We took the shuttle into the edge of town and walked round the seafront to the market. We got lost coming out of the back entrance but got back to the coast quite quickly. ...
Unfortunately the local guide Malik did not have a very good command of the english language, so information was rather scant, but the other guide who was Spanish helped out. ...
We got off the ship and walked into the city. Visited the Souk and had lunch in a nice friendly cafe. We then walked to the "Incense statue" around the corniche. Safe and fun. ...
There is a free shuttle to take you off the port, you will then get hassled by taxi drivers to take you into town but it is only a short walk along the sea front. Don't miss the massive souk market about half way along the main road, try not to get lost as it is a bit of a maze. Have a great time haggling and grab yourself a bargain. They will accept UAED and Euro as well as local currency. ...