Getaway to Northern Qatar
Many visitors to Qatar never see its northern part, which offers historic buildings, traditional ports and vast beaches. Discover its best features without a chauffeur-driven car on this private tour to make sure you don’t miss a thing. With a driver-guide offering navigation and commentary on the itinerary, visit the ancient pearling center of Al-Khor port, explore the UNESCO World Heritage fort of Al Zubara, and observe the wildlife-filled mangroves on Al Thakhira beach. Pick-up and drop-off at the hotel make your trip a breeze.
Al Khor
Al Khor is a coastal town in northern Qatar, located 50 kilometers north of the capital, Doha. Considered one of the largest cities in Qatar. Al Khor is home to many oil industry employees due to its proximity to the oil and natural gas fields of northern Qatar and the industrial city of Ras Laffan. This is one of the proposed sites for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.
Purple Island – Al Khor Island
Purple Island, also known as Al Khor Island, is a beautiful spot in Al Khor, about an hour’s drive from Doha. It’s a small island, linked to the mainland by a narrow path that is broken at various points to allow water to flow into the mangrove forest.
Al Zubara Fort
Al zubara also known as Fort Zubara (h) is a historic Qatari military fortress built under the supervision of Sheikh Abdullah bin Jassim Al Thani in 1938.
Al Jumail
Al Jumail, an abandoned fishing and pearling village in northeastern Qatar, was founded in the 19th century and was inhabited until the 20th century, before the economic boom brought by the oil and gas industry. The town’s name comes from the Arabic word “jameel”, meaning “beautiful”, a reference to the trees that grow in the region all year round. According to Wikipedia, in the 1820s, George Barnes Brucks was commissioned to prepare the first British survey of the Persian Gulf and he documented Al Jumail in that survey, calling it “Yamale”.
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