Abu Dhabi Police on Wednesday greeted travellers from Oman with roses and gifts as land ports reopened. Photos: Abu Dhabi Police
Abu Dhabi Police on Wednesday greeted travellers from Oman with roses and gifts as land ports reopened. Photos: Abu Dhabi Police
A boy from Oman gets a gift bag from an Abu Dhabi Police official.
A boy from Oman gets a gift bag from an Abu Dhabi Police official.
Those arriving in Abu Dhabi were welcomed by police officials to celebrate the return of traffic via road between the two countries.
Those arriving in Abu Dhabi were welcomed by police officials to celebrate the return of traffic via road between the two countries.
Travellers expressed their happiness at visiting the UAE and thanked officials for their generosity and warm welcome.
Travellers expressed their happiness at visiting the UAE and thanked officials for their generosity and warm welcome.

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Abu Dhabi Police greet first Omani arrivals with roses and gifts as land borders reopen

Fully vaccinated people can now travel from the sultanate to the UAE

The National

September 01, 2021

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Abu Dhabi Police on Wednesday greeted travellers from Oman with roses and gifts as land borders reopened to fully vaccinated people.

Those arriving in Abu Dhabi were welcomed by police officials to celebrate the return of traffic via road between the two countries.

Travellers expressed their happiness at visiting the UAE, which they called their "second country", and thanked officials for their generosity and warm welcome.

Oman reopened land borders between the sultanate and the UAE from Wednesday noon.

People in the UAE who have had both doses of a Covid-19 vaccine can travel to the sultanate. This includes Omani citizens, residents, anyone who does not need a visa to travel to Oman and those who can use the country's visa-on-arrival service.

Anyone entering the UAE from Oman by crossing the land border must present a negative PCR test from the previous 48 hours. A rapid PCR test will also be conducted at the point of entry to the UAE.

Another PCR test must be completed on day four and day eight, if staying in the country that long.

Oman tourism - in pictures

An Omani family stands by the waterfront in the Mutrah area of the capital Muscat. AFP
An Omani family stands by the waterfront in the Mutrah area of the capital Muscat. AFP
A general view inside the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, Oman. EPA
A general view inside the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, Oman. EPA
Yitti beach at sunset. Reem Mohammed/The National
Yitti beach at sunset. Reem Mohammed/The National
An Omani shopping at the souq in the city of Nizwa, about 160 kilometres southwest of the capital Muscat. AFP
An Omani shopping at the souq in the city of Nizwa, about 160 kilometres southwest of the capital Muscat. AFP
A view of the city of Nizwa from the walls of the 17th-century fortification of the same name, about 160 kilometres southwest of the capital Muscat. AFP
A view of the city of Nizwa from the walls of the 17th-century fortification of the same name, about 160 kilometres southwest of the capital Muscat. AFP
Al Bustan beach, Muscat. Charlotte Mayhew/ The National
Al Bustan beach, Muscat. Charlotte Mayhew/ The National
Tourists swim at Wadi Shab in the Sharqiyah region near the Omani capital Muscat. AFP
Tourists swim at Wadi Shab in the Sharqiyah region near the Omani capital Muscat. AFP
A tourist lifts up a boy as they visit waterfalls at Ayn Athum in Salalah, Dhofar province, Oman. REUTERS
A tourist lifts up a boy as they visit waterfalls at Ayn Athum in Salalah, Dhofar province, Oman. REUTERS
Tourists visit a cave at Ain Razat, a water spring in Salalah, Dhofar province, Oman. REUTERS
Tourists visit a cave at Ain Razat, a water spring in Salalah, Dhofar province, Oman. REUTERS
Tourists swim at Wadi Shab in the Sharqiyah region near the Omani capital Muscat. AFP
Tourists swim at Wadi Shab in the Sharqiyah region near the Omani capital Muscat. AFP
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