The Sensation of Desert Safari in Qatar

The Sensation of Desert Safari in Qatar

First time set foot in Qatar Qatar Airways plane landed at Doha International Airport on Friday (06.04.12), the image that the country will only present the views of the desert immediately vanished. Apparently, the rows of lights adorn the city of Doha, when we were in the team to watch directly Honda MotoGP Qatar, traveled about 15 minutes from the airport to the hotel Ramada Plaza, Doha.



Bright lights that meet every corner of the city, makes Qatar such as not sleeping though the show time is at 22:30. In fact, the number of vehicles and people moving around is not as busy as when I was in Jakarta. The weather was not as previously thought, because it is cold because the wind was blowing fairly hard.

Maybe because we came as Qatar is experiencing a spring, so that the air temperature ranges between 20-30 degrees Celsius. In fact, the only country with an area of ​​11 437 square kilometers it has an extreme climate, where winter can be lower than 10 degrees Celsius, while during the summer over 30 degrees centigrade, which means it is very hot.

The Sensation of Desert Safari in Qatar

When morning, everything becomes more clear. Apparently, the state's incentive to do the construction in preparation to host the 2022 World Cup was an all-natural conditions turn sand into a stately row of tall buildings nan. "These are just a part of a campaign to welcome the World Cup, even though the buildings were not used for the activity," said Johnny, who was 6 years old citizen working in Qatar.

Indeed, the Doha turned into a modern city. Abundance of gas and oil to make them easily realize what the desire. "I was so rich, the money from FIFA (world soccer federation) as the right of the host, is returned. In fact, the stadiums are now built to be dismantled again at the World Cup is finished," added Johnny.

Yes, that Qatar is a very "arrogant" because it has abundant natural resources. Naturally, if the country is located on a small peninsula in the Arabian Peninsula is giving high salaries to their workers, in which the lowest in government employees get paid around 8,000 U.S. dollars. Excellent!

So, naturally if they have some fancy buildings which we had visited. Those places include the Museum of Islamic Art, in which there is a collection of Islam, that the goods come from Spain, Machinery, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, India, and Central Asia. Museum with an area of ​​45 000 square meters was built on the water and surrounded by gardens.

In addition there are cultural village, which Katara Village, located between Doha West Bay and the Pearl. Many organizations are based in Qatar here, including the Society of Engineering Qatar, Qatar Fine Arts Society, Visual Art Centre, Qatar Photographic Society, Childhood Cultural Centre, Theatre Society and Qatar Music Academy.

The Sensation of Desert Safari in Qatar

Other luxury buildings Villaggio Mall shopping center, located at Aspire Zone on the western edge of Doha. Inside the mall there are lots of shops selling famous brand goods in the U.S., Britain, Italy, and Germany. Even more interesting, the design is pretty awesome because the ceiling of one-story mall is made as if we were in the open, and there are grand canal so that visitors can ride the boat while enjoying the sprawling mall.

But what really impressed me when he was in Qatar is a desert tour aka desert safari. Country with a population of 1.8 million people (census 2011) utilizing its natural condition is to make tourists remember it always.

Name the desert place is located 70 kilometers from Doha are the Al Khor Udaid, which is in the south of Qatar. About a half hour journey from Doha, we arrived in the region, which is touted as the best travel across the desert Arab country.

"Every tourist who comes to Qatar would like to experience a desert safari as this is where the best desert tourism, although there is also a desert tour in other Arab countries," explains tour guide from Nepal who accompanied us, Harry.

Before embarking on a desert safari, I and some colleagues tried other entertainment that is riding a camel, after paying 20 Qatari riyals (about USD 50,000). After the sensation in the back of the desert animals although no more than five minutes, we started the adventure of the desert using a dedicated off road car. In total, there are seven cars that use our party.

The Sensation of Desert Safari in Qatar

Car tires let me first digembosi achieve ideal conditions for crossing the desert. After that thrilling journey begins. Similar to the Dakar rally, a car through an endless sandy terrain. Several maneuvers were carried out when the car crossed the line down the sloping or steep path.

"Oh, make this heart would just fall off. Driver to hear the stress we all scream," said Susan, a housewife who took part in the car for her entourage.

Desert safari lasts about three hours. At 1300, we returned to Doha, the first stop to the tour base camp in the desert, which lies on the beach. The cost of this safari can not be ascertained, because depending on the agent and the season.

"I certainly do not know how much it costs for this tour. Usually it is set by the tour agency, and paid it already includes the use of a car," said Harry.