Includes detailed coverage of the history and traditional culture of both countries; information on the major archaeological sites and how to get there; up-to-date listings on where to stay and eat on any budget; the lowdown on all kinds of activities; and helpful tips for buying Bedouin silver, and Omani daggers.
Book Description
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
inaccurate and chilly,
By EROS "er0s" (canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lonely Planet Oman & the United Arab Emirates (Paperback)
oman is the most exciting place i have
ever been. after reading the lonely planet version of Oman i was left with NO IMPRESSION. I arrived to find it exciting, stunning and full of activities. The books prices for hotels and taxis, juice etc were ALL WAY OFF. All too high. For instance a fresh made juice in front of you cost one hundred omani basas... a coke one hundred basa a dinner one riyal a hotel varied. a taxi ride 200 basa for a few kilometers.. and the book gave no feeling or emotion to the country at all... i browse thru it, and after arriving never openned it again. in fact i left it behind in oman as i found it to be a heavy wieght with no signifigance. perhaps the AUTHOR was fearful of Muslim countries and did not like Omanis...too bad. I will never buy lonley planet products again...
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
horribly outdated,
By A Customer
This review is from: Lonely Planet Oman & the United Arab Emirates (Paperback)
This is the worst, most outdated guidebook I've ever come across. For the budget traveler, it is absolutely useless. The so-called "best hotel on the corniche" in Muscat turned out to be a dingy, roach-infested dive. The maps for Oman are minuscule, poorly drawn, and lack detail. The entire history of Oman is condensed into five pages. Don't waste your money on this guide. Oman is a very easy country to travel in, and you hardly need this guidebook. This is the sort of guidebook you find yourself leaving behind at your hotel. If Duabi is your destination, go with the newer "Dubai" guide. Pity, though, that Lonely Planet charges you the same price for a city guidebook as they do for a two-country guidebook.
5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Many faults,
This review is from: Lonely Planet Oman & the United Arab Emirates (Paperback)
This was the first Lonely Planet Book with hundreds of faults. Very disappointing!!!
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
Although the early histories of Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are similar, their histories from the Islamic era (7th century AD) onwards are surprisingly different. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new souq, abra dock, old souq, souq area, dhow wharf, clock tower roundabout, kohl boxes, dhow yard, main souq, northern emirates, other emirates, engaged taxi, travel atlas, shopping festival, main dishes cost, frankincense trade, main roundabout, fivestar hotels, visit visa, camel racing, next roundabout, dive centre, breeding centre, main bus station, boxed text Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abu Dhabi, Middle East, Bur Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Beach Hotel, Sultan Qaboos, Organised Tours, Gulf Air, Oman Air, Emirates Airlines, Khor Fakkan, Sheikh Zayed, Beniyas Square, North-West Oman, United Arab Emirates, Hyatt Regency, Salalah Holiday Inn, Shaikh Khalifa, Trucial Coast, Madinat Zayed, Markaz Mutrah, Dubai Transport, Greater Muscat, New York, New Zealand New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Although the early histories of Oman and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are similar, their histories from the Islamic era (7th century AD) onwards are surprisingly different. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
new souq, abra dock, old souq, souq area, dhow wharf, clock tower roundabout, kohl boxes, dhow yard, main souq, northern emirates, other emirates, engaged taxi, travel atlas, shopping festival, main dishes cost, frankincense trade, main roundabout, fivestar hotels, visit visa, camel racing, next roundabout, dive centre, breeding centre, main bus station, boxed text Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Abu Dhabi, Middle East, Bur Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Beach Hotel, Sultan Qaboos, Organised Tours, Gulf Air, Oman Air, Emirates Airlines, Khor Fakkan, Sheikh Zayed, Beniyas Square, North-West Oman, United Arab Emirates, Hyatt Regency, Salalah Holiday Inn, Shaikh Khalifa, Trucial Coast, Madinat Zayed, Markaz Mutrah, Dubai Transport, Greater Muscat, New York, New Zealand New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 42
books:
See all 42 books this book cites
- Arabian Sands: Revised Edition (Penguin Travel Library) by Wilfred Thesiger on page 36, page 144 (1), and page 144 (2)
- Middle East Review: All the Central Asia States of the Former USSR, Plus Countries Such as Libya, Egypt and Algeria by Hunter Publishing on page 116, and page 199
- The Gates of Damascus by Lieve Joris in Back Matter
- Crossing the Sands by Wilfred Thesiger on page 36
- The Green Guide to the Emirates (Arabian Heritage Guides) by Marycke Jongbloed on page 200
See all 42 books this book cites
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
