About
Discover North of Qatar and explore UNESCO-listed Al Zubara Fort and observe the wildlife-filled mangroves at Al Thakhira beach. Drive to Al Ruwais, the country's northernmost tip, and learn about life and culture in Qatar before the oil boom as you absorb the sea views toward Bahrain.
Visiting the historical Al Khor’s harbor, the country’s center for pearl diving & fishing
Al Thakira mangroves
The Zubara Fort UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE
Visit a traditional Qatari village and houses made of limestone & mud
Al Shamal north point of Qatar
Ages 18-70
Duration: 3–4 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
Include
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Bottled water
- Entry/Admission - Purple Island - Al Khor Island
- Entry/Admission - Al Thakhira Beach
Not Include
- Admission Fee for Al Zubara Fort QR 35 pp (10 USD)
- Entry/Admission - Al Zubara Fort
What to expect
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Doha, Doha
Stop for pickup of your specified location, hotel or from airport.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Al Khor, Al Khor
A visit to Al Khor, located at 50 kilometers north of the capital, Doha. Considered one of Qatar's largest cities.
Al Khor is home to many employees of the oil industry due to its proximity to Qatar's northern oil and natural gas fields and to Ras Laffan Industrial City.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Purple Island - Al Khor Island, Al Khor Qatar
Stop at the Purple Island, also known as Jazirat bin Ghanim, about an hour's drive from Doha. It is a small island, connected to the mainland by a narrow path that is broken at different points to allow water to flow towards the mangrove forest.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Al Thakhira Beach, Al Khor Qatar
Located about 35-40 km from Doha, the Al Thakira beach makes an ideal location for swimming, sunbathing or spending a laid-back day at the beach. The beach offers serene views of Qatar’s largest and oldest dense mangroves reserves.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Al Zubara Fort, Madinat Ash Shamal Qatar
Al Zubarah is Qatar’s largest archaeological heritage site. It was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2013 and is the best-preserved example of an eighteenth – nineteenth century trading and pearl fishing town in the Gulf region. Unlike its contemporaries, it is largely intact and has not been lost beneath the region’s vast modern cities.
The site, located approximately 100 km northwest of Doha, stretches 2.5 km from the Al Zubarah Fort to the coast. Founded in the mid-eighteenth century, the town developed into the country’s largest and most important settlement. Its success attracted the attention of other Gulf powers, and after several attacks the town was burned to the ground in 1811. By the first decades of the 20th century, it was abandoned. Today, the site covers an area of 60 hectares with remains of houses, Masajid (mosques), Madhabis (date presses), large, fortified buildings, and a market.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Doha, Doha
Stop for drop off to the hotel, specified location or at airport.
Duration: 10 minutes
Departure and return
Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
Hotel pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included hotels.
Airport pickup offered
During checkout you will be able to select from the list of included airports.
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Free cancellation :
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