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Family trips

Posted by TheJohnsons 20 July 2008

Very friendly country where the people love children. We visited Nizwa and enjoyed the goats (through we didn’t let on what would happen to them), the Wahabi Sands and small villages and finally the Green Turtle place. We all enjoyed it immensely and it possibly is the most child-indulgent place we have been to in a while.

www.OmanHoliday.co.uk

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Japengo Restaurant

Posted by DavidRJones 23 May 2008

Great location, pleasant decor – we went just after they opened and so was not as good as it will be soon.

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The company are into nature and cultural type holidays, we did a trip down the coast to Salalah in April. You need to except that there are no five-star hotels on the trip, only in the big towns, so we camped sometimes. The Omani guide was great, he cooked great meals and was a safe driver. We ate in some local restaurants and visited a true bedu family. The beaches were endless and had to dip our toes in on many an occasion.

When we arrived into Salalah it was a surprise to feel a difference in culture, it had a tropical African feel with some Yemen style thrown in. We liked it because it's still real.

www.holiday-in-oman.com, tel 00 968 24485663
Near to Radisson hotel in Al khwuair

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Restaurants

Posted by bluecherry 12 February 2008

A great destination for families, Muscat has everything and cheap at that. My tip is to make sure you leave your luxury hotel with private beach etc, to eat. Yes, you won't be able to drink alcohol in Omani restaurants but the selection of Arab food, seafood (lobster for £5 a head), Indian food and Persian (among others) are a delight, obscenely cheap compared with hotel fare, and served by friendly locals. The Mermaid on the beach just along from the Hyatt is a particular gem.

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Population:
0.646m
Currency:
Rial
Time zone:
GMT+4
Dialling code:
+968