The TravelPulse website, which is concerned with tourist trips and travel around the world, said that Qatar is not just a host country for the FIFA World Cup 2022 World Cup, but rather a global destination for tourism, noting that Doha is a modern city that includes high-level entertainment venues, luxury hotels, and international shopping centers, in addition to Restaurants serving food from international cuisines. The site added: Doha is a port for cruises and a growing destination for tourism, noting that visitors can enjoy inside the city, and they can also go out into the desert to take a safari between the sand dunes or ride a camel. The site added:
The site confirmed that Souq Waqif is a popular tourist attraction on the Qatar Corniche, which is an open-air market in the traditional Arab style, the shops inside which sell Qatari souvenirs, nuts, fruits and spices. There is also a falcon market where visitors can learn about falconry (a popular pastime in the area).
The site also highlighted the distinctive Qatar National Museum building, which was designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Jean Nouvel, shaped like the crystal formations known as the Desert Rose and showcases the natural and human history of Qatar. Visitors will also explore the history of the people of Qatar, from the existence of the Bedouin desert to the diving communities along the shores, and the development of oil extraction in the mid-20th century.
The site added, the newly opened Place Vendome Shopping Center in the Lusail area is a massive shopping experience and a world-class mall. In its central courtyard, dancing fountains run a choreographed show every hour, joined at night by laser shows. The mall is connected to two luxury hotels, and Place Vendôme is easily accessible via Qatar's public transport system.
Opened in October 2022, The St. Regis Arabian Marsa Island, The Pearl-Qatar, is a luxury hotel with stunning architecture that includes a multi-storey chandelier that catches the eye as guests enter the lobby, containing ten dining outlets. Greek, Mediterranean, Turkish, Japanese and international restaurants abound at the St. Regis. The site pointed out that the name of the cultural village Katara, taken from the ancient name of Qatar, is located next to the Pearl. Katara is an important stop for every traveler.
As for the camel riding activity, the site confirmed that it is a popular activity in Qatar, especially in the desert, where desert safaris stop to allow air to escape from the tires of the SUV before walking through the sand dunes. While camel rides may require a fee, camel photos are free.
The site explained that desert safari trips are characterized by adventurous people traveling through the sand dunes in four-wheel drive vehicles, roaming up and down the dunes, until sunset, so that the landscape begins to appear to attract photo-lovers and give them the opportunity to watch the changing color of the sand dunes and cast their shadows across the landscape. Just above the inland sea, the border hills can be seen.
The site concludes: Many desert safaris end at Khor Al Adaid Beach after a long trek through the sand dunes in the south of the country. One of the only parts of the world where the desert meets the sea directly, it is a great place to enjoy the sunset and celebrate the end of another exciting day in this wonderful country.