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A day trip north: forts, mangroves and empty roads

TWBy Tom WhitfieldPublished 9 January 20266 min read
Sunlit desert dunes rolling towards the horizon

Al Zubarah, Al Ruwais and Purple Island in one day — what to see, in what order, and why the north is quieter than it should be.

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    Footprints across a dune ridge above the Inland Sea at Khor Al Adaid
    Good availabilityHotel pickup included

    North & west coast

    North Qatar Discovery

    Al Zubarah’s UNESCO fort, the mangroves at Purple Island and the fishing towns most visitors never reach.

    6 hoursShared4.8(164)

    FromQAR 300per person

    Vehicle tracks curving down a steep dune face
    Good availabilityHotel pickup included

    North & west coast

    West Coast, Zekreet & Film City

    Limestone mushrooms, an abandoned film set in the desert and Richard Serra’s steel plates standing in the middle of nowhere.

    7 hoursShared4.9(78)

    FromQAR 340per person