Qatar Info travel tips and stories. Vacations ideas, cruises spa and resorts

Qatar is a small, thumb shaped peninsula some 11, 437 square km in size, located into the Persian Gulf from the east side of the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia is to the west and the United Arab Emirates to the south. Qatar is a dynamic, modernizing, rapidly developing country, its area may be very small, but the independent emirate is exceedingly wealthy, with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, thanks to its oil and gas resources. The official language is Arabic but English is widely spoken and understood.

Explore the natural environment, take an exciting desert safaris, camel races, relax at the many beaches and pool facilities, or enjoy your favorite sport. Golf courses, billiards and snookers tables, bowling alleys, tennis and squash facilities, ice skating rinks. Whatever your interest, there is something for everyone. A day spent on Palm Tree Island is a most welcome opportunity for relaxation with beaches, swimming pools and other water sports facilities. Palm Tree Island is a family friendly getaway reached by a ten-minute boat ride from Doha - the capital of Qatar.

Surrounded by the Arabian Gulf on three sides of the peninsula, there are plenty of opportunities for water sports such as scuba-diving, sailing, sunset cruise on a Doha Bay, the luxury yachts can be rented for half- and full-day fishing trips, jet-skiing, water-skiing, water cycle, kayaking and for the extremely adventurous, try parasailing, surfing, or wind-surfing.

A trip to the middle of the desert, is a splendid way to spend the day. Each air conditioned vehicle comes fully equipped with all necessary gear to ensure a safe but dramatic tour of the mysterious desert. As you travel over the sand dunes, you will get an unequaled view of the desert and, if you listen closely, you can hear the sands shift as you descend down the slopes. A lunch and swim in the warm inland sea will nicely top off your adventure before you make the journey back to the city.