Half-Day Private Guided Camel Race Tour in Qatar

During camel racing season, we will collect you, drive you to Qatar’s racing track at Al Shahaniya. There you will be able to be photographed with camels, go behind the scenes, see both the finish and start line, drive like Qataris along side the many races and experience the thrill and excitement of live races with your guide.

Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Al Shahaniya Racetrack - Camel racing competitions take place from October up until February every year on Fridays, and the big main competitions are in March and April. The winner is awarded the prestigious Golden Sword of the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani at the end of the camel racing festival which is well-known as H H the Emir’s Main Race.
What's Included
  • Bottled water
  • All fees and/or taxes
Location
Al Shahaniya Racetrack
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Stefan
Sep 26, 2024
Dream Camel Races in Doha, Qatar - Zeno, our guide, was amazing, very knowledgable and entertaining. He was punctual at all times. We heartwarmly recommand this tourist activity with Zeno. It was beyond our expectations.. Thank you so much 😊
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991zaynabb
May 7, 2024
Best Experience in Qatar - One of best experiences! Our amazing guide Mr Fahad who even allowed us to drive in the desert and help take amazing pics. Worth a trip would love to do it all again. Dune bashing was a thrill. The views were spectacular. Mr Fahad was very attentive and made the tour unforgettable. 100% would recommend.
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Flyer50517611064
Mar 10, 2024
Camel Racing in Qatar - Sadiq was an amazing tour guide and the camel racing was such an amazing experience, never seen that many camels in one place or move that fast, they are truly majestic.
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Onair15056861302
Jan 13, 2024
Beyond expectations! - We participated in the camel race tour. The guide Sadiq was really nice to drive along with the camels and show us behind the scenes! Thank you for the exciting morning!
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Annapa9543et
Dec 2, 2023
Amazing experience! - A pretty remarkable tour ! Have never quite experienced anything like it . Our tour guide QANDEEL BILAL was AMAZING!! From start to finish he looked after us incredibly well, especially my elderly mother who he helped enormously . Will definitely book our next tour with Murex£
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Jennysa7114mq
Oct 28, 2023
The definitive camel racing tour - If you want to see the camel racing and them some I highly recommend this tour. I'm new to Qatar and wanted to see the camel racing and I'm so glad I found Murex tours. They show you everything including the robot jockeys. So much great behind-the-scenes access. You will for sure see it all. Zeno our driver was very communicative for pickup and knew everything about the camel racing and all thing Qatar. I learned so much. The track is def the best part. Zeno was safe and fun during the races and I really got a real camel's eye view of the track. I will be booking Zeno and this tour again when I have family coming to visit. Everything was taken care of for us and we saw some incredible camel racing. Exceeded my expectations!
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697edsonr
Sep 25, 2023
Managed to introduce Doha and Qatar in detail - Murex excellent tour company! National Culture Islamic Museum Museum Blue mosque Gold Mosque Lusal Stadium Cornichr Dowtown Édson Risso De Castro /. São Paulo Brazil
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Cosimas306
Feb 15, 2023
Very good tour and guide - We have a very nice tour ,and seen lots of Camel. Our guide QANDEEL BILAL was perfecf always explaining everything and giving us all the information to understand the Qatari culture.
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Karen
Feb 10, 2023
Fantastic camel race tour - Just took this although we had a small group not private and it was excellent. We stood at start line, finish line, went behind the scenes before and after races and participated in the following along of the race in the pack of cars. Tour moved along and everything was interesting and fun. I would do this tour again.
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J7996voellenm
Feb 7, 2023
Camel Races with Murex For the WIN! - Murex was recommended to me by two friends and I understand why! I wish I could give them 10 stars :) I was impressed with the fact that I was communicating directly with Sharif, the owner himself. There was question/concern with the weather and Sharif was super prompt in his responses and provided all the important details needed. The ride to the race track was a pleasant surprise. Our guide, Luciana was amazing! She shared all kinds of fun facts about camels and Qatar. Upon arrival after a 45 minute ride in a bus with AC and where water was provided, tea was served and clean restrooms available. One of my favorite parts was getting to see the camels getting race ready and getting to see them take off for the first race of the day from the starting line. We walked to the tracks and got to see the race from the sidelines. We also got insights into the screening (for cheating) process that takes place. From there, we hopped back on the bus and rode along side of the track for 3 races which was a super exciting, fun, and safer than me driving way to experience the camel/Qatar culture! The final stop was visiting the viewing stand where I'm guessing VIPs like the Emir watch the races. Again, in true Qatar hospitality, we were offered fruit, dates, juice and coffee. The bus driver, Luciana and Sharif returned us back to the parking lot in the time estimated. It has by far been a highlight of my time in Qatar so far and we can't thank Sharif and Luciana enough! We will be looking at other Murex Tours and can't recommend them enough!
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