Qatar can boast of a wonderful combination of recreation on the ocean, inexpensive shopping and soft Islamic traditions..The best time to relax in Qatar - September-January and March-May .Here quality hotels and sandy beaches .On many beaches, the pools are interconnected and supplied with water slides .Persian Gulf is considered to be an excellent place for diving .Qatar today is Dubai five to seven years ago .The resort develops dynamically .But since now it is still not very popular, the prices here with the same quality of service are lower by an order of magnitude .Russian tourists here are treated with great friendliness .

The capital is Doha, it is also the main resort.

For a complete list of the cities of the country, search on the city page and the resorts of Qatar.

How to get to Qatar

The national carrier Qatar Airways provides regular flights on the Doha-Moscow route on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The flight lasts just over 5 hours.

Also, you can get to Doha on the wings of Turkish Airlines through Istanbul - the journey time increases, but the cost is significantly less.

Visa

For a trip to Qatar, Russian and CIS citizens need a visa.

Customs in Qatar

It is prohibited to import printed publications and audiovisual products containing materials that are contrary to the country's cultural traditions.

Useful phone numbers are

• Embassy of Qatar in Moscow: Koroviy Val, 7, apt. 196-198; Tel. (495) 980-69-16, 980-69-18
• The Russian Embassy in Doha: New Doha, area No. 66, street No. 804, villa No. 4; tel .: (44) 836-231, 836-821; website.
• Police, emergency, fire: 999
• International airport (inquiry on arrival / departure): 435-15-50
• Representation of Aeroflot: 443-71-86

Transport of Qatar

Visitors to Qatar can take taxi services: they are cheap, available at any time of the day or night, everywhere and easily recognizable by orange and white colors. The cost of a taxi: in the daytime within Doha - 0, 1 QAR for every 200 m, and outside the city - 0, 15 QAR for every 200 m. Minute of waiting in the daytime costs 0, 1 QAR. At night, travel within Doha is 0, 2 QAR, and outside the city - 0, 3 QAR. Minute of waiting at night - 0, 2 QAR. The night rate is valid from 9 pm to 5 am.

Safety of tourists

The country is absolutely safe, even late at night you can walk around the streets quite calmly.

The climate of Qatar is

Tropical dry. The average temperature in January is +16 ° C, July +32 ° C.

Actual information: weather forecast for the main resorts of Qatar for the coming days.

Qatar hotels

First-class hotels are what Qatar is famous for. Hotels in Qatar, in particular in the capital, are distinguished by a high level of service and service. Comfort and coziness in hotels is almost equal to the European level.

Shopping and shopping

In Qatar, as well as in the UAE, an extensive system of supermarkets and shopping centers, where you can buy inexpensive and high-quality textiles. Many shops arrange seasonal sales, prices in Qatar's shops are lower than in Dubai centers. In Qatar, you can buy inexpensive gold products (gold will be a low sample, but the products themselves are quite high quality), as well as fabrics.

Entertainment, Excursions and Attractions of Qatar

Doha (or Ad-Doura), the National Museum of Qatar, the Ethnographic Museum of Qatar, the amusement park "Kingdom of Aladdin", the zoo, Zubar Province, a trip to Umm Salal-Mohammed, (a town 25 km north of Doha) br>

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