Arranging your trip

Khasab Travel and Tours have offices both in Khasab (+ 968 26730464), and in Dubai, UAE (telephone + 971 4 2669950), They also have an office in the Golden Tulip Hotel (+ 968 26730777) which opened in Khasab in November 2003. The company can pick you up from Dubai Airport and take you by road to Khasab. Certain categories of foreign visitors are eligible for visa on arrival in Dubai. Their visas should enable them to cross into Musandam. The company will ensure that visa arrangements are handled. Musandam Sea Adventure is now offering the same services in Khasab at competitive prices, so you have a choice of companies. Office number is +968 26730069 or mobile +968 99346321. I have not travelled with Musandam Sea Adventure.

The 4 star Golden Tulip Hotel at Khasab has 60 rooms and 12 chalets with splendid views over the Straits of Hormuz. The rooms are spacious and modern. The management offers enticing packages from time to time. If you can endure the heat, summer diving could be a treat.

There's a new hotel now (2008), called Evason Hideaway & Six Senses Spa at Zighy Bay. Unfortunately I'm not quite sure where that is, but photos show a view from a high point overlooking a sandy beach below and the sea. 120 kms from Dubai International Airport and 480 kms from Muscat International Airport. Nice for a quiet getaway perhaps, and spa pampering.

Oman Air flies regularly between UAE (Dubai) and Khasab, and offers very good value package stays of a return flight and two nights at the hotel. Contact Oman Air in Dubai on  + 971 4 3518080 / 3521777 or by e-mail.