Comments on: The Musandam Experience

By: Please critique Oman itinerary - FlyerTalk Forums

Please critique Oman itinerary - FlyerTalk Forums — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 18:58:47 +0000

[...] Thank you for recent comments. Would I be better served to cancel my Al Ain Hilton booking and spend two nights in Fujairah, using my day there to drive to Musandam? Most information on the ferry appears to be from 2008 and 2009, including this scathing albeit amusing writeup. [...]

By: “The Musandam Experience” | trulyblog.com

“The Musandam Experience” | trulyblog.com — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 05:58:26 +0000

[...] He ends his rant with: “The ferry is sort of a microcosm of what you see in much of Oman: pretty cool looking, but sort of dysfunctional once you look behind the scenes.” [link] [...]

By: Oman

Oman — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 05:00:31 +0000

the car ferry is still yet to ferry a car – but hopefully it will one day

By: Don

Don — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:09:45 +0000

Sorry you had a bad experience. Should have talked to someone other than a tour guide or hotel. If you ever find yourself here again go to Dibba just outside Musandam Oman. East side. 5 Star resorts to 3 Star. Khasab Oman was an important telegraph link to Europe from India before and an outpost. Now just a very sleeeeepy fishing, snorkeling, and dive center. If you are not going to do these don’t go. As for lack of vegatation. You were in a desert.

By: charu

charu — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:43:45 +0000

hi, i am new to khasab and now settled here….in the beginning it was a paradise but now i get really bored here…cant find friends at all…..i am an indian who knows hindi and english well and a bit of arabic too…..suggest what all ca i do to improve upon my circle and make friends…any particular place like gyms, parks, any specific place where i can get to meet young and sensible people…

By: Gary

Gary — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:04:42 +0000

I did stay the night in Khasab. There are a few hotels in town. Not many options. There is an 8 passenger van that goes from Khasab to Dubai. They dropped me off at my hotel.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:48:50 +0000

So Gary, how did you get back to Dubai then? and where in Dubai did it bring you? I’m trying to figure out how to get there from Dubai. Also, did you stay the night in Khasab?

By: Liliana

Liliana — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:41:40 +0000

I’m researching for the ferry and came across your site. We live in Dubai at the moment and we have been to Musandam on a short two day trip there. The dhow trip along the fjords is gorgeous. We went in April and were able to see the dolphins and the sea looked like oil! Like you said, there is not much to do there, but the trip is totally worth the time if you live in the area. I was planning to take our car up to musndam and take it back from Muscat to Dubai driving, but I guess it’s not going to happen, what a shame though!

By: Ferry

Ferry — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 07:29:15 +0000

Hi Gary,
I have heard about Muscat Festival, unique showcase for Arabian cultural heritage. I like to know more about it and your ferry trip too.
And thanks for sharing your experience here.

By: Gary Arndt

Gary Arndt — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:59:49 +0000

Yes. I went to the Muscat Festival and was able to see many of the cultural displays.

By: Ahmed

Ahmed — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:12:07 +0000

Have you visited anything related to Muscat Festival?