Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
These opening hours prevail throughout Kuwait.
Banks
8am to 1pm and 5pm to 7.30pm Sunday to Thursday
Government offices
7am to 2pm (summer), 7.30am to 2.30pm (winter), Sunday to
Thursday
Internet cafes
8am to 10pm
Post offices
8am to 1pm Sunday to Thursday
Restaurants
11am to 3pm and 7pm to 11pm
Shopping centres
10am to 10pm
Shops
8.30am to 12.30pm and 4pm to 7pm or 8pm Saturday to Thursday
PHOTOGRAPHY
Any photo lab can print digital images, and memory cards and an assortment of batteries
are obtainable throughout the city. Small photo studios throughout the city centre process
passport photos for about KD4. Bear in mind the following tips:
Feel free to photograph obvious 'tourist' sites, such as the Kuwait Towers or the Red Fort
in Al-Jahra.
Avoid aiming a camera at military installations, embassies or palaces.
Avoid taking pictures of people without seeking their permission first.
Refrain from taking photographs of local women - this is considered
haram
(forbidden).
POST
The postal rate for aerograms and for letters or postcards weighing up to 20g is 150 fils to
any destination outside the Arab world.
Postage for cards or letters weighing 20g to 50g is 280 fils. Ask at the post office for
parcel rates as these vary significantly from country to country.
There is no poste restante service in Kuwait. Large hotels will usually hold mail, but
only for their guests.
PRACTICALITIES
Magazines
The
Kuwait Pocket Guide
covers everything from doing business in the country to where to find
horse-riding lessons, and is essential for anyone intending to spend any length of time in the country. Internation-
al glossy magazines, complete with large tracts of blackened text courtesy of the government censor, or even with
pages torn out, are also available from hotels.
