Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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Al-Ghariya
Since Qatar has such a picturesque coastline, it's rather surprising that there are not more
resorts like
Al-Ghariya Resort
( 44 728 000;
www.alghariyaresorts.com
; villa from QR3000 Thu-Sat, QR1800
Sun-Wed; )
. With apartment-style accommodation and a kitchen area for self-catering, it
is popular with Doha families - be warned, the noise of children on sand buggies can be
deafening. There's an indoor private pool for ladies and an outside pool for men; swim-
ming in the sea is only possible at the neighbouring beach.
All round Al-Ghariya there are excellent
birdwatching
possibilities (4WD or a strong pair
of boots permitting).
Al-Ghariya is signposted off the northern highway from Doha, some 85km from the
capital.
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Al-Ruweis
POP 3400
Situated at the northern tip of the peninsula (at the end of the northern highway about
90km from Doha) is Al-Ruweis, a typical fishing village where the age-old industries of
net-mending and fish-pot cleaning take place on board the stranded dhows, while waiting
for the tide to return.
Several
abandoned villages
, like Al-Khuwair and Al-Arish, mark the road between Al-Ru-
weis and Al-Zubara. They were vacated in the 1970s as the inhabitants were drawn to new
areas of industry.
The lovely, unspoilt
beaches
around the northern coast are a joy, but access is really only
possible in a 4WD; extreme care should be taken to follow previous driving tracks, both
for environmental and safety reasons.
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Al-Zubara
POP 860
