Excursions in Qatar. Change in Qatar: what to do, what to try, how to behave Excursions in Doha
If you are a transit passenger in Qatar, I advise you to take advantage of the offer from Qatar Airways and the Qatar Tourism Authority - excursion in Doha... To book an excursion, you need to contact the Doha City tour desk and have a minimum of 5 hours between flights. The Doha City tour desk is located at the start of Concourse B between Mont Blanc and WH Smith stores. Ask either the airport staff or the information center. They will tell you where to go.
The cost of the excursion is 40 QAR (about $ 10). A sightseeing tour in Doha includes a visit to four key attractions of the capital:
The Pearl-Qatar - The Pearl of Qatar
This is a prestigious quiet sleeping area with great views. Qatar is famous for its expensive real estate and high rental prices. There is a beautiful marina, many shops, cafes and restaurants.
Katara Cultural Village
One of the landmarks of Doha is the cultural village. A picturesque place with galleries of modern art, museums, mosques. The entrance is free everywhere and there is wi-fi on the territory of the cultural village.
Souq Waqif
Part of Old Doha. Narrow market streets, merchants offering goods, a labyrinth of shops. Here you can buy souvenirs, household goods, incense, clothes, musical instruments, watches, and many other little things.
Museum of Islamic Art - Museum of Islamic Art
The building with a unique design is made in the style of ancient Islamic architecture. The Museum of Islamic Art was the first of its kind in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. It houses a large collection of Islamic art, a research institute and a library.
Tour schedule with departure time from Doha on the following flight:
Check the current time on the airline's website.
Free hotel in Doha
New promotion from Qatar Airlines: get up to 4 free nights in one of the most luxurious hotels in Doha - Ritz-Carlton 5 *. One of the conditions - the ticket must be booked on the official website of the airline:
- up to 2 nights in a hotel free of charge for Economy Value or Economy Flexi tickets
- up to 3 nights in the hotel free of charge for Business Value or Business Flexi tickets
- up to 4 nights in the hotel free of charge for First Value or First Flexi first class tickets
This is what happens when a country really wants to develop tourism)
This offer is valid for tickets purchased before December 2nd. Travel period from November 13, 2018 to March 31, 2019. More information on the official website of Qatar Airways.
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Sightseeing tour in the capital of Qatar - Doha (3.5 hours, with an English-speaking guide, by individual air-conditioned vehicle). The streets of the Old City with mosques and Arab houses, the unforgettable flavor of the oriental market, where the exotic smells of all kinds of spices are mixed with the smell of incense, leather and perfume. Visit the Corniche (seven kilometers of coastal esplanade in the city center), a golf club, falcon, camel and gold markets, and the old bazaar.
The cost of the excursion for a group of two: 270 USD.
Jeep safari in the south of Qatar. 75 kilometers through the desert, a spectacular descent from sand dunes (some of them are 20-storey high). Jeep riding on the sand, swimming in the Inland Sea, lunch or barbecue dinner in an Arab tent. You can relax on carpets and pillows with a cup of coffee or fruit, take pictures in national dress, ride camels or sandboarding boards.
The cost of an excursion for a group of 2 people is 480 USD (6–7 hours with lunch or dinner). Attention: Your jeep will ride in a convoy of several more cars. Solitary trips to the desert in Qatar are prohibited.
Departure at 09.00 or 14.00.
Overnight in a Bedouin tent is possible, supplement 60 USD per person (sleeping bags and breakfast provided). An extraordinary sunset that can be seen in the desert, combined with the whisper of moving sands and the sparkling surface of the sea, will end this exciting day, and in the morning you will be woken up to meet an equally amazing sunrise.
Traditional fishing boat cruise- dhow. A great option to see the city from the sea in the atmosphere of lapping waves and traditional Arabic music. The cost of the excursion is 100 USD per person, departure at 15:00 - 16:00 (the tour is conducted as part of a combined group, at least 15 people in a group).
Fishing 40 km from the coast, morning (at 06:00) or evening (14:00) for 4–5 hours with the provision of equipment - USD 145 per person (as part of a combined group, at least 6 people).
Ride on north of Qatar(4 hours) with a visit to the Al-Zubara fort, which is located at the extreme northern point of the country, as well as the Al-Khor museum, the old mosque and mangroves in Dakir and the archaeological site, where you can find rock paintings of the ancient inhabitants of the island. The cost of the excursion for a group of 2 people is 360 USD.
Ride on west coast of Qatar(4 hours) with a visit to the fort on the Zekrit Peninsula, Umbrella Rock and oil wells in Dukhan. The cost of the excursion for a group of 2 people is 360 USD.
Trip to Shahanyu(4 hours) with a visit to the equestrian club, camel breeding farms and (with a good coincidence) antelopes and the Sheikh Faizal Museum (only on weekdays). The cost of the excursion is 146 USD per person, departure at 09:00 (as part of a combined group).
All excursions are conducted with an English speaking guide. Entrance fees included. The penalty for canceling an order in more than 3 working days is 50% of the tour cost, in less than 3 working days - 100% of the tour cost. Weekends are Friday (in Qatar), Saturday and Sunday.
Supplement for a Russian-speaking guide - 200 USD for 4 hours, 380 USD for 8 hours
Ukrainians, Belarusians are not needed. Citizens of these countries, as well as Moldova, Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan, can stay in the country without a visa for 30 days.
It can also be extended then once for another 30 days. Thus, citizens of these states do not need to apply for a transit visa.
You need to have with you: a passport valid for more than 6 months and a plane ticket for departure from Qatar.
Qatar is a country in the Middle East. This state is known not only for cultural attractions, but also for the Hamad International Airport in Doha Hamad International Airport DOH, where many travelers transfer to a connecting flight to fly to another country.
The airport was opened in 2014. There is only one terminal on the territory of the airport, which consists of such sectors as:
It should be noted initially that the Doha terminal is very modern and well equipped. For a transfer, a transit visa to Qatar is not required in the following cases:
- The time interval between flights is less than 72 hours.
- The traveler between flights is within the airport transit area in Doha.
Hamad International Airport DOH cooperates with many airlines, but the largest is Qatar Airways, which is recognized as the best airline in the world.
Qatar Airways - Qatari air travel company offers its passengers a free hotel service. But people can count on it only under such conditions:
- Forced docking due to the fault of the air carrier. The time between transfers must be at least 8 hours.
- Change in Doha. The interval between flights must be at least 8 hours, but not more than 24.
- The traveler's itinerary does not include departures or arrivals from cities such as:
- Abu Dhabi.
- Sharjah.
- Bahrain.
- Dubai.
- Ras al-Khaimah.
- Kuwait.
You can order this service in two ways:
It is worth remembering that booking a hotel through the airline's website does not guarantee entry to this state.
The question of the entry of a foreign national into the territory of Qatar is decided exclusively by the employees of the migration authority.
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Transit visa for citizens of other states
If citizens of other states need to stay on the territory of Qatar from 5 to 96 hours, then he has the right to apply for a transit visa for 96 hours completely free of charge.
Visa free for transit in Doha is issued free of charge for 96 hours.
An application for a transit visa must be submitted at least one week before the day of departure to Qatar.
To apply for a transit visa to Qatar in 2019 online, you will need:
After the submission of the papers, one should expect approval from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Qatar. On the airline's website, you can also track the readiness of the visa. After submitting the papers and sending them, the applicant is provided with a request number. This number is entered in the "visa tracking" column.
If the issuance of the transit is approved, then a notification will be sent to the person by e-mail. He will need to print this visa. The document is presented at the stage of customs and passport control. This permit must be kept for the entire period of stay in Qatar.
Such a visa is valid for 90 days. This means that you can cross the Qatari border with it within 3 months from the date of its issue. This permission cannot be extended. If necessary, the person will have to reopen the visa.
Opening a long-term visa
Nationals of all CIS countries can open a long-term visa to enter Qatar at the diplomatic mission of this republic at the place of the applicant's actual stay.
It should be noted that this visa is not a transit visa. It allows you to stay in Qatar for the number of days for which a hotel room is booked. Such a visa is suitable for those Russians who want to stay in the country for more than 2 months.
To open a visa you will need:
- International passport.
- Application form in triplicate.
- Photo.
- A receipt confirming payment of the $ 33 duty fee.
Main aspects in transit
Check-in for the flight begins 48 hours before the plane's departure.
Qatar Airways checks baggage through and through. This means that the traveler does not have to pick up the baggage during the transfer and re-register it.
At check-in, a boarding ticket is issued in envelopes of different colors:
- A green envelope means there is very little time between flights. After the arrival of the plane, such travelers are met by a bus and transported to another sector for check-in for a connecting flight.
- An orange envelope means that the person has enough time for a transplant. With such an envelope, travelers are met by airline employees and escorted to the sector from which the next flight departs.
- A yellow envelope means that the traveler will have to independently transfer to the connecting flight. According to the rules, such envelopes are issued to foreign residents who have an interval of more than 3 hours between transfers. They are also provided with coupons for free meals at Doha Airport.
To get a coupon, you should go to the counter with the inscription Transfer. It is worth contacting the Food Court to exchange a food coupon. This is not to say that free food at the airport is too fancy. Many people say that they serve an Arab dish for lunch, which is based on rice, a piece of meat or a product made from it and a roll. A bottle of water is also included in the food set.
Bus excursions from Doha to Umm Salal Ali are very popular. It is an archaeological area with mounds and mounds dating from the 3rd millennium BC. They were left by the ancient pre-Islamic tribes, and now more and more exhibits are being discovered during excavations.
Excursion to Al-Khor
Be sure to visit Al-Khor - an open-air museum with mosques and towers, which, after restoration, returned to their original appearance. A very beautiful panorama of the ocean coast opens from Al Khor, and nearby you can walk along Al Yassasiya - this is a very beautiful natural landmark with rocky hills, wonderful landscapes and rock paintings.
Cruise
If you want to get the most out of the excursion, we advise you to give preference to the cruise. The traditional cruise program from Doha is a day cruise to Al Safaliyan Island. There is a similar route for the night - a romantic cruise enjoying the city lights at night and swimming in the open ocean. If you love fishing, you can go on the Gulf Fishing Day Tour.
Doha city tour
For transit passengers at Hamid Airport in Doha, a Doha City Tour is available, which includes 4 of the most important
