[Oman-l] Searching a travelling companion

Tue, 15 May 2001 22:47:01 +0200

That's right Kirstin. Single females will not get a transit visa through
Saudi Arabia, especially travelling with a man they are not married to.
The only way to get a transit visa for a woman is to travel with her
husband - and then it's dead simple to get one. So I would recommend you to
have a mail travel partner and get a fake marriage licence. Saudi is indeed
a very interesting place to travel in. You usually get 72 hrs transit visa,
but who cares - nobody bothers you if you exit the country a few days later.
My last trip through Saudi was April 1997 travelling from Oman to Europe.
Hufuf-Dhahran-Riyadh-Najran-Jeddah-Yanbu-Madain Saleh,and with a transit
visa there was no problem at all to pass through all the check points. We
stayed 10 days instead of the 3 permitted, and nobody cared at the
borderpoint to Akaba.
I really recommend that tour.

Tommy Bäck
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Von: Frances Lacey <flacey@sympatico.ca>
An: oman-l@oman.org <oman-l@oman.org>
Datum: Dienstag, 15. Mai 2001 16:28
Betreff: Re: [Oman-l] Searching a travelling companion

>Dear Kirstin
>You might want to check the most recent regulations regarding travel in
Saudi
>Arabia; the last I heard an unmarried female will not be given a visa.
>F.Lacey
>
>Kirstin wrote:
>
>> Hi Hi Oman-Fans,
>>
>> I am searching a travelling companion for the journey(s) to / from Oman.
>> I will start with my Toyota Landcruiser this autum from germany to drive
to
>> Oman via Turkey and Iran, then by ferry-boat to the UAE. This route takes
>> around 15-23 days, depending how many sightseeing stops [and maybe
>> car-breakdowns ;-) ]  there will be. In
>> Oman (and the Emirates)  I will work till spring, so there will be not
much
>> travelling
>> together. The way back to germany I would like to travel through Yemen,
>> Saudi-Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Turkey - this route certainly requires
more
>> time (if not possible: via Iran).
>> Somebody could join the passage(s) to Oman and / or way back either as a
>> front-seat passenger or travel with his own car or motocycle. For a
>> front-seat passenger I could offer the transport of his bicycle.
>> Some ideas: Front-seat passengers could drive one way together with me
>> cross-country, stay as long as they like to explore Oman (or the
>> neighboring countries) or go on travelling somewhere else, for example to
>> India or by boat to East-Africa (cycling? dhow? flight?). They could fly
>> home or accompany me way back later in spring. Travelling companions with
>> their own vehicle could enjoy their time in Arabia or go on travelling to
>> wherever. They could drive home on their own in winter or later together
>> with me (we could also meet somewhere else, e.g. in Yemen). There are
many
>> possibilities for fellow passengers.....
>> Informations: Kirstin, Mail off-list: Kirstin.K@web.de, Tel & Fax:
>> 0049-(0)221-725751
>>
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