Bahrain – Top 10 Attractions in 48 hours

Living in the Gulf gives expats lots of opportunities to visit many new places without a hassle of long flights or travel.
Here is our subjective list of the top 10 tourist attractions in Bahrain that you can visit over weekend, even with a toddler. A little star (*) denotes places ‘starred’ by Lonely Plant. The below list was created thanks to our friends who recommended where to go, and where not to bother…
- (*) Bahrain National Museum – amazing historical testimony of the island
- (*) Bahrain National Theater – next to the national museum
- (*) Manama Souq
- (*) Bahrain Fort – 16th century Portuguese fort, best visited in the evening.
- (*) Muhharaq’s Pearling Pathway – a walking trail through Muhharaq old town featuring multiple old houses from the pre-oil pearling era.
- Tree Of Life – a lone tree in the desert.
- Oil and gas fields – on the way to the Tree of Life.
- Al-Fatih Mosque – open for tours daily from 9 am to 4 pm (except Fridays)
- Royal Camel Farm – fantastic place for kids
- Eating out – a) enjoy fantastic Friday brunch at Four Season Hotel – (*) Bahrain Bay Kitchen, b) try local food near Manama Souq – (*) Haji Cafe , c) fantastic Mediterranean food – (*) Masso
You can check out my video from the trip here. Here is the link to the map with all locations.
Few photos from the trip:
Bread making at Haji Cafe Tree of life Al Fatih Mousque Pearling Pathway Bahrain National Museum Manama Souq Oil fields in Bahrain Royal Camel Farm Bahrain Fort
Other ‘attractions’ that we considered, but our friends who lived there recommended NOT to go:
- Al Dar Islands – not enough time (requires almost a full day), and the feedback from other is… ‘just nice’
- Bahrain International Circuit – maybe when there is F1 going
- (*) A’Ali Burial Mounds – we saw them from the highway and at the museum, interesting but we reckoned no need for a detour.
And lastly this could be an interesting option too…
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Oh so nice to read an article about Bahrain. I only visited the national museum yet and the Arad fort.
Can’t wait for the weather to cool down to visit everything you add in your top 10.
xx
Margot
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