Yemen - Oman, UAE and Arabian Peninsula - page 952

GETTING THERE & AWAY
Flights, tours and rail tickets can be booked online at www.lonelyplanet.com/bookings .
Entering the Country
» By Air Easy as the cities of the Gulf have developed into major international hubs.
» By Sea Some cruise ships call at Salalah, Muscat, Dubai and Doha and these ports offer passengers the opportunity to
go ashore.
» By Land Moving between Oman and UAE is relatively easy and between Saudi and some of its neighbours is theoret-
ically feasible for Saudi expats. Other than this, entering one country through another by land is not currently possible.
» Visas Available on arrival for many nationalities except in Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Check with embassies ahead of
time as this information changes frequently in the region. See the Visa section under Directory for more details. Note that
getting a visa for Saudi is highly challenging for independent travellers, including the elusive transit visa. See Click here
for details.
» Passports Those with an Israeli passport or an Israeli stamp in their passport may be refused access.
Air
Airports & Airlines
The Peninsula, and the Gulf in particular, has some of the world's best airlines and most modern airports.
All major European, Asian and Middle Eastern airlines (with the obvious exception of El Al, the Israeli airline) serve
the principal cities of the Arabian Peninsula and routes to the Americas and Australasia are increasing.
The national carriers of each Peninsula country links one country to another with regular flights at reasonable prices.
CLIMATE CHANGE & TRAVEL
Every form of transport that relies on carbon-based fuel generates CO2, the main cause of human-induced climate
change. Modern travel is dependent on aeroplanes, which might use less fuel per kilometre per person than most
cars but travel much greater distances. The altitude at which aircraft emit gases (including CO2) and particles also
contributes to their climate change impact. Many websites offer 'carbon calculators' that allow people to estimate
the carbon emissions generated by their journey and, for those who wish to do so, to off set the impact of the green-
house gases emitted with contributions to portfolios of climate-friendly initiatives throughout the world. Lonely
Planet off sets the carbon footprint of all staff and author travel.
Tickets
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain and Doha are the major transport hubs in the region. Dubai, the main link between Europe,
Southeast Asia and Australasia, is the destination that offers the best hope of picking up cheaper fares. As such, it may be
worthwhile to fly into Dubai and arrange onward travel from there.