OM21.0°N · 57.0°EPhoto: ShenmueIII · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia CommonsWestern Asia travel guide
Oman
Forts, wadis and quiet Arabian coastline
Oman is the Gulf's most traditional and scenic country: mountain villages, desert dunes, turquoise wadis and long beaches, without the high-rise feel of its neighbours.
Places worth your time
Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque
Muscat
Open to visitors in the morning; modest dress required.
Photo: A1000 (talk) 16:33, 3 January 2019 (UTC) · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons Wadi Shab
Near Tiwi
Hike and swim to a cave waterfall.
Photo: Andries Oudshoorn · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons Nizwa Fort and Souq
Nizwa
Friday morning livestock market.
Wahiba Sands
Sharqiya
Desert camps among high dunes.
Know before you go
- A 4x4 helps for wadis and mountain roads.
- Muscat has a long-established Indian community and temples.
Key facts
- Official name
- Sultanate of Oman
- Capital
- Muscat
- Currency
- Omani rial (OMR ر.ع.)
- Languages
- Arabic
- Calling code
- +968
- Area
- 3,09,500 km²
- Region
- Western Asia
Who can get in easily
79 of 198 passports can enter Oman without arranging a visa in advance.
- Visa-free
- Visa on arrival
- eTA
- eVisa
- Visa required
Visa requirements for Oman by passport
IndiaVisa required
United StatesVisa-free14 days
United KingdomVisa-free14 days
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free
ChinaVisa-free14 days
SingaporeVisa-free14 days
PakistanVisa required
BangladeshVisa required
Sri LankaVisa required
NepalVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
PhilippinesVisa-free14 days
CanadaVisa-free14 days
AustraliaVisa-free14 days
GermanyVisa-free14 days
Pick any passport above to see the full requirements, or use the selector at the top.
Nearby countries
Saudi Arabia
YemenSources: Wikipedia's "Visa requirements for … citizens" articles (CC BY-SA 4.0) for 199 passports; Passport Index Data (imorte), scraped from passportindex.org, published 17 Feb 2026 for the rest. Last checked 11 Oct 2026. Cover photo: Photo: ShenmueIII · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons.