Oman (Bradt Travel Guide)

Oman Guide Book 4th edition (2017) by Bradt's is the most up-to-date and informative guide to Oman, the Arabian peninsula's most welcoming destination, fully revised and updated by Tony Walsh who lived in Oman and Arabia between 1986 and 2016.CONTENTS
P001: General Information
P003: Background Information
P039: Practical Information

P073: The Guide
P075: Muscat
P137: Al Batinah Coast
P169: Musandam
P189: The Adh Dhahirah & Al Buraymi
P203: Ad Dakhiliyah
P239: Ash Sharqiyyah
P269: Al Wusta
P289: Dhofar

P327: Language
P332: Glossary
P334: Further Information
P339: Index

The regional chapters and numerous maps are new to reflect Oman's rapid changes since the 3rd edition of this guide.Oman is finally reaping the economic benefit of its location between Europe, Africa and Asia with substantial investment in major shipping ports and significant expansion of the national airline with new routes to Western Europe and East Asia. Despite being at the crossroads of great trade routes and empires, Oman has remained an independent country through much of its long history, and today tourism and travel are a major focus for Oman's government.This new edition covers the recent substantial investment in new airport facilities and upmarket accommodation and also features the historic UNESCO towns of Samharam and Al Balid. If you want to live like a local, the guide also tells you how to slow cook the traditionally spiced meat shuwa and how to be a perfect guest if invited into an Omani home.
Oman is not merely a desert. While it has the classic sand seas - Wihibah Sands - home to the nomadic Bedouin and their camels, this sultanate also boasts lush monsoon-soaked valleys near Salalah, mountain villages surrounded by green terraced fields of fruit trees and rose bushes, and the reef-fringed Ad Dimaniyyat Islands. With such a varied wilderness there is huge scope for adventure.Oman is increasingly perceived as a high-end cultural destination. The new Opera House is directly supported by the Sultan, with international performers such as Placido Domingo.New hotels such as Anantara and the refurbished Sheraton are included.With advice on cultural etiquette, basic Arabic phrases and political history - as well as full practical information on where to stay and eat, and what to see and do - this fully updated edition remains the essential guide for travellers looking to discover the real Oman.