North Qatar Half-Day Tour: Al Zubarah, Purple Island & Mangroves
Description
Explore three of North Qatar’s top attractions—Al Zubarah Fort, Purple Island, and Al Thakhira Mangroves—all in one efficient, half-day adventure. Expert Local Guides: Our knowledgeable guides bring history and nature to life, offering rich insights and personalized attention. Comfort and Convenience: Travel in a comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle with complimentary pick-up and drop-off from your hotel, port, or airport. Authentic Experience: Experience Qatar’s unique blend of history and natural beauty, from UNESCO heritage sites to serene mangroves. Flexible and Family-Friendly: Designed for all ages, this tour perfectly balances cultural exploration and outdoor adventure. Experience North Qatar like never before!
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Pick-up from your selected hotel/ location/Airport
Al Khor is a coastal city in northern Qatar, located 50 kilometers north of the capital, Doha. Considered one of Qatar's largest cities. Al Khor is home to many employees of the oil industry due to its proximity to Qatar's northern oil and natural gas fields and to Ras Laffan Industrial City. It is one of the proposed venues for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
The Purple Island, also known as Al Khor Island, is a beautiful place in Al Khor, about an hour's drive from Doha. It is a small island, connected to the mainland by a narrow path that is broken at different points to allow water to flow towards the mangrove forest.
Al Thakhira is a town on the coast of the Al Khor municipality in Qatar, about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) northeast of the city of Al Khor City and 60 kilometres (37 mi) from the capital Doha. It is closely affiliated with Al Khor City, with both having been founded by the Al Muhannadi tribe. Like other coastal settlements in the area, its inhabitants historically relied solely on pearling and fishing for sustenance
Al zubara also known as Fort Zubara(h) is a historic Qatari military fortress built under the oversight of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani in 1938.
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Highlights
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Pickup Locations & Times
Doha Hotels: Hotel lobby Doha Airport: Exit gate 4, arrival hall Doha Port: Cruise ship terminal Doha City: From preferred location in Doha city If you select the standard shared tour, no pickup service is included. You must meet our guide at the National Museum Metro Station.
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Important Information
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Dress code: cover your knees and shoulders, regardless of whether you are male or female/ Don’t wear anything see-through.
Reviews(433)
It's a great time to see the real side of the country.
Excellent trip. Our driver and tour guide Junaidd was courteous and respectful. I was travelling with my elderly Mother and niece and he was very helpful and knowledgeable about the sites we visited. Enjoyed this experience immensely and would highly recommend! Thank you Junaidd!
Great trip to see Qatar! Javid took us to three sites ( a fishing area/market for processing fresh fish, a mangrove swamp and purple island and then the Al Zubarah fortress replica) . This provides a fairly thorough coverage of the key attractions of Qatar that are not in Doha. He also provided us with chilled water bottles during the trip and took great pictures of us at different locations!
Great tour! A good combination of history, nature a local fish market. Our tour guide, Junaid was very nice, knowledgeable and shared with us a lot of information and his love for Qatar. We are very happy we did this tour.
Junaid was a great host, thank you for everything! Very knowledgeable about all things in Qatar as well as the key landmarks on this trip.
Very good experience to see qatar from the other side and see the heriatge of qatar. Our tutor was very good, he told us everything what we want to know and see. Very peaceful experience
Amazing tour with our guide Javid! Super experience, fun and informative. We also enjoyed delicious karak tea. Highly recommended!
Great North Qatar tour, visiting the fish market, mangroves and the old fort. Junaidd was a brilliant guide, punctual, informative and very cheerful. Recommended.
Our guide Junaid was great, we got to know much more about Qatar and its life and history. Tour itself was also nice, with Mangrove forest as a highlight. Rest of the places (fish market and fortress) were nothing that special but stilll worth to visit if you are already here.
We had an outstanding experience going with this tour. Our guide/driver Junaid was friendly, punctual, and very knowledgeable on the culture and history of Qatar. The selection of sights of interest was also great to fit in half a day.
