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7-Hour Trip To Explore Modern And Old Kuwait
  • Tour Category

    Private Tour

  • Tour Types

    Religious, History, Museum

  • Duration

    7 Hours

  • Activity Level

    Easy

  • Language

    Arabic, English

Description

Embark on the journey of exploring old and modern Kuwait on this tour. Visit the Grand Mosque of Kuwait, and get a deeper insight into Kuwait's history at the Tareq Rajab Museum, the Al Hashemi Marine Museum and the Al Shaheed Parks' Historical Museum. Admire the one-of-its-kind Mirror House, see the panoramic views from the Kuwait Towers, and immerse in the cultural vibe as you stroll through the old souk of Mubarakiya.

Highlights
  • See the panoramic view of Kuwait from the Kuwait Towers
  • Offer your prayers at the Grand Mosque
  • Witness the enchanting beauty of the Mirror House
  • Explore the Tareq Rajab Museum
  • See the old traditional boats at the Al Hashemi Marine Museum
  • Learn about Kuwait's history at the Al Shaheed Parks' Historical Museum
  • Stroll through the Mubarakiya old souk
  • Prior Day- Arrive in Kuwait expand_more
    • Meet the tour representative, who will pick you up from the Kuwait International Airport and transfer you to your hotel. 
  • Day 1: Explore the Highlights of Kuwait expand_more
    • Start our tour at 8:30 AM by visiting the Kuwait Towers, where you can see all of Kuwait from a 120-meter height. 
    • Go to the Sadu House, where you will learn a lot about Kuwait's old lifestyle and bedouin in the GCC region for 6 or 7 decades with a 15 minutes documentary video. 
    • Visit the Grand Mosque of Kuwait. It is the largest mosque in Kuwait. Its area spans 45,000 square metres, out of which the building covers 20,000 square metres. The main prayer hall is 72 metres wide on all sides and has teakwood doors. Natural lighting is provided by 144 windows. We will have a tour guide on this tour.
    • Head to The Mirror House: A real, unique journey between galaxies, with mirror mosaic tiles adorning the walls and floors of this house museum.
    • Explore the Tareq Rajab Museum, which houses 50000+ collections of silver jewellery and a fine collection of gold jewellery, much of which dates from pre-Islamic times. You can also see thousands of Arabic calligraphy art.
    • Proceed to the Al Hashemi Marine Museum: Impressive collection of large, scale-model dhows' (old traditional boats), sailing equipment and boards detailing the area's seafaring history. (We have to confirm the visit by phone call.) 
    • Stop at Thekra, Al Shaheed Parks' Historical Museum focused on the history of Kuwait, its major battles and the Gulf War. Other facilities within the museum include the museum’s book shop, a cafeteria overlooking the memorial garden and pools, and a research room for collecting historical data. There are two men and female prayer rooms within the museum office building. And visit Habitat, Al Shaheed Parks' environmental museum, dedicated to the Kuwait environment and bird migration. The museum has a cafe, a kid's room, a gift shop, a VIP lounge, and a cafeteria opposite the museum entrance. The mosque is located outside in front of the back entrance to the museum, where the men’s prayer room is on the ground floor and the women’s prayer room in the lower ground level. Enjoy a 30 minutes session to take great photos and videos of the park itself standing in affront of Kuwait city. 

    Or

    • Stop at Al-Qurain Martyrs Museum: Artifacts at the original site of a storied Gulf War battle, including bombed buildings and vehicles.
    • Walk to the Mubarakiya old souk, the oldest market in Kuwait of hand-crafts, perfume and spices. Also contain varieties of Arab, Indian, Turkish, Lebanese and Persian food, so we can have a meal there.
    • End the tour by transferring to the hotel or airport.

    Please note that we might change the order depending on the start point or the hotel location. Also, we might add or replace one of the places with an hour tour on a boat in front of the city sea side with many great views for memorable pictures and videos.

What's Included
  • Transportation
  • Water and snacks 
What's Excluded
  • Tickets fees
  • Food or meal from a restaurant 
What to bring
  • Cash (recommended: around 100$ or 30 Kuwaiti dinar)
  • Copy of your passport and visa 
Meeting Point

Kuwait

Cancellation Policy

For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -

Refund of 80% of the tour price.
Price Details
The group size and price
1 To 4USD 150 Per Group
5 To 10USD 1000 Per Group
11 To 22USD 1500 Per Group

This is a private tour

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USD 150 / group