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Archaeological Tour Bahrain: Discover the Ancient Dilmun Civilization and Major Excavation Sites
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9 Ratings
Manama
Embark on this journey to discover the age-old Dilmun civilization originating from the 3rd Millennium BC. This expedition explores a majority of the important archaeological dig sites nationwide, including the Bahrain Fort, Barbar Temple, Saar Ancient Settlement, Saar Burial Complex, and Burial Mounds.
Duration:
4 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Qal’at al-Bahrain - Bahrain Fort: Thought to be once the centre of power for the ancient Dilmun civilization, Qal’at Al Bahrain (Bahrain Fort) has UNESCO World Heritage status. The Bahrain Fort occupies a
strategic military position where the navigation movement could be watched. Excavations have revealed ancient soldier’s barracks, horse stables, an ammunition depot, a secret passageway,
ceramic utensils and Islamic and Chinese currency coins.
What's Included
- Local guide
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- All monument fees
- Bottled water
- Transport by private vehicle
What's Not Included
- Gratuities
- Food and drinks, unless specified
Additional Information
- Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
- Children must be accompanied by an adult
Location
Qal'at al-Bahrain
Karbabad Area, Seef District
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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Adrienneredhead
Mar 10, 2024
Excellent - An excellent driver and a very knowledgeable guide made for a memorable and informative morning about a relatively unknown civilisation.
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Coastal16649759636
Jul 18, 2023
If you like archeology or history, this tour is for you! - Husain was extremely knowledgeable and personable. We will take another of his tours on our return to Bahrain. Highly recommended!
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Victoria_m
Nov 6, 2019
Very cool sites - mostly all to yourself - I very much enjoyed this tour, and my tour guide Abdul Aziz and driver Sultan were very pleasant and knowledgeable. The four sites we went to were almost all deserted except for us, which was pretty cool - made me feel like I was getting to see things most tourists don't. The one thing about the tour is I would have liked to spend time at the Fort Bahrain museum, and there was no real time for that as it was closing when we were wrapping up our tour. But otherwise, highly recommended.
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Michael
Feb 22, 2018
My tour guide. Abdulaziz Hassani... - <p>My tour guide. Abdulaziz Hassani, was magnificent...knowledgeable, helpful, joyful. Both tours were the best I have ever been on. <br/>
Cheers. Michael Shaw</p>
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Arturo
Jun 3, 2017
It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site... - <p>It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site an worth seeing but it is not too grand. It is the best site and the others are lesser.</p>
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Stephen_w
May 19, 2024
Not very memorable - Not a super memorable tour. The Bahrain Fort was closed, so we walked around the outside which was disappointing. Driver and guide didn’t appear interested in the tour, though the guide was knowledgeable and was helpful conveying/contextualizing information at the Bahrain National Museum. The karak chai stop near the end was nice. Overall, just sort of weird lukewarm vibes from this tour tbh.
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Benjamin
Dec 31, 2017
Rather disappointing. The company... - <p>Rather disappointing. The company appeared to have forgotten that I had booked, and I had to call about five times after the scheduled pickup time to find out where they were. In the end they were over an hour late. </p>
<p>The guide was rather unprofessional and not hugely knowledgable - very often just reading off the notice boards at the sites. He also asked a number of rather uncomfortable questions about religion, which were not wanted. At one site he was soliciting for other business whilst guiding me, and at another he left me to 'look around' whilst chatting to a friend.</p>
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