Doha: Falconry Heritage Tour - Falcon Souq, Falcon Hospital, Hold a Falcon & Souq Waqif

3 Hours Round trip from Pickup service provided. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights

01 Visit the Falcon Souq with a local heritage guide
02 See the Falcon Hospital on morning departures
03 Hold a trained falcon for a photo opportunity
04 Explore Souq Waqif’s heritage lanes and animal areas
05 Learn about falconry’s place in Qatari culture
06 Enjoy traditional Arabic coffee
07 Includes bottled water throughout the tour

Discover one of Qatar’s most distinctive traditions on this guided falconry experience in Doha. Visit the Falcon Souq and, on morning departures, step inside the Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital to see how these prized birds are examined and cared for. Along the way, learn about the role of falcons in local heritage from your English-speaking guide.

You’ll also enjoy the chance to hold a trained falcon on your gloved arm for a memorable photo opportunity before continuing on a heritage walk through Souq Waqif. Pass the camel pen, Arabian horse stables, and the spice and gold lanes, then finish with Arabic coffee served the traditional way.

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 3 Hours

Tour type Shared

Activity level Easy

Accommodation Not included

Transport Not included

Wheelchair access Not applicable

City Doha

Languages English

Day by day

The itinerary

Day 01

The Falcon Hospital

Visit the Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital - one of the world's first dedicated falcon medical facilities - and see how prized falcons are examined and cared for (morning departures; subject to hospital operations).

The Falcon Souq

Walk the Falcon Souq with your guide: hooded falcons on their perches, craftsmen making hoods, gloves and lures, and the tea-fuelled negotiations of the falcon trade.

Hold a Falcon

The highlight: a trained falcon on your gloved arm, handled by the souq's falconers - and the photo to prove it.

Souq Waqif Heritage Walk & Coffee

Finish through Souq Waqif's camel pen, Arabian horse stables and spice and gold lanes, closing with Arabic coffee the traditional way.

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map — Round trip from Pickup service provided. 1 city · 3 Hours

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

Local English-speaking heritage guide
Falcon Souq guided visit
Falcon Hospital visit (morning departures; interior viewing subject to hospital operations)
Hold-a-falcon experience with photo opportunity
Souq Waqif heritage walk (camel pen, horse stables, spice and gold lanes)
Arabic coffee
Bottled water

What's Not Included

Falcon Hospital or souq purchases
Professional photography services at the souq

Know before you go

The Falcon Hospital is closed on Fridays and operates mainly in the mornings (approx. 07:00-14:00, Sat from 07:30); on Friday and afternoon departures the tour focuses on the Falcon Souq, the hold-a-falcon experience and Souq Waqif.
Animal welfare: falcon handling is done only by the souq's falconers, under their supervision.

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