Lonely Planet Arab Gulf States: Travel Survival Kit

by Gordon Robison

This travel guide to the Arab Gulf states contains information needed by visitors on any budget, including advice on getting there, accommodation, local cuisine, places to visit, language tips, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 086442390X
• ISBN13: 9780864423900
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Lonely Planet
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.2"

Customer Reviews

Worked well for me

Having just returned from a 5 week trip through Oman, UAE, Qatar, and Bahrain I can say that Lonely Planet has again produced an accurate and useful guide. And despite the fact that it is several years old, prices and descriptions were still right. The guide's advice to try to get to the Musandem Peninsula in Oman was a fine piece of advice--it is amazingly beautiful.And to the person who gave one star to this guide because of it's reference to the "Arabian Gulf": relax. If you say "Persian Gulf" to anyone in the Arab Gulf states they will have no idea what body of water you are talking about. I suppose you would be equally upset if 25 years ago a guidebook to China refered to the capital as "Beijing" instead of the Western imposed name "Peking"?

Very practical, essential reference

This is an essential reference for any tourist, traveller or expatriate relocating to the Arab Gulf states. The book's information and advice enable a new-comer to develop a sense for local atmospherics and sensitivities so one adapt, integrate and thrive in the host country culture and in the supportive expatriate communities.Good coverage of cultural, commercial and logistical (i.e., "Where can I find...?") details.Highly recommended. Written with imagination, humor, and attention to detail. FWIW, the earlier (1993) edition of this book I used when I was in the United Arab Emirates and Oman in 1995 was 100% accurate. The maps and guides to local services in the smaller cities were exceptionally helpful.An impressively well-researched and high-quality work, as is typical of Lonely Planet Press titles.