Getting There & Away -ONTC (24492948) has bus stops at the main, Nizwa and souk roundabouts. Bus prices/times: Dubai OR 6/1:30am; Salalah OR7/7:00pm; Muscat OR 3.7 7:00am and 3:50pm; Nizwa OR2/7:00am and 3:50pm; Yanqul 800 baisa/6:45pm; Al-Iraqi 200 baisa/12:00pm and 6:30pm. Tickets upon boarding.

Getting around - If you can’t afford OR10 a day for a saloon-car, a taxi ride anywhere in Ibri shouldn’t cost more than 100-200 baisa. If that starts to add-up, take advantage of Bedouin hospitality – hitchhike! You’ll get picked up in no time and make lots of friends along the way. Any offer to help with petrol expenses will usually be politely refused.