Books & Films about Oman

So as to set the scene, we recommend watching a film or two before you travel to Oman. We also recommend taking a book or two to read whilst you travel, to enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the country. Below you will find a list of books, films and TV programmes which we have found both informative and entertaining and we hope you will too.

Books about Oman:

• Arabian Sands by Wilfred Thesiger
• Sultan in Oman by Jan Morris
• Oman: The Islamic Democratic Tradition by Hussein Ghubash
• Atlantis of the Sands by Ranulph Fiennes
• The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands by Nicholas Clapp
• Arabian Destiny by Edward Henerson
• The Sinbad Voyage by Tim Severin
• In the Service of the Sultan by Ian Gardiner
• Oman: Politics and Society in the Qaboos State by Marc Valeri
• Travels with a Tangerine: A Journey into the Footnotes of Ibn Battutah by Tim Mackintosh-Smith

Guide books for Oman:

• The Rough Guide to Oman by Rough Guides
• Oman Off-Road by Explorer Publishing
• Oman Trekking by Explorer Publishing
• Bird-watching in Oman by Dave E Sargeant, Hanne Eriksen & Jens Eriksen
• Oman’s Geological Heritage by Michael Hughes Clarke

Films & documentaries about Oman:

• Blood Desert (2014)
• Al Boom (2007)
• Pirates Blood (2008)
• Operation Oman (2015) – documentary available on Amazon

Films shot in Oman:

• Pulp Fiction (1994)
• Killer Elite (2011)
• Personal Shopper (2016)