Qatar Heritage Tour: Explore Northern Culture

Explore Qatar’s rich history: Al Khor harbor, Al Thakira mangroves, Zubara Fort, and traditional villages. Discover heritage and stunning views on this private tour.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Al Khor - Also known as Al Khawr, translates to “sea on three sides” in Arabic. Although older than Doha, it is significantly smaller. Al Khor is conveniently located 50 kilometers north of Doha. It was once the hub of Qatar’s pearling industry but lost prominence with the advent of cultured pearls. Today, it features a picturesque harbor with…
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Bottled water
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • Tea and coffee
What's Not Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
Additional Information

the ultimate in tours that takes you to the northern part of Qatar which plays a great role in the country’s rich culture and history. Our tour guide will take you on a time travel starting at Al Khor’s harbor, the countrys center for pearl diving & fishing in the old times. Passing through Al Thakira, you will visit the mangroves. The Zubara Fort –…

Location
Al Khor
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Zia
Dec 18, 2024
It’s was wonderful seeing - Zia, the guide, organized the pick-up well in advance and was very flexible with the pick-up and drop-off locations. We visited all the sights as described. Zia served water to all of us, which was necessary with the hot weather. He was very open and communicative to questions during the drive. The only thing I can think of that would have been better is if Zia had shared information about the sights during the tour itself.
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642nesrinam
Dec 15, 2024
A fantastic tour of the north! - Wadood, my tour guide, was very good. He explained the sites and also shared the history and culture of the place. I enjoyed myself!
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Debeckermartine
Dec 12, 2024
Trip with guide Adil - Really recommanded tour to experience another part of Qatar, next to Doha. Furthermore, the great photograhic skills of guide Adil are bringing this trip to a higher dimension and capturing unforgettable memories !
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Ronaldbi9810ue
Nov 26, 2024
Sajid a super guide & driver. - Our driver and guide, Sajid spoke perfect English and was extremely knowledgeable on not only local history but world events. It was a full 4 hour tour with interesting things to see all the way. Top guide. Ron & Allison.
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Smhr72
Nov 16, 2024
Head North with Abu Khalifa: Mangroves at Dhakhira’s Purple island and Zuhair’s fort - There is a lot of natural beauty and heritage in the North of Qatar from mangroves in Dhakhira to the fort and archaeological site on Zubaira. Being there at sunset is amazing. The host/driver being a local helped a lot. We got lots of little nuggets from local shops along the way, the fish market at Alkhor, and Souq Irani and Souq Alkhor to Truffles that are available locally, highly recommend Abu Khalifa, our trip host.
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Mariaey7021cg
Oct 26, 2024
Amazing private tour for the family - The tour was amazing! It was full of attractions, also our interests were take into account. Abdul Nasir did a great job, he was polite and courteous, offered plenty of enjoyable activities and took us to the best spots. We loved Katara spot the most, also going into the mosque and learning more about the culture and traditions. I would highly recommend this private tour! 😍
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Syed
Oct 25, 2024
Awesome experience with great guide - It was awesome having this beautiful experience. Our guide Abdul Nasir knows each and every thing about Qatar history as well as specific places which we are visiting in this tour. He helped me in every way and answered each and every question. It is a long drive in this tour and without a good companion, you will get bored. Purple island/mangroves were beautiful and natural and fort provides insight into heritage.
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Annflesch
Oct 19, 2024
Qatar’s North - To experience a bit more of Qatar, I wanted to see the North. It was really nice to see the contrast of the busy city to the complete emptiness of the countryside. For me the highlight was the beach at close to Al Ruwais! It was really peaceful. Throughout the whole drive, Sajid was really good company. We had really good chats about the history of country and how it has developed in the recent years.
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Alexandrebm2384tm
Aug 10, 2024
Tour guide in désert with Nasi - Very good expérience with Nasi 👍🏻 I like sandsnowboarding and he was here to takes picture when I needed. I recommend .
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Kari
Dec 1, 2024
Wish we had a better guide - felt like the guide was uninterested - Our tour guide Shahid contacted me the day before and picked us up from the hotel as expected. He was not talkative and did not really explain the places we were very much. We mostly had to just figure out the history of the places ourselves. He mostly acted as a driver and was on the phone to his friends. At the destination he would just wait in the car while we walked around, so we were not fully able to understand the significance of each site...It made for the long distances driving boring without any history or information behind it... What we hoped a tour guide would do. This mad us sad because the day before we had an amazing tour with another gentleman that was amazing! For example: While we were inside the Zubarah fort, another tour guide asked us where is our guide and why is he not with us? Very upset because of the lack of care from our guide in the industry. So hopefully you just have better luck than us if you chose this tour. You're better off just renting a car and googling the sites yourself.
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