in tourist restaurants, and tip drivers/guides.
Bargaining: Common
eSIM: Available
Card networks: Visa, Mastercard, Amex (limited)
ATM fees: Small or none locally; your home-bank foreign-withdrawal fee is usually the bigger cost

Muscat Oman's capital on the Gulf of Oman, framed by the Al Hajar mountains — home to the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, the Royal Opera House, the…
Salalah Capital of the southern Dhofar region, transformed each summer by the khareef monsoon into a green, misty landscape of waterfalls. Ancient…
Nizwa The historic capital of Oman's interior in Ad Dakhiliyah, famous for its round-towered 17th-century fort, the bustling souq and Friday…
Jebel Akhdar Oman's high Al Hajar plateau country — the terraced rose-water villages of the Saiq Plateau (Jebel Akhdar) and the rim of Wadi Ghul on…
Bidiyah Gateway town to the Sharqiya (Wahiba) Sands, a vast sea of amber dunes where Bedouin desert camps offer dune drives, camel rides and some…
Sur A coastal town in Ash Sharqiyah known for its centuries-old dhow-building shipyards, the Al Ayjah lighthouse across the lagoon, and its…
Khasab Capital of the Musandam peninsula, an Omani exclave of dramatic fjord-like khors jutting into the Strait of Hormuz. Base for traditional…