When I was looking for English language guides for Oman earlier this year many of them were not all that current. For example the LP was published in 2000. Fortunately, the pace of change has not been too dramatic, so there is still relevant information in even these dated travel guides!
I have used (ordered by publishing):
Mackenzie & Cruickshank's Oman Explorer: Residents' and Vistors' Guide 2ed (ISBN: 9768182075) published in late 2005.
Peter Ochs' Maverick Guide to Oman (ISBN: 1565546873) published in late 1999.
Dorothy Stannard's Insight Guide Oman and the UAE (ISBN: 0887292879) from 1998. FYI - There is a more current version available.
There is also an off-road Oman Explorer that I never got my hands on (ISBN: 9768182482) and Bradt (ISBN: 1841621684) is putting out their guide at the end of the year. I'm assuming Bradt will do a solid job based on their other guides.
Don't count on finding much material once you are in country. If you are passing through Dubai you may find some of the more recent books like the off-road Oman Explorer or the Insight Guide.
This regional forum doesn't get much traffic and I am very irregular visitor myself to the site in general, but if there is anything else I can offer please let me know.
Last edited by pac; 14 Sep 2006 at 07:13.
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