Take a Trip From India to Qatar

July 04, 2016

Qatar is a sovereign country in Southwest Asia, on the north-eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. And visitors in Qatar from India can get a 1 month visa upon arrival in the country as long as they have a machine readable passport that is valid for at least 3 months from the date of arrival. Indian tourists holidaying in Qatar must be able to evidence that they have enough funds to cover the cost of their vacation and must also have a return/onward ticket and hotel reservations unless staying with family members, which must also be evidenced.

Qatar only has a land border with Saudi Arabia with the rest of it being embraced by the Persian Gulf. The capital city is Doha, official language, Arabic and it is an Islamic country with the currency being the Riyal and even though it was once a British Protectorate, after many years of Ottoman rule, drivers drive on the right hand side. It has a hereditary monarchy, the House of Thani and a population of 1.8 million, with only 278,000 of them being Qatari citizens, the rest being expats working in Qatar. It has the third biggest oil and gas reserves and is seen as the most forward thinking Arab state for human development. Al Jazeera Media Network is a Qatari media group that is well respected for providing a balanced and honest news service around the world. In 2022 it will be the first Arab country to host the FIFA World Cup, and as such will expect a lot of visitors keen to see their national team play well in this most challenging of football tournaments.

Liberal Qatar combines sophisticated cities such as Doha with its world renowned Museum of Islamic Art, a growing culinary and arts scene, traditional souqs as well as desert landscape where you can watch camel races where the jockeys are remote controlled robots, learn about falconry, or go 4 wheel dune bashing. Tourists travelling to Qatar from India are advised to go from November until March, as the weather is more temperate then.