Tours/Doha/North of Qatar Tour from Cruise Terminal, Airport or Hotels
Viator · Private tour

North of Qatar Tour from Cruise Terminal, Airport or Hotels

4.6(50)Doha1 hour
VIATOR4.3(10)TRIPADVISOR4.7(40)

Description

Visiting the Al Khor Harbor, the country's center for pearl diving and fishing. Passing through the Al Thakhira and visit the mangrove while enjoying the breeze. Visit an old deserted Qatari village where the original homes were made by limestone and mud mortar. You will then drive to Al Zubara Fort, The Zubara Fort – Qatar’s first UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE is well known as an archaeological landscape and the excavations area, our guide will give you the history of the Fort and you can visit the exhibition where there are some artifacts found in the city.

Tour Options

Special North of Qatar Tour
  • Private Tour Bottled Water, Tea/Soft drinks North of Qatar Pickup included

Itinerary

Admission included45 min

A drive through to the North of Qatar, next to the Thakhira Mangroves and watching the birds. Visit the Al Zubara Fort and learn the History.

Admission included45 min

Visit the historical Al Khor’s harbor, the country’s center for pearl diving & fishing. Visit a traditional Qatari village and houses made of limestone & mud. Al Shamal north point of Qatar

45 min

A one hour drive takes you to the North to Al Khor City to see the country boats being built by craftsmen, a good place photographs.

Admission included45 min

Visit the Thakhira mangrove swamp at Al Thakhira and watch the birds, next will be the old deserted Qatari Village where the original homes were made of limestone and mud mortar.

Highlights

Bottled water and soft drinks
Professional Driver/Tour Guide
Private Transportation
Travel Insurance
Food

What's included

Included
Bottled water and soft drinks
Professional Driver/Tour Guide
Private Transportation
Travel Insurance
Food
Not included
Personal expenses
Everything not mentioned in the inclusions

Pickup Locations & Times

Please keep an eye on your phone for WhatsApp/iMessage. Our driver/guide will contact you to share the car details i.e. model, color and plate number with the pick up time.

Traveller Ratings

4.6
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Important Information

  • Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels
  • Operates in all weather conditions, please dress appropriately

Reviews(50)

8
851hermannt
November 26, 2025
Qatar inside view on a touristic excursion

Our guide Haithem converted this private tour into a lively, memorable touristic excursion and even more into a cross cultural knowledge exchange, which no guidebook could compete with. Many thanks.

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G1137HYedwarde
October 22, 2025
Wonderful experience

Wonderful tour with very nice and knowledgeable guide and driver. We had a very pleasant experience and can highly recommend.

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carmelo443
March 4, 2024
Tour of North Qatar with Huzaifa

Took the tour to North Qatar with Huzaifa. Tour was so interesting nd great to see so much of the beautiful country. Huzaifa was an excellent guide.

Operator response

Hello, we appreciate your time to make a review. Glad that you really enjoy the tour. We hope we can assist you again in the future. Have a wonderful day.

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chuckbT4387BP
February 16, 2024
An Outstanding Guide with Lots of Knowledge to Share

Haythem, my guide, was outstanding (Not sure of the spelling). The tour was more of a conversation than a lecture. He clearly loves his work and sharing his knowledge of the history and culture of Qatar. He even deviated from the stated itinerary to show me an incredible public art installation near the fort. He used a chance encounter with a water truck on the highway to explain how Qatar deals with water, needed for drinking and irrigation. He pointed out lots of interesting sights as we drove from site to site. We ate lunch at a restaurant that had a real local feel - about as far from touristy as you can get. This tour was my second with Haythem and I was very fortunate to have him to show me around Doha on one tour and take my on the North Qatar tour, which is more historical.

1 people found this helpful
Operator response

Hello, we appreciate your time to make a review. Glad that you really enjoy the tour. We hope we can assist you again in the future. Have a wonderful day.

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elyase2017
November 6, 2023
Service review

I had visited north with Mr. Haitheim. It was amazing, I really enjoyed my time, infact I saw the real Qatar with Mr. Haitheim. Love you guys. Thanks for good and quality service.

2 people found this helpful
Operator response

Hello, We appreciate your time to make review. Glad that you really enjoy the tour. Hope we can assist you again in the near future. Have a wonderful day.

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Anita T
May 21, 2023
Excellent Way to See and Learn About Qatar

We were staying in Doha a few days and decided to go on a half day tour with Qatar International Tours. Our tour guide, Jaylo and driver picked us up from our hotel. Jaylo was very engaging and we learnt so much about the old as well as the new Doha city as well as Qatar. Our first stop was the Al Zubarah Archaeological Site, which became listed as World Heritage in 2013. Our guide showed us to the rooms which explained the history and importance of this fort throughout history . Next stop was exploring the old deserted fishing village on the coast. So glad that are starting to restore the site. We then took a walk along the boardwalk of the Mangrove Nature Reserve on Purple Island. We also took a look at the fish markets to see what types of fish are caught. Jaylo then took us to a fabulous restaurant, Rotana, where we had a lovely lunch of fish and chicken and very tasty rice dish. In our return to Doha, our guide pointed out the main buildings. We were able to ask lots of questions and we learnt lots about this wonderful country.

Operator response

Thank you for the great review. We will passed your kind word to Jaylo, we are providing all of our guest/customers with outstanding experiences and we are delighted to know that we hit a mark with you. Hope to see you again in the future booking with us!

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Hegire
March 6, 2023
Discover Qatari culture with Haithem, our French-speaking guide

What more can we say than the previous comments? Having lived for many years in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Haithem knows the local culture perfectly. Very professional, fluent in Arabic, English and French (which is rare in Qatar), Haithem knows the history of Qatar perfectly and has forged many ties with its inhabitants. This allows him to adapt the circuits according to the interests of his interlocutors. He does not count his time, and his valuable knowledge that he enjoys sharing has allowed us to better understand Qatari society and traditional life. We highly recommend it.

2 people found this helpful
Operator response

Nous sommes plus que reconnaissants pour vos précieux commentaires qui nous ont laissé un avis 5 étoiles. Nous sommes ravis que vous avez vraiment apprécié votre visite.

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JBay123L
February 26, 2023
Amazingly Beautiful North of Qatar Tour

My favorite part of the tour was the Al Zubara Fort. It was picture perfect. Recommended place to visit when in Qatar. Our tour guide Jlo and our driver Hazeem was amazing! Jlo was very knowledgeable and entertaining the whole tour. Both Jlo and Hazeem provided excellent service.

Operator response

We appreciate you for taking the time to leave us a 5-star review. Your feedback means a lot to us, looking forward to a future for booking with you again.

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AmyASanderson
January 29, 2023
Recommend this trip!

It was great and our guide was knowledgeable!! The food was so delicious!! Highly recommend!! Seeing the cows being milked was so cool to see!! Amazingly clean and cows looked pretty happy! :) we enjoyed this entire trip!!

Operator response

Thank you so much for your 5-star review. We're so glad to know that you enjoyed our food and service as well.

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oldm563
January 29, 2023
100% Rating

i was always curious about the North of Qatar , Qatar international Tours , Raman to be specific broke my curiosity by providing the best tour , He is very professional and knowledgeable of Qatar attraction sites and because of this i have booked the west coast tour tomorrow , many thanks to Sameh , Haithem , Eric for all your excellence !

Operator response

Hi. We are so glad to know that you enjoyed your tour. Our team will be happy to know about your feedback. We only want the best for our guest. Thank you so much!

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