Hi Freggle Friends! Welcome back to another
Ultimate Freggle video! This one is
going to be all about the beaches in
Qatar which as of today have officially
opened again to the public, after
coming towards the end of the corona
epidemic. So the exciting news is that
all the beaches are open again! The
next thing is of course which one are
you gonna choose to actually go to? So I
thought I'd make this video to tell you
about all the details. Give you a bit
more inside information as well. I've
been in Qatar here for the last 10 years
and I used to go to the beach maybe a few times per week even, so I think there's a few
handy tips I can share with you. And
a nice overview of which places you could
choose. Join me and let's see if you find it useful!
So my personal top 5 of beaches in Qatar, has to actually start with
Fuwairit Beach. This is one hour driving
to the north of Doha. A very popular beach
for kitesurfers. It actually has on a
nice and calm day, it has some coral that
seems to still be alive that you
could snorkel around as well. If you know
the specific spots, which I do but that's
probably something for another video.
And it has beautiful Lagoon behind the main beach itself as well and when it is actually
high tide that's perfect for kitesurfing on some nice buttery flat water!
The only thing with Fuwairit Beach is that it's actually closed between May and
August normally every year, and that is
because it's the turtle hatching season.
But not to worry right next to Fuwairit Beach, to the north and to the south
there are other beaches that look very
similar to Fuwairit itself, and they are
open the whole year round. So you can still go to the Fuwairit area and find the
beach for your day out.
The next beach on my
list is Wakra beach which actually is
not that far from my home. So Wakra beach is a bit tide dependent. When it's
low tide it's absolutely beautiful but when it's high tide,
there is really not much area to
enjoy, and it gets a little bit crowded.
And most of the dirt gathers around the
high tide line as well. So you want to
make sure that you go on to the tidal
website to check the forecast and to
make sure you're coming at the right
time. If you wanted to do that, a
really good website for that is
Easytide, which I'll probably go into in
another video as well. But from there you
can pull up the graph and it can show
you when the tide is high or low so you know exactly what you can expect where the water is going to be.
And the other thing with Wakra, it is a little bit known
as a dog-walking Beach so you might
expect a few dogs at certain times of
day. Apart from that it's a really
good option as well, not too far Doha.
The next one on the list is Sealine Beach.
This one has very deep water
quite close by so that's actually really
nice for swimming. But something to watch out for if you're
bringing your kids of course.
And Sealine Beach unfortunately
is a little bit known for jellyfish as
well. Especially in the summer you end up
having quite a few of jellies there. So
what I normally do, I bring my snorkelling
goggles and I'll have a look if there's
any jellies around. If you don't see them
when you arrive, it's probably fine for
your kids and yourself to swim. But
chances are that during the summer you
are going to see them and that something
you definitely want to watch out for.
After Sealine Beach, the next one that I would
recommend is the inland sea. So
this beach, you drive to the sealine
resort and then from there you head into
the desert and you keep driving for
about maybe half an hour 45 minutes. It
depends how confident your skills are in
driving through the desert. Until you get
to the water. So the route for the
inland sea is something that you would
really have to know. It's not a good idea
to go by yourself, best to bring a friend along as well. And of course also to find the actual place.
Once you get to the sea you can
find some spots that are actually really
shallow and some other spots that are really deep. And you have some awesome
views from the top of the dunes as well
towards Saudi Arabia and looking along
the border. So that's really recommended too.
All right and number five on my list
is actually Ras Brouq, which is
actually in a nature reserve on the
other end of the country. It's not far from Dukhan. You go there on the highway,
once you leave the highway you'll go
onto a desert like area. You then
have to enter through a gate to enter the nature reserve itself. The gate has
always been open whenever I have been
there, so that shouldn't be a
problem. And then from there you head
towards the west until you reach the
water and then you can enjoy your day
out there. And it's a really unique
setting very far away from any of the
built-up areas. Normally quite quiet
because it's so remote and it definitely
takes a bit of time to reach. From  the centre
of Doha you might get close to about
two hours to actually get to that place.
You want something unique, you can get it
but you have to make a little bit of a sacrifice.
All right and then of course
all these beaches don't actually have
any facilities nearby. So if you're after
a washroom or if you want to buy some
food while you're actually there, that's
gonna be an issue. So you're gonna have
to bring your own food and you'll have
to think about what you're gonna do, if
you do need the washroom. So bear that in
mind if you're after a beach with some
facilities, maybe it's much better idea
to find some of the beaches in the Pearl or
go to Katara there's a very nice
artificial one over there.
There is Simaisma, which is just to the
north outside of Doha, and then there is
Souq Al Wakra as well, which has a nice
beach with all the shops right
behind you. So you could do that too. All
right then,
thank you so much for watching, I hope it
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you want to see more of me in the future.
Of course there's so much more to talk
about all the beaches of Qatar and I'm
planning to do them for sure. And if you
still have any questions or you want to
say hi, then just leave me a comment down below!
That would be really amazing! And I
always get back to you as well if you write me something. Ok thanks so much for watching,
I hope to see you soon, all right byebye!!
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