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Oman - Jewels of Arabia

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Post time 11-12-2014 11:24 PM | Show all posts
jerambatu posted on 8-12-2014 01:38 PM
Since you are from Dubai, why not sewa kereta and drive to Muscat. It is only about 4 hrs driving.

Takut lah nak drive kat arab country. Pergi saudi naik kereta diaorang bawak pon dah mengucap panjang lagilah nak drive. Plus sorang and perempuan. Takut apa-apa jadi kat negara asing
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Post time 12-1-2015 12:57 PM | Show all posts
Dah balik from oman. Beautiful city very recommended cadang nak repeat tapi lepas ni kena pergi ramai sikit and perhaps drive around oman. Taxi kat sana mahal plus tak pakai meter so kena bargain very hard. ,My advice siapa yang tak drive kat sana stay around muttrah souk sebab situ centre for tourist attraction and ada ebike to rent (tapi i tak tau charges / deposit macam mana sebab tak sempat nak try but i saw advertisement tulis it is free and ada few tempat lagi ebike station) and senang kalau you all nak naik big bus. I naik big bus tour tu. berjanggut gak nak menunggu especially dekat tempat yang tak ada petugas dia macam national park.

Satu lagi sebab pilih yang dekat dengan  tourist attraction adalah sebab most of the shop and museum tutup pukul 1pm sampai 3 p.m. So kalau hotel dekat boleh la balik tido dulu recharge sementara tu sebab memang tatau nak buat apa time tu. my experience sebab i stay area al-khuwair so jauh kalau nak balik bilik time tu so i jalan-jalan area ruwi and muttrah and rasa macam ikan dalam aquarium sebab semua orang pandang since i sorang perempuan and semua kedai tutup yang ada pon lelaki from india and pakistan.

For women solo traveller i rasa safe je tapi u pon kena berhati-hati lah i guess ni kat mana-mana pon sama. Kalau orang ngorat-ngorat tu jangan le nak layan pulak. Baju pon pilihlah tak menjolok mata and tak warna terang. Waktu i pergi tu i pakai baju kuning ang ang walaupon menutup aurat. semua orang tengok. Sekali bila i cover dengan jacket hitam kurang sikit lah orang pandang. Sanggup berjalan dalam panas pakai jaket tebal

On my final day i jumpa pakcik taxi omani yang sangat baik. Tambang taxi pon dia kata suka hati nak bagi berapa. Tapi satu je pakcik ni tak boleh cakap/paham english. cuma boleh yes no je. I ni belajar bahasa arab kat uni dulu pon banyak ponteng dari pergi kelas. memang macam ayam and itik. tapi pakcik ni gigih nak ajak borak walaupon tak paham. dia cakap bahasa arab i cakap english.

Base on apa yang i paham pakcik ni cakap dia adalah pesara polis dekat al khuwair. So kerajaan oman akan bagi taxi for free untuk pesara polis. Bagus jugak kerajaan oman ni. i guess sebab tu taxi driver adalah omani diaorang dapat taxi for free.

Nanti rajin i cerita lagi
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 Author| Post time 12-1-2015 01:28 PM | Show all posts
Edited by jerambatu at 12-1-2015 01:31 PM
suci_mia replied at 12-1-2015 12:57 PM
Dah balik from oman. Beautiful city very recommended cadang nak repeat tapi lepas ni kena pergi rama ...

Glad that you enjoyed your trip.
Omani memang humble, more polite compare to other Arab countries especially bila depa tahu yg kita ni Malaysian.

Musqat is only a fractions of Oman beauty.
Nest trip kena spend more time.
Antara tempat2 must visit (outside Musqat)

Nizwa
- about 2 hrs drive from Musqat,beautiful old city, surrounded by mountains, memang cantik landscape.

Jebel Shams
-  another 1.5 to hrs drive from Nizwa. Kawsan gunung, can be very cold. 10 C even in summer.

Jebel Akhdar
-  1.5 hours driving from Nizwa, jugak kawasan gunung but different landscape.

Wadi Bani Khalid
-  very beautiful wadi. About 3 hrs drive from Musqat, boleh pegi ikut jalan ke Nizwa or ke Sur, depend on your itinerary.

Sur
-  famous for Penyu.

Wadi Bani Auf
-  Stunning landscape, mixture of  colourful mountanous rock facade, clear water wadis and greenery. Tapi untuk ke sini kena full 4WD vehicle.  Need to spend 1 whole day, dan kena ada sikit skill driving off road (4WD) sebab jalannya agak challenging.

Wahiba Sands.
-  kalau minat untuk buat sand bashing, this is the best place.

Salalah
-  Kena pegi watu Khareef monsoon. Very green and beautiful. Banyak pokok kelapa dan pokok pisang. About 1000 km from Musqat, drive about 10 hrs. Ada daily flight by Oman Air. Kat Salalh boleh lawat makam Nabi Imran AS (ayah Mariam - Ibu Nabi Isa AS), Makam Nabi Ayoup dan banayk lagi tempat cantik.

Lain2 tempat
Wadi Tiwi, Wadi Shab, Wadi al Matyr, Qantab, ......ad lagi ..tapi dah lupa....
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Post time 12-1-2015 03:12 PM | Show all posts

tourist attraction map area around muscat city. Yang sebenar i dapat lagi detailed map muscat city dekat airport ingat nak share kat sini  sebab susah nak dapat map muscat yang terperinci tapi tak de rezeki boleh tercicir pulak padahal map lain ada je bawak balik msia. This is the best map for muscat yang i boleh jumpa dekat internet selain map big bus.

Photo: Google
Omani halwa a must try delicacies dekat sana. Kena tanya orang mana nak dapat halwa ni. Most of the shop i jumpa jual indian halwa. Omani halwa ni Ada banyak jenis and colour macam gambar kat atas. Kedai yang i pergi ni my taxi driver bawak and halwa ni dia letak dalam talam besar atas meja and u can try the halwa for free lepas tu decide nak yang mana and size apa. Dia ada banyak size so i beli yang kecil sekali for 3 OMR. Lebih kurang Rm30 duit Malaysia. Packaging pon cantik. Good for souvineer. Ada orang kata lebih kurang sama dengan halwa maskat dekat malaysia ni tapi i pon tak tau sebab i tak pernah rasa yang malaysia punya. I tanya my aunty dia kata lain rasanya.

Sebab ni a very short trip i memang tak dapat pergi outskirt , salalah and etc. Insyallah ada rezeki cover tempat yang di recommend pulak.
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 Author| Post time 12-1-2015 03:55 PM | Show all posts
suci_mia replied at 12-1-2015 03:12 PM
tourist attraction map area around muscat city. Yang sebenar i dapat lagi detailed map muscat city ...

Pure Omani Halwa banyak jual di area Seeb, about 40 km north of Musqat.
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Post time 12-1-2015 03:57 PM | Show all posts
suci_mia replied at 12-1-2015 03:12 PM
tourist attraction map area around muscat city. Yang sebenar i dapat lagi detailed map muscat city ...

So you dok brepa hari ...... hotel mana & brepa belanja.
Oman ni duit dia mahal lah.

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Post time 12-1-2015 05:12 PM | Show all posts
Edited by suci_mia at 12-1-2015 05:14 PM
transporter replied at 12-1-2015 03:57 PM
So you dok brepa hari ...... hotel mana & brepa belanja.
Oman ni duit dia mahal lah.

Duit Oman mahal lagi lah sekarang ni ringgit tengah jatuh. I withdraw dekat bank 1Riyal -Rm9.76. Pengsan. I pergi dua hari 1 malam je.  Stay dekat Samara hotel Al-Khuwair. Rm 265 semalam guna agoda. Hotel ni ok lah bersih, selesa dan mcm hotel 3 bintang dekat msia. Cuma macam i cakap al-khuwair ni dalam 30 min dengan tourist attraction. Duit untuk taxi je i habis dalam RM300 for two days tu +-OMR5(each trip). Tapi kalau duduk dekat maybe boleh kurang. Lepas tu i pergi dolphin watching (very recommended) OMR19 sekali dengan transport dari hotel. Lepas tu i ambil big bus tour. Harga u boleh  check website. I sebab ambil 3 city terus for dubai and abu dhabi.
Budget makan pulak terpulang your budget and citarasa. Lagipon travel macam ni sebab nak jimat masa dan duit i just makan heavy meal sekali je sehari. Yang lain tu i makan roti i bawa dari dubai. First day i try makan iranian buffet dekat dengan hotel. OMR8++ sekepala (RM80). Sedap cuma perut ni bukan boleh makan banyak sangat. So agak rugi disitu. Cuma boleh lah try semua makanan sikit-sikit. Itulah pon tujuan masuk buffet tu. Second day i makan dekat kedai biasa pulak. A juice and shawarma baru 800Baisha (Rm8) shawarma tu sangatlah sedap. Lain dengan yang i pernah makan sebelum-belum ni. So sapa yang nak bajet boleh la kot makan shawarma atau nasi ke kat kedai biasa-biasa. Yang lain tu i beli baklava sepinggan besar dalam tu ada lah 50 ketul baru OMR1.5. ( ni beli kat kilang roti dekat ruwi). Kat sini seketul je Rm3.


Gambar insyallah nanti rajin i upload sekarang ni tak boleh pulak kena sekat. tunggu balik rumah la kot.

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Post time 12-1-2015 05:17 PM | Show all posts
jerambatu replied at 12-1-2015 03:55 PM
Pure Omani Halwa banyak jual di area Seeb, about 40 km north of Musqat.

wow jauh jugak. I pusing macam orang gila carik omani halwa ni dekat ruwi tak jumpa. I pergi semua bakery dekat ruwi. Last-last taxi driver i bawak dekat al-khuwair waktu on da way nak pergi airport baru la dapat
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 Author| Post time 12-1-2015 08:18 PM | Show all posts
suci_mia replied at 12-1-2015 05:17 PM
wow jauh jugak. I pusing macam orang gila carik omani halwa ni dekat ruwi tak jumpa. I pergi semua ...

Kat Ruwi memanglah takde.
Ruwi can be consiudered as  Little  India kat Musqat, penuh dgn Kerala & Pakis.
Al Khuwair memang ada jual Halwa Oman, tapi mahal sikitlah, but still ok.
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Post time 10-12-2015 01:24 AM | Show all posts
i belum katam lagi bce kat sini... insyallah 22hb ni kmi nak p musqat.... kemudian ke dubai.
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 Author| Post time 15-12-2015 03:53 PM | Show all posts
aku_2011 replied at 10-12-2015 01:24 AM
i belum katam lagi bce kat sini... insyallah 22hb ni kmi nak p musqat.... kemudian ke dubai.

Berapa lama? Cuma Musqat sahaja?
Should consider Bimmah Sinkhole, Nizwa, Jebel Shams or Jebel Akhdar. Tapi tempat ni semua jauh dari Musqat. Kena sewa kereta.
Dari Musqat ke dubai by flight or car?
Kalau flyout from Dubai baik naik flight aja.
Tapi kalau flyout from Musqat (return back to Musqat), elok sewa kereta. Cuma kalau drive kat checkpoint between Oman and UAE can be very crowded especially masa weekend and public holidays.

I would prefer go to Dubai pastu baru Musqat by car.
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Post time 4-5-2016 11:26 AM | Show all posts
Sempat singgah Muscat minggu lepas. Alang2 naik Oman Air kena transit sana, terus buat stop-over 2 hari. Menyesal pulak sekejap, kerana tempat2 menarik jauh.

Masuk Oman kena visa-on-arrival. As you enter the arrival hall, walk straight and you will see a Travelex Foreign Exchange bureau counters. Apply visa kat situ. No forms required. Tunjok saja passport and mention brepa hari akan berada di Oman. Thereafter, bayar 5 OMR for a tourist visa valid for 10 days. As they are a Foreign Exchange bureau, you can also change your currency here as well. Credit card payments pun di terima. Nanti slip bayaran visa yang mereka bagi, attach sekali dengan passport bila di imigresen. Penumpang tak ramai, kerana majority transit passengers. Ari tu hanya 15+ passengers aje yang masuk Muscat walaupun flight kami long haul.

Kami sewa kereta kerana pengangkutan awam tidak kerap dan teksi Oman pula di katakan tidak bermeter.

Muscat airport dari apron.


Muscat airport dari luar.

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Post time 4-5-2016 11:33 AM | Show all posts
Antara tempat menarik Muscat di lawati ... Masjid besar Sultan Qaboos, Mutrah Souq & Al Shatti beach.

Permandangan luar Masjid Sultan Qaboos


Dewan solat lelaki. Dewan solat perempuan bangunan berasingan.


Carpet dalam masjid.


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Post time 4-5-2016 11:42 AM | Show all posts
Corniche di hadapan Mutrah Souq waktu malam. Quite peaceful & relaxing.




Antara entrance ke Mutrah souq adalah di hadapan croniche ini aje. Walaubagaimanapun, bagi saya dan wife, souq ni tak berepa interesting. Varieties barangan yang di jual tak brepa banyak kalau compare dengan Grand Bazar Istanbul atau medina di Marrakesh.





Sebelum ke Mutrah souq, sempat tinjau2 Al Shantti beach.





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Post time 4-5-2016 11:52 AM | Show all posts
Next day kami kuar Muscat pergi ke Bimmah sinkhole about 100kms dari hotel dan selepas tu onwards ke Wadi Shab, another 30kms. All the way melalui highway yang smooth dgn speed limit 100km/h atau 120km/h. Arr ...... and no toll. Sinkhole sebelah pantai aje so air dia masin. Nak tau lanjut about sinkhole ni, baca post dulu2.

Bimmah sinkhole just off the highway.




Onwards ke Wadi Shab. Ala2 tempat shooting Indiana Jones! Pokok pisang pun ada.




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 Author| Post time 4-5-2016 12:44 PM | Show all posts
Thanks for sharing bro.
Sampai jugak Oman.
Betullah tu 2 or 3 days memang tak cukup. Oman ni besar, kedua besar di Middle East after Saudi.
Place of attractions pulak jauh2.
Lupa nak pesan, never tukar duit kat airport, cekik darah.
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Post time 4-5-2016 01:25 PM | Show all posts
jerambatu replied at 4-5-2016 12:44 PM
Thanks for sharing bro.
Sampai jugak Oman.
Betullah tu 2 or 3 days memang tak cukup. Oman ni besar ...

Ar, lupa nak cakap pasal ni. Kita bagi 100GBP dpt 49OMR. Beza 7 OMR. Nampak kecik tapi kali 11 duit ringgit, banyak beza bang oi. Penyesalan ke-2.
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Post time 8-5-2016 11:55 PM | Show all posts

Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque Entrance

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