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When to goBest time: Oct–Mar
- Jan Good
- Feb Good
- Mar Good
- Apr Fine, with caveats
- May Fine, with caveats: heat
- Jun Hard: heat
- Jul Hard: heat
- Aug Hard: heat
- Sep Fine, with caveats: heat
- Oct Good
- Nov Good
- Dec Good
Good Fine, with caveats Hard heat
Cheaper and fewer tourists: Apr–Sep - the trade-off: heat
Country-wide average; mountains, coasts and the far north or south can differ.
Holidays that change a tripRamadan · February 8 - March 8, 2027
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Ramadan - ≈ February 8 - March 8, 2027
Do not eat, drink or smoke in public in the daytime: it can be fined. Many cafés open only after sunset. -
Eid al-Fitr - ≈ March 9 - 11, 2027
Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy. -
Eid al-Adha - ≈ May 16 - 19, 2027
Public holiday: offices and many shops are closed, transport and hotels are busy.
≈ - the date follows the moon and can shift by a day
What to bring and knowG · 240 V
- Sockets: type G · 240 V, 50 Hz
Phone and laptop chargers usually work (100–240 V); you may need a plug adapter. - Traffic drives on the right
- Tap water is officially safe, but people usually drink bottled or filtered
- Cover shoulders and knees in public places; resorts and hotel beaches are more relaxed
- May–Sep: sunscreen, a hat, light clothes, a water bottle
Medicines, bans and the law
- Importing or using e-cigarettes and vapes is illegal. Drinking in public is illegal; the legal age is 21. source
- Some common prescription and over-the-counter medicines are illegal: carry the prescription and check with the Ministry of Health. source
- Flying a drone without a licence is illegal. source
- Carry prescription medicines in their original packaging with a copy of the prescription.
Paying with a foreign card28 of 47 services in our catalogue accept one
- Taxi & Cars: Careem
- Public Transport & Maps: Rome2Rio, Moovit, Mwasalat
- Food & Groceries: Talabat, Lulu Hypermarket Oman
- Shopping, Classifieds & Parcels: DHL Express, AliExpress, FedEx
- Travel: Tickets & Hotels: Agoda, Booking.com, Wego
Based on our checks of each service. Banks may add a fee for payments abroad.
Phone and internet
- 6 of 47 services here need a local phone number for the SMS code, for example Bank Muscat Mobile, Thawani, Mawa.
- Mobile operators and eSIM →
Checked: October 15
Useful phrasesArabic
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- Hello مرحبا marhaban
- Excuse me عفوًا afwan
- I don’t understand لا أفهم la afham
- Do you speak English? هل تتكلم الإنجليزية؟ hal tatakallam al-injliziyya?
- Where is the toilet? أين الحمّام؟ ayna al-hammam?
- The bill, please الحساب من فضلك al-hisab min fadlak
- Please take me to this address (show it on the map) من فضلك، خذني إلى هذا العنوان. min faḍlak, khudhnī ilā hādhā al-ʿunwān
- How much will it cost? كم الأجرة؟ kam al-ujra?
- Please turn on the meter من فضلك شغّل العداد. min faḍlak shaghghil al-ʿaddād
- Can I pay by card? هل يمكنني الدفع بالبطاقة؟ hal yumkinunī ad-dafʿ bil-biṭāqa?
- Stop here, please توقف هنا من فضلك. tawaqqaf hunā min faḍlak
- Thank you شكرًا. shukran
- Please help me, I am a foreigner ساعدني من فضلك، أنا أجنبي. sāʿidnī min faḍlak, anā ajnabī.
- Please take me to a hospital خذني إلى المستشفى من فضلك. khudhnī ilā al-mustashfā min faḍlak.
- I am allergic to… عندي حساسية من: ʿindī ḥassāsiyya min
- Where is the nearest pharmacy? أين أقرب صيدلية؟ ayna aqrab ṣaydaliyya?
- Please call the police اتصل بالشرطة من فضلك. ittaṣil bish-shurṭa min faḍlak.
- I have lost my passport فقدت جواز سفري. faqadtu jawāz safarī.
- Where is the nearest ATM? أين أقرب صراف آلي؟ ayna aqrab ṣarrāf ālī?