📍Oman 🇴🇲

Traveling to Oman: basic information👇🏽

CURRENCY: The currency is the Omani rial, one of the strongest currencies in the world, with 1 OMR equaling approximately 2.5 €. Most places accept card payments, so you don't need much cash.

RENTING A CAR: It's the best way to get around Oman. Fuel is very cheap, around 0.6 € per liter, and the roads are excellent. The daily rental price for a car is around 30+ € (we rented a 4x4 for about 60€ per day). They took a deposit of around 100 €, and the insurance works in a way that if you cause damage, you pay a maximum of 400 € (the rest is covered by the insurance company). Depending on the agency, there may be a daily mileage limit; for us, it was 200 km (anything over is charged extra), but we stayed within that limit. There are many rental car agencies; we went with the first one we found in Muscat (called Mouj Muscat rent a car).

TAXIS: We only used them in Muscat. Long distances can be covered in a short time because the city is spacious. We paid around 12-13 € for a 20-25 km ride. The taxi app is OTaxi, but we couldn't install it, so we looked for vehicles with that sign.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT: We didn't use it, but I saw that there are plenty of buses, and Google Maps show the routes well.

HOTELS: There are many hotels, and they are quite cheap. You can find decent hotels for 2 people for around 50 € per night in all locations. I'll share our hotels in separate posts because we stayed in several cities.

Oman is a very safe country, one of the safest in the world, both for locals and tourists. Although it's a Muslim country, they are very open-minded, so there aren't any specific dress rules, except in religious institutions.

If you've been to Oman, share your experience and add any useful information. I'm here for any additional questions ❤️