Product Description

Focusses on travellers to Oman, the UAE or Yemen, or a combination. This guide contains a detailed chapter for Expats who are keen to immerse themselves in local culture. It offers coverage of regional history, culture and Islam.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #21042 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 596 pages

Customer Reviews

Not as good as we'd expected. But competent
Having used Lonely Planet guide books for years (I guess we've probably used 30-40 of them) this one stuck out for us as not being as good as the usual ones.
I'm a big fan of LP guides, but this one didn't appear to reach the same reliability that others do across Asia/Europe/N America.

Good points: Competently described most areas, and accommodation options. Reasonably up-to-date (but things are changing very rapidly in the region too)

Bad points:
- Lacked good maps for many areas.

- The Oman section appeared to assume (a) you're an expat - all hotel pricing was based on expat prices, and we found it impossible to negotiate to the prices quoted and (b) you've hired a car.

- The UAE section pricing was well out too - but this appears to be because inflation there is causing most prices to increase almost every 3 months.

Below the usual standard for LP
We've just returned from a trip to Oman using this LP guide and have to agree with the review below. Prices of hotels are now double those quoted in the book. Research of the destinations we visited seemed to be superficial, missing out some of the best attractions, hotels and restaurants. Information on Tripadvisor was much more reliable. Maps are sparse and uninformative.