About
This tour takes you to North of Qatar which plays a great role in the country’s rich culture and history. Our guide will take you on a time travel starting at Al Khor’s harbor, the country's center for pearl diving and fishing in the old times. Passing through Al Thakira, you will visit the mangroves.
The Zubara Fort – Qatar’s first UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE is well known as an archaeological landscape. Visit a traditional Qatari village with houses made of limestone and mud and in while at Al Shamal, you can see Bahrain on clear days.
The 18th century beauty of the West Coast has unveiled! Zekreet Fort, a historical landmark where you can find the astounding scenery among the dunes. The remarkable umbrella-shaped rock is one of the favorite subjects of photography. Visiting the Zekreet Peninsula is really an extraordinary adventure where you can find limestone rocks and the famous wildlife reserve. Enjoy the tour as you explore the west coast of Qatar.
Ages 18-80
Duration: 6-8 hours
Start time: Check availability
Mobile ticket
Live guide: English
Include
- Coffee and/or Tea
- Bottled water
- Air-conditioned vehicle
- Entry/Admission - Al Thakhira Beach
- Entry/Admission - Purple Island - Al Khor Island
- Entry/Admission - Al Jumail
- Entry/Admission - Al Shahaniya Racetrack
- Entry/Admission - Zekreet Fort Ruins
- Entry/Admission - EAST-WEST / WEST-EAST by Richard Serra
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: 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: 30 minutes
Stop At: Al Thakhira Beach, Al Khor Qatar
The mangroves colony is not only a major tourism product for Qatar but an important natural environmental resource for Qatar. It provides a natural habitat and a sanctuary for birds, fish and other animals as well as prevent coastal erosion.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Purple Island - Al Khor Island, Al Khor Qatar
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: 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: 1 hour
Stop At: Al Jumail lat. 26 5' 40 N., long. 51 14' E., Madinat Ash Shamal Qatar
The old pearling and fishing village is the place to see for those interested in heritage and learning more about the history of Qatar.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Al Shahaniya Racetrack, Ash-Shahaniyah Qatar
A traditional regional sport, the first professional camel races were held in qatar in 1973 with 300 participating camels. Today the races are held at Al Shahaniya Camel Racing Track located at one hour of northwest of doha where you may see young camels paired with more experienced camels as a part of their ongoing training, The venue hosts both domestic and international tournaments. Visitors might get a chance to witness any of these races.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Zekreet Fort Ruins, Doha Qatar
One of the most amazing historical landmarks in Qatar, the Zekreet Fort is one of the very few historical places in Qatar that underwent two different phases of construction. Here's how it all unfolded
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: EAST-WEST / WEST-EAST by Richard Serra, Brouq Nature Reserve, Doha Qatar
Richard Serra adds the astonishing East-West/West-East sculpture to the desert landscape, taking art to the people.
Serra's public art has always been driven by a desire to take sculpture off the pedestal and on to the street.
To him, the content of the work derives from interaction with the viewer, meaning he always has visitors in mind. He acknowledges that he can't predetermine what people will make of it.
Duration: 45 minutes
Departure and return
Start:Multiple pickup locations offered.
Hotel pickup offered
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Airport pickup offered
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Port pickup offered
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- Mina District, New Doha Port, 19 Street No : 200, الدوحة،, Qatar
End:This activity ends back at the meeting point.
Free cancellation :
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