{"id":10014,"date":"2022-02-05T13:16:26","date_gmt":"2022-02-05T10:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/?p=10014"},"modified":"2024-06-13T12:42:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T09:42:27","slug":"the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Places To See Camels In Doha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Camels are undoubtedly the most significant animals in the nation of Qatar. They are part of the country\u2019s heritage and tradition, as they were used as means of transport for many years. They are also known as \u2018ships of the desert\u2019 because they are the only animals that can carry loads of goods and travel for long periods without or with very small amounts of water or food. This is why they were used by Qataris to travel across the desert.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing or riding camels in Doha is a rare experience one must have when visiting Qatar.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see where you can find camels in Doha!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>At Souq Waqif<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>There is a pen at Souq Waqif where camels spend most of the day in. You can see them, take photos, or ask the locals for a short ride (with a small cost).<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/doha\/2019\/11\/camelsouq1.JPG\" alt=\"camelsouq1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/doha\/2019\/11\/camelsouq3.JPG\" alt=\"camelsouq3\" \/><!--kg-card-end: markdown--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>At Al-Shahaniya<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>An hour away from Doha city, this is the most popular place for someone to see some of the most expensive and best-groomed camels. Al-Shahaniya is best known for its camel races, nevertheless, you are free to visit daily (November to February) and admire the imposing animals. Visiting hours are at around 9:30 am and 5:30 pm but it\u2019s recommended that you check before your visit. Any local company in Qatar will guide you through and if you want to rent a car, then the rental companies will provide the exact route.<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/doha\/2019\/11\/camels2.jpeg\" alt=\"camels2\" \/><!--kg-card-end: markdown--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>At the Sealine Beach, Mesaieed<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Qatar&#8217;s Sealine Beach is where the sea and dunes meet and embrace each other; it&#8217;s a beautiful place, approximately 45 minutes away by car from Doha&#8217;s West Bay. Here you can see camels and ride them for 20 QAR.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-image\" src=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/doha\/2019\/12\/camels-0786.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Image by Maria Petropoulou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"kg-image\" src=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/doha\/2019\/12\/camels2-0743.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><figcaption>Image by Maria Petropoulou<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>At the desert<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Camel riding is a very popular activity included in desert safaris. Most companies offer this as part of the desert safari package. Visiting camels at farmhouses and riding them as the sun sets is a unique experience and we highly recommend it!<\/p>\n<p><!--kg-card-begin: markdown--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/doha\/2019\/11\/caravan-4261887_1920.jpg\" alt=\"caravan-4261887_1920\" \/><!--kg-card-end: markdown--><\/p>\n<p>Camels are fascinating and beautiful animals and a huge part of Qatar\u2019s heritage. Don\u2019t miss the chance to admire them or ride them; you\u2019ll get a step closer to the local tradition and Qatar\u2019s rich heritage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Camels are undoubtedly the most significant animals in the nation of Qatar. They are part of the country\u2019s heritage and tradition, as they were used as means of transport for many years. They are also known as \u2018ships of the desert\u2019 because they are the only animals that can carry loads of goods and travel &hellip; ","protected":false},"author":4373,"featured_media":10015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[83],"tags":[1041,1042,123,817,1043,80],"acf":{"hide_featured_image":false,"featured_image":{"ID":10015,"id":10015,"title":"camelsouq2.jpg","filename":"camelsouq2.jpg","filesize":309013,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/attachment\/camelsouq2-jpg\/","alt":"","author":"4387","description":"","caption":"","name":"camelsouq2-jpg","status":"inherit","uploaded_to":10014,"date":"2024-05-27 10:06:20","modified":"2024-05-27 10:06:20","menu_order":0,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","type":"image","subtype":"jpeg","icon":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-includes\/images\/media\/default.png","width":2000,"height":1333,"sizes":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2-small.jpg","thumbnail-width":150,"thumbnail-height":150,"medium":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2-medium.jpg","medium-width":250,"medium-height":167,"medium_large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2-768x512.jpg","medium_large-width":768,"medium_large-height":512,"large":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2-large.jpg","large-width":700,"large-height":467,"1536x1536":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2-1536x1024.jpg","1536x1536-width":1536,"1536x1536-height":1024,"2048x2048":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg","2048x2048-width":2000,"2048x2048-height":1333,"small":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2-120x80.jpg","small-width":120,"small-height":80,"custom-size":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2-700x200.jpg","custom-size-width":700,"custom-size-height":200}},"featured_image_caption":"","summary":"","flexible_content":false,"legacy_image":"","legacy_full_image":"","type_of_video":"Self Hosted","lovin_video_link":false,"lovin_video_link_webm":false,"video_thumbnail":false,"disable_lovin_hearts":false,"lovin_heart_title":"","show_sponsor":false,"sponsor_name_copy":"","sponsor_image":false,"sponsor_name":"","sponsor_content":"","sponsor_website":"","sponsor_facebook":"","sponsor_twitter":"","sponsor_instagram":"","enable_reveal_feature":false,"reveal_image":false,"featured_for_app":false,"legacy_meta_tags":"","is_guest_user":false,"episode_number":"","embed_code":"","episode_introduction":""},"image_feature":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2-small.jpg","author_name":"suzana","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.4 (Yoast SEO v22.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Best Places To See Camels In Doha<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Camels are undoubtedly the most significant animals for the nation of Qatar. They are part of the country\u2019s heritage and tradition, as they were used as means of transport for many years. They are also known as \u2018ships of the desert\u2019 because they are the only animals that can carry loads of goods and travel for long periods of time without or with very small amounts of water or food. This is why they were used by Qataris to travel across the desert.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Best Places To See Camels In Doha\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Camels are undoubtedly the most significant animals for the nation of Qatar. They are part of the country\u2019s heritage and tradition, as they were used as means of transport for many years. They are also known as \u2018ships of the desert\u2019 because they are the only animals that can carry loads of goods and travel for long periods of time without or with very small amounts of water or food. This is why they were used by Qataris to travel across the desert.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Lovin Doha\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-02-05T10:16:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-06-13T09:42:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1333\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"suzana\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"suzana\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/\",\"name\":\"The Best Places To See Camels In Doha\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-02-05T10:16:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-06-13T09:42:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c67bc1bfad1442c72945d5d191a3b7c4\"},\"description\":\"Camels are undoubtedly the most significant animals for the nation of Qatar. They are part of the country\u2019s heritage and tradition, as they were used as means of transport for many years. They are also known as \u2018ships of the desert\u2019 because they are the only animals that can carry loads of goods and travel for long periods of time without or with very small amounts of water or food. This is why they were used by Qataris to travel across the desert.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1333},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Best Places To See Camels In Doha\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Lovin Doha\",\"description\":\"Just another Lovin site\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c67bc1bfad1442c72945d5d191a3b7c4\",\"name\":\"suzana\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4e286b88895917c0f740f750d32d235?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4e286b88895917c0f740f750d32d235?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"suzana\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/author\/suzana\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Best Places To See Camels In Doha","description":"Camels are undoubtedly the most significant animals for the nation of Qatar. They are part of the country\u2019s heritage and tradition, as they were used as means of transport for many years. They are also known as \u2018ships of the desert\u2019 because they are the only animals that can carry loads of goods and travel for long periods of time without or with very small amounts of water or food. This is why they were used by Qataris to travel across the desert.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Best Places To See Camels In Doha","og_description":"Camels are undoubtedly the most significant animals for the nation of Qatar. They are part of the country\u2019s heritage and tradition, as they were used as means of transport for many years. They are also known as \u2018ships of the desert\u2019 because they are the only animals that can carry loads of goods and travel for long periods of time without or with very small amounts of water or food. This is why they were used by Qataris to travel across the desert.","og_url":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/","og_site_name":"Lovin Doha","article_published_time":"2022-02-05T10:16:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2024-06-13T09:42:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":1333,"url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"suzana","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"suzana","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/","url":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/","name":"The Best Places To See Camels In Doha","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg","datePublished":"2022-02-05T10:16:26+00:00","dateModified":"2024-06-13T09:42:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c67bc1bfad1442c72945d5d191a3b7c4"},"description":"Camels are undoubtedly the most significant animals for the nation of Qatar. They are part of the country\u2019s heritage and tradition, as they were used as means of transport for many years. They are also known as \u2018ships of the desert\u2019 because they are the only animals that can carry loads of goods and travel for long periods of time without or with very small amounts of water or food. This is why they were used by Qataris to travel across the desert.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/27130620\/camelsouq2.jpg","width":2000,"height":1333},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/lifestyle\/the-best-places-to-see-camels-in-doha\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Best Places To See Camels In Doha"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/","name":"Lovin Doha","description":"Just another Lovin site","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/c67bc1bfad1442c72945d5d191a3b7c4","name":"suzana","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4e286b88895917c0f740f750d32d235?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b4e286b88895917c0f740f750d32d235?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"suzana"},"url":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/author\/suzana\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/doha\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}