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North of Qatar Tour: Explore Al Khor, Al Thakhira Mangroves, Deserted Village, and Al Zubara Fort
4.6
48 Ratings
Madinat Ash Shamal
Embark on a captivating tour of North Qatar, exploring the historic Al Khor Harbor, the serene Al Thakhira Mangroves, a deserted Qatari village, and the magnificent Al Zubara Fort.
Embark on a captivating tour of North Qatar, exploring the historic Al Khor Harbor, the serene Al Thakhira Mangroves, a deserted Qatari village, and the magnificent Al Zubara Fort.
Duration:
6 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Al Zubarah Archaeological Site - A drive through to the North of Qatar, next to the Thakhira Mangroves and watching the birds. Visit the Al Zubarah Fort and learn the History.
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Al Zubarah Fort - Visit the historical Al Khor’s harbor, the country’s center for pearl diving & fishing.
Visit a traditional Qatari village and houses made of…
- Al Zubarah Archaeological Site - A drive through to the North of Qatar, next to the Thakhira Mangroves and watching the birds. Visit the Al Zubarah Fort and learn the History.
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Al Zubarah Fort - Visit the historical Al Khor’s harbor, the country’s center for pearl diving & fishing.
Visit a traditional Qatari village and houses made of limestone & mud.
Al Shamal north point of Qatar - Al Khor - A one hour drive takes you to the North to Al Khor City to see the country boats being built by craftsmen, a good place photographs.
- Al Thakhira Beach - Visit the Thakhira mangrove swamp at Al Thakhira and watch the birds, next will be the old deserted Qatari Village where the original homes were made of limestone and mud mortar.
What's Included
- Bottled water and soft drinks included
- Expert guide with a professional driver
- Private transportation for your comfort
- Comprehensive travel insurance covered
- Meals provided
- Bottled water and soft drinks included
- Expert guide with a professional driver
- Private transportation for your comfort
- Comprehensive travel insurance covered
- Meals provided
What's Not Included
- Personal expenses
- Everything not mentioned in the inclusions
- Personal expenses
- Everything not mentioned in the inclusions
Additional Information
Embark on a journey to Al Khor Harbor, Qatar’s hub for pearl diving and fishing activities. Travel through Al Thakhira and experience the mangrove scenery while savoring the refreshing breeze. Explore an ancient, abandoned Qatari village, noted for its unique houses built with limestone and mud mortar. Afterwards, proceed to Al Zubara Fort, which stands…
Embark on a journey to Al Khor Harbor, Qatar’s hub for pearl diving and fishing activities. Travel through Al Thakhira and experience the mangrove scenery while savoring the refreshing breeze. Explore an ancient, abandoned Qatari village, noted for its unique houses built with limestone and mud mortar. Afterwards, proceed to Al Zubara Fort, which stands as Qatar’s inaugural UNESCO World Heritage Site. Known for its archaeological landscape and excavation sites, our guide will provide an historical overview of the Fort. You will also have the opportunity to view an exhibition featuring artifacts uncovered from the city.
- Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately
Location
Al Zubarah Archaeological Site
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.6
(48 Ratings)
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Carmelo443
Mar 4, 2024
Tour of North Qatar with Huzaifa - Took the tour to North Qatar with Huzaifa. Tour was so interesting nd great to see so much of the beautiful country. Huzaifa was an excellent guide.
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Chuckbt4387bp
Feb 16, 2024
An Outstanding Guide with Lots of Knowledge to Share - Haythem, my guide, was outstanding (Not sure of the spelling). The tour was more of a conversation than a lecture. He clearly loves his work and sharing his knowledge of the history and culture of Qatar. He even deviated from the stated itinerary to show me an incredible public art installation near the fort. He used a chance encounter with a water truck on the highway to explain how Qatar deals with water, needed for drinking and irrigation. He pointed out lots of interesting sights as we drove from site to site. We ate lunch at a restaurant that had a real local feel - about as far from touristy as you can get. This tour was my second with Haythem and I was very fortunate to have him to show me around Doha on one tour and take my on the North Qatar tour, which is more historical.
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Elyase2017
Nov 6, 2023
Service review - I had visited north with Mr. Haitheim. It was amazing, I really enjoyed my time, infact I saw the real Qatar with Mr. Haitheim. Love you guys.
Thanks for good and quality service.
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Anita
May 21, 2023
Excellent Way to See and Learn About Qatar - We were staying in Doha a few days and decided to go on a half day tour with Qatar International Tours.
Our tour guide, Jaylo and driver picked us up from our hotel.
Jaylo was very engaging and we learnt so much about the old as well as the new Doha city as well as Qatar.
Our first stop was the Al Zubarah Archaeological Site, which became listed as World Heritage in 2013. Our guide showed us to the rooms which explained the history and importance of this fort throughout history .
Next stop was exploring the old deserted fishing village on the coast. So glad that are starting to restore the site.
We then took a walk along the boardwalk of the Mangrove Nature Reserve on Purple Island.
We also took a look at the fish markets to see what types of fish are caught.
Jaylo then took us to a fabulous restaurant, Rotana, where we had a lovely lunch of fish and chicken and very tasty rice dish.
In our return to Doha, our guide pointed out the main buildings.
We were able to ask lots of questions and we learnt lots about this wonderful country.
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Jbay123l
Feb 26, 2023
Amazingly Beautiful North of Qatar Tour - My favorite part of the tour was the Al Zubara Fort. It was picture perfect. Recommended place to visit when in Qatar. Our tour guide Jlo and our driver Hazeem was amazing! Jlo was very knowledgeable and entertaining the whole tour. Both Jlo and Hazeem provided excellent service.
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Amyasanderson
Jan 29, 2023
Recommend this trip! - It was great and our guide was knowledgeable!! The food was so delicious!! Highly recommend!! Seeing the cows being milked was so cool to see!! Amazingly clean and cows looked pretty happy! :) we enjoyed this entire trip!!
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Oldm563
Jan 29, 2023
100% Rating - i was always curious about the North of Qatar , Qatar international Tours , Raman to be specific broke my curiosity by providing the best tour , He is very professional and knowledgeable of Qatar attraction sites and because of this i have booked the west coast tour tomorrow , many thanks to Sameh , Haithem , Eric for all your excellence !
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Orhanertughrul
Jan 24, 2023
Great afternoon out with George seeing the sights of Northern Qatar - I had a great time out with George. What an awesome tour. George was very knowledgeable about the history of the country and the various places we went to see. I can certainly recommend it as an interesting day out for those less interested in Dune bashing or quad biking!
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Sabinefg5712mn
Nov 1, 2022
Interesting Trip to Historical Locations - I already knew QIT from a former holiday in the Gulf Region but my high expectations were more than fulfilled. Special thanks to my friendly and polite guide JLO. He provided my with a lot of information and background stories regarding the locations we visited. In addition to the described tour program and duration, JLO organised a visit at Baladna farm. He also chose a very beautiful location to see the mangroves at Al Thakira due to his long experience and good knowledge of the country. Many thanks for this interesting and memorable day in your lovely country :)
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Karly
Aug 19, 2022
Amazing tour for anthropologist - It was amazing tour. Visiting this unique places , I got a lot of information about the
history of Qatar from smart guide Heitham ,he is professional. We learned not only the history ,additionally the tradition, industry and the interesting facts about Qatar.
I really liked the purple island with mangrove forest.
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