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Daily Costs
Bahrain suits most pockets. With budget accommodation from US$70 (or less if you're
prepared to share with dubious company!), cheap options for eating (around US$5) and
free access to many of the main sites of interest, a minimum daily cost with transport
comes to around US$120. This rises to US$170 if staying in midrange hotels and for a
top-end hotel with car hire, US$350 is nearer the mark.
ITINERARIES
Stopover
Examine snapshots of the ancient and modern in
Bahrain National Museum
before wandering around the real
thing in the wind-tower residences of neighbouring
Muharraq
. Share communal space with Islam at the giant
Al-Fatih Mosque
and pause for matters more corporal at one of Adliya's chic cafes. Get down and dirty in cent-
ral Manama, drifting with street hawkers through
Bab al-Bahrain
and bargaining for local pearls in
Gold City
.
Three Days
After allowing day one for Manama, spend day two with the dead at
Bahrain Fort
and
Sar
. Admire the continu-
ity with the ancient in the crafts of
Al-Jasra
and complete the burial circuit at
A'Ali
for sunset. Either pump up
the pace on day three with a trip to the Formula One Racetrack or go slow at nearby
Al-Areen Wildlife Park &
Reserve
.
