Bahrain, Saudi Arabia & Qatar Road Trip (7 Days):
Adjust your air ticket to arrive in Bahrain & departure from Qatar
3 Gulf Countries Road Trip [Bahrain 2 nights | Dammam 1 night | Ahsa 1 night | Qatar 2 nights] Distance: 431 km
The Kingdom of Bahrain:
The Kingdom of Bahrain has many different attractions to cater to a myriad of interests. For history lovers, there is the rich heritage of ancient civilisations, which date back to over 5,000 years, with many temples and burial mounds to explore. A good place to start With is the Bahrain National Museum where you can learn about Bahrain’s rich history throughout the millennia.
East Saudi Arabia Cities (Bahrain Historical State):
Qatif:
Qatif is one of the oldest settlements in Eastern Arabia; its history goes back to 3500 BC, more than 5000 years ago, and was part of the Bahrain historical Region which was called Dilmun before Islam, and the Sumerians knew it as the land of paradise, immortality, and life. Before the discovery of oil, Qatifi people used to work as merchants, farmers, and fishermen. However, Since the development of the oil fields in the late 1940s, Qatif expand to be bigger in new town of Ad-Dammam & Khobar, and it has the biggest commercial port in Dammam, also it has the biggest oil port in Ras Tanora.
Dammam:
The commercial capital of Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, Dammam has tranquil views and a bustling infrastructure.
Khobar:
The city shares a similar history with Dammam. In the early 1930s, Khobar was mainly a fishing hamlet. The Khobar Governorate was incorporated in 1942 and with the discovery of oil in nearby areas.
Dhahran:
Dhahran was settled after 1938, the year oil was discovered in the vicinity. ARAMCO (then the Arabian American Oil Company, today’s Saudi Aramco) built various residential areas, known as camps, to house the company’s oil workers (and in some cases their families) in what was then a remote part of the desert.
Ras Tanura:
The name Ras Tanura applies both to a gated Saudi Aramco employee compound, and to an industrial area further out on the peninsula that serves as a major oil port and oil operations centre for Saudi Aramco, the largest oil company in the world. Today, the compound has about 3,200 residents.
Al-Ahsa:
Al-Ahsa Oasis is inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
With uniqueness, nature produces one of its miracles in Al-Ahsa, in eastern Saudi Arabia, it was part of Bahrain historical state with called Dilmun before Islam. Among the sands of the Empty Quarter, a green oasis emerges, with farms spread over an area of 20,000 hectares, which export the tastiest dates. Today, it is the largest oasis in the world, according to the Guinness Book of Records.
Qatar:
Qatar has many touristic characters with its natural reserves, historic forts, international resorts and five star hotels, public parks, restaurants and malls.
