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Oman’s Orange and White Taxi Fares to be metered by a new government decision from mid 2019

Oman Taxi Fares for the vehicles coloured orange and white, maybe metered from 2019. There are apparently 36,000 of these taxis in Oman with around 20,000 operating in Muscat. This will mean that all taxis in Oman will have a type of metered fare system. The proposal is that the fares will be 300baisa (Omani Rial … Continue reading “Oman’s Orange and White Taxi Fares to be metered by a new government decision from mid 2019“

Muscat Airport Taxi charges revised by Mwasalat as another price drop is announced

Mwasalat Taxi has announced more reductions to its Muscat Airport Taxi charges. Sunday to Thursday 06:00-22:00 The base fare will be Omani Rial 2.500 with a kilometre charge 300 baisa for every km (from 1 km to 30 km) Sunday to Thursday 22:00-06:00 and weekends (Friday & Saturday) and Public Holidays The base fare will … Continue reading “Muscat Airport Taxi charges revised by Mwasalat as another price drop is announced“

CAREEM TAXI OMAN now operating in Muscat

Uber may not be in Oman, yet, – but the Middle-East’s own Careem Taxi is. Careem had started in Muscat in May 2017 but stopped at the request of Oman’s government. As Careem must have obtained a licence, at that time, to operate it was presumably stopped as a result of private sector concerns. The … Continue reading “CAREEM TAXI OMAN now operating in Muscat“

Oman Taxi Charges revised

Oman Taxi Charges are revised by the government-owned Mwasalat Taxis service. New reduced charges apply from 1st February 2018 and new Taxi airport charges from 18th February.

Oman Taxi services – new regulations

Oman’s Ministry of Transport and Communications have said that all Taxis (including the original Orange and White unmetered ones) will soon have fares set by the appropriate government authority . The Ministry intends to study supply & demand and operational costs, throughout the Sultanate. It is reported that vehicles should have a tracking system, presumably … Continue reading “Oman Taxi services – new regulations”

Oman Taxi charges from Mwasalat

Oman’s government-owned Mwasalat Taxis service which offers an App based call service along with Credit Card payment has announced new charges. The

Taxis in Oman

Oman will soon have one or two new entrants into its Taxi world. Oman’s traditional unmetered Taxi service is in an Orange & White colour and has

Oman’s Taxis are having a redesign according to Zawaia Advertising

in a rebrand by Zawaia

Airbnb Adventures in Oman with Six Strangers from around the world

Airbnb took Six Strangers from around the world and sent them on the first Airbnb adventure where you can “ditch the tourist trails and go deeper with wildly unique adventures around the world”. Where would Airbnb send them? 24 hours later they landed in

International Media MarketPlace 2019 the TravMedia event

London was in bloom for the International Media MarketPlace 2019, at the

Omans new Vehicle and Traffic regulations

Oman introduces a number of changes to road and driving regulations from 1st March 2018. Notable is the introduction of

UAE AND OMAN BORDER crossing how to travel into Oman from the UAE - with maps below

The UAE AND OMAN BORDER crossing gives 7 options between the two countries. Below I detail them – in Musandam, Al Batinah (for Muscat) & Al Buraymi (for Nizwa, Ash Sharquiyah & Dhofar). I also give information for Oman Visa, Bus information, Insurance needed for Oman and British Embassy Oman Travel page. My updated Bradt’s … Continue reading “UAE AND OMAN BORDER crossing how to travel into Oman from the UAE – with maps below“

Omans Salam Air to start Dubai flights

Oman’s Salam Air will be commencing flights to Dubai on the last day of February 2017. There will initially be 2 flights in either direction at initial published prices from Rial Omani 21.600 one way (check for lower promotional pricing). Salam Air will be one

Gori Georgia

Just over an hours drive west of Georgia’s capital Tbilisi is Gori. We took a mini-bus from the outskirts of Tbilisi near a rail station, to reach the town. The journey travels initially through the mountains which surround Tbilisi and then into a broad fertile valley. Gori is not large and is

Tbilisi Georgia

We flew into Tbilisi, Georgia, from Muscat – with the world under the plane gradually becoming greener as we flew north. The airport in Tbilisi is on the edge of the city. After buying a SIM card, we took a taxi into town, crossing over the river, which had flooded the city not so long … Continue reading “Tbilisi Georgia”