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Nobody knows the Arabian Peninsula like Lonely Planet. Whether it 's exploring the alleyways of Old Muscat, bargaining in Abu Dhabi 's atmospheric souqs, diving in the Red Sea or finding the best spot for a desert safari, we bring you the most extensive coverage of the region.
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
In-depth advice on safe travel in the region
Expat chapter packed with insider tips from our resident author
Only guidebook to cover every country in the Arabian Peninsula
Lonely Planet guides are written by experts who get to the heart of every destination they visit. This fully updated edition is packed with accurate, practical and honest advice, designed to give you the information you need to make the most of your trip.
In This Guide:
In-depth advice on safe travel in the region
Expat chapter packed with insider tips from our resident author
Only guidebook to cover every country in the Arabian Peninsula
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I have recently returned from a cruise round the Arabian Peninsula starting and finishing in Dubai and calling at Fujairah and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Muscat in Oman. This guide was exceptionally useful not least for its excellent maps. It made the cruise city tour in Muscat totally redundant. I was able to catch the shuttle bus from the ship to the dock gate, walk 100 metres to the fish market and a further few hundred metres to the museum and souk in the Mutrah district. I also made a 5 km walk to Old Muscat to view the fort, Sultan's palace and other sights. Jenny Walker and her fellow authors clearly have excellent knowledge and great affection for all the territories covered in the book which includes Oman, Saudi Arabia, Yemen and all the gulf states. The book covers history, politics, economy and facts and figures as well as all the holiday requirements such as hotels, beaches, restaurants and places to visit.
It was perfect to help select the best shore excursions from the cruise ship (or to go it alone) and it would be even more useful for anyone staying in one place and perhaps hiring a car to visit other parts of the peninsula. This guide may lack the glossy photographs of others but for country coverage and depth of information I don't think it can be beaten. The current edition was published in September 2010 and, despite the turmoil in Bahrain and Yemen, remains a brilliant reference book as well as a tour guide. It's probably the best guide book I have bought and I can thoroughly recommend it.
It was perfect to help select the best shore excursions from the cruise ship (or to go it alone) and it would be even more useful for anyone staying in one place and perhaps hiring a car to visit other parts of the peninsula. This guide may lack the glossy photographs of others but for country coverage and depth of information I don't think it can be beaten. The current edition was published in September 2010 and, despite the turmoil in Bahrain and Yemen, remains a brilliant reference book as well as a tour guide. It's probably the best guide book I have bought and I can thoroughly recommend it.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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As always with Lonely Planet, this guide is reasonably comprehensive and contains most of the practical information you need about the destination, along with potted history and some cultural commentary. There's also a chapter for ex-pats living in the area, which I imagine would be useful to those in that position or considering taking jobs there.
Because it covers multiple countries, there's less content on each destination than I would have liked. Some of these countries, notable Oman, deserve more than just a slim chapter in a multi-country guide. Getting all the information for 7 countries (admittedly some very small) into this relatively slim tome is a big ask and the result is a lack of detail on some of the more intersting sites, and even places/activities not mentioned.
The new style Lonely Planets have few photographs and many of these aren't particuarly informative, though the maps are generally good. Some of the information is out of date even though this is the newest edition. For a fast-moving and developing region such as the Peninsula it's worth checking out anything on which your trip hinges on the internet.
I preferred this guide to the Bradt one, even though it's less detailed, but you could always get both and make your own choice - then leave the other at home.
Because it covers multiple countries, there's less content on each destination than I would have liked. Some of these countries, notable Oman, deserve more than just a slim chapter in a multi-country guide. Getting all the information for 7 countries (admittedly some very small) into this relatively slim tome is a big ask and the result is a lack of detail on some of the more intersting sites, and even places/activities not mentioned.
The new style Lonely Planets have few photographs and many of these aren't particuarly informative, though the maps are generally good. Some of the information is out of date even though this is the newest edition. For a fast-moving and developing region such as the Peninsula it's worth checking out anything on which your trip hinges on the internet.
I preferred this guide to the Bradt one, even though it's less detailed, but you could always get both and make your own choice - then leave the other at home.
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