Salalah, Jordan

The general consensus on our cruise, seemed to be that the only reason the ship's stop there, is to refuel. If not staying onboard, the best options seems to be to walk to a nearby beach or to visit the Oasis Club, again nearby. Some crew visit the club for cheap food, drink and wifi. The beach lies just below the club, up on the cliff top.

The alternative is to negotiate a taxi fare to the reasonably nearby Hilton Hotel and then pay the fee for beach chairs, etc.

The port offers a free shuttle to the dock gates, where visitors are harangued by taxi drivers, who charge extortionate rates and it is vital to negotiate hard! Alternatively, it is a short signposted walk to the Oasis Club or the beach, below it, but the beach has no facilities, whatsoever.

The general consensus on our cruise, seemed to be that the only reason the ship's stop there, is to refuel. If not staying onboard, the best options seems to be to walk to a nearby beach or to visit the Oasis Club, again nearby. Some crew visit the club for cheap food, drink and wifi. The beach lies just below the club, up on the cliff top.

 

The alternative is to negotiate a taxi fare to the reasonably nearby Hilton Hotel and then pay the fee for beach chairs, etc.

 

The port offers a free shuttle to the dock gates, where visitors are harangued by taxi drivers, who charge extortionate rates and it is vital to negotiate hard! Alternatively, it is a short signposted walk to the Oasis Club or the beach, below it, but the beach has no facilities, whatsoever.

Hi English Tim, while I don't disagree totally with all of your comments, Salalah is actually in Oman, not Jordan.

There is in fact enough to do there once, a day trip can include the visit to the tombs, the souk, mountains, francensence trees, the Queen of Shebas palace, the desert, numerous fishing villages which are very arabic and interesting for the culture, of course if this isn't to your taste the is of course a multitude of beaches and 5 star hotels.

Oman is a really interesting country at the moment. It is spending a lot of money on its infrastructure and tourism. In the next few years it will have changed quite dramatically...as is all of the middle east at the moment.