Doha Layover Tour: Tailored Private Sightseeing in Qatar's Capital
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Doha
Experience a tailored private sightseeing tour in Doha, Qatar's capital. Explore at your own pace with options like Doha City Tour, Desert Safari, and more. Book now!
Duration: 4 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Souq Waqif - Get ready to tickle all of your senses in spice souk! You will feel the vibes of local arabic market, where beduins were selling the goods !! We will wander through its lively narrow streets, sand-colored houses with its Middle Eastern spices and seasonal delicacies. Here you will relax and soak up the local atmosphere and get a feeling of what life was like years back in this authentic Arabic city.
What's Included
  • Private transportation
  • Private guide
  • Famous Qatari drink
Additional Information

If you’re not a fan of large and crowded tour groups, join us for a tailored exploration of Doha at a pace that suits you.

We can pick you up from any point within Doha; be it the airport, your hotel, or the port.

Regardless if you are in town for a brief layover or intend to have an extensive look around Doha, browse through our selection of private tours listed below and choose the one that aligns with your interest during the booking phase.

-Doha City Tour - 4 hours
-Private Doha City and Desert Tour - 6 hours
-Doha Full Day Tour - 6 hours
-Desert Safari Experience - 4 hours

Should you wish to include a meal break, we could arrange a traditional dining experience as part of the tour.

Additional optional activities comprise of:

A Dhow boat ride
Camel riding (only available with the desert safari selection)

Location
Souq Waqif
Bounded by Al-Souq St & Grand Hamad Street
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Mikea3576
Mar 11, 2024
Great Day Tour - Had a wonderful day tour of Doha. Started in the morning with a desert tour with Ibrahim, followed by a city tour with Lika. Both were very knowledgeable, forthcoming and friendly. Would highly recommend.
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Lisa_t
Dec 24, 2023
A day in Doha - We had a great time with Ibrahim. He brought us all around the city and stopped at perfect locations for pictures. He gave us so much historical and cultural information as well. We were even able to visit a mosque and learned about that as well. He also gave us great recommendations for dinner in souq wakif and tips for haggling in the souq that were spot on and a highlight of the day. Highly recommend this tour.
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G180podonnap
Dec 22, 2023
Phenomenal! - The whole experience was honestly phenomenal. I had a stopover from midnight to 8am and was keen to get out but nervous as a solo. Booking with Arshad was easy and communication (via WhatsApp) was excellent. My guide was Ibrahim, a very knowledgeable and personable guy and I had a great time seeing all the essentials of Doho. He was my guide, driver and photographer lol! Even at 3am it was remarkably active with people out and about and food places open. Everywhere we went was clean and safe. We got back to the airport with heaps of time to spare and I had no issues getting airside. I cannot recommend the midnight tour more highly. Just do it!
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Capsaicink
Dec 1, 2023
Midnight tour - I did the midnight tour here on a layover. While there wasn’t a lot open, the tour guide was awesome and I got to see the architecture of Doha. The skyline of the city was beautiful. It also was a lot cooler than I thought it would be. Would definitely recommend if you had 8 hours+ layover in Doha.
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Tom_s
Jun 3, 2023
Don’t miss tour - Great guide!!! Already have recommended this tour to some friends traveling here next week. A beautiful city worth seeing.
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John23003
May 25, 2023
Amazing evening tour with great company - I would like to thank my tour guide faisal for an amazing day in the beautiful city of doha . His warm and friendly demeanor created a welcoming environment, allowing us to feel comfortable and engaged throughout the tour. We truly appreciate the extra efforts he made to ensure our questions were answered and our interests were catered too. Highly recommend faisal to anyone visiting Doha in future.
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Sfrett01
Apr 12, 2023
Great Tour Book it! - Lika and her husband Arshad were such great tour guides. It truly feels like you’re visiting lifelong friends catching up as you drive around some of the spectacular sites of Qatar. Although it’s a more intimate and informal setting, the tour itself is very informative and you can just feel the love they have for this city and the love they have for sharing it with others. The tour includes a walk through the marketplace if you’re interested and that was such a treat. I am not a fan of falafels but my goodness, they took us to a place where the falafels were so fresh and delicious! We also went to a tea shop and although it was almost 2am, I was able to grab some souvenirs along the way to bring back home. They honestly make me want to come back just to hang out and see even more of Qatar. If you are traveling through Doha, as lovely as the airport is, I strongly recommend booking this tour (midnight or daytime) as soon as you have your itinerary. We were late to the party and only found out about this tour as we were landing in Doha so we booked ours very last minute. Nevertheless they were surprisingly available and tailored the tour around our interests which was very thoughtful and sweet of them. Checking back into the airport is also a very smooth process; it took us less than 15 minutes to get back to our gate. All in all the experience was fabulous, the city is truly a marvel and I look forward to returning so I can catch up with Lika and Arshad again in the future.
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Curious572748
Mar 6, 2023
Great after midnight tour - First of all, what about a tour that can entertain you after midnight? That was really rare to find one. We arrived at 1am and Arshad made an effort to bring 2cars for our family of 7 even 1car should be enough. Our comfort for this tour was his top concern. With Arshad and his friend, he really treated us like friends, welcomed us with Karak Tea (it was really nice) and brought us to tour the city. Our tour was customised as per our requirement. His knowledge about Qatar also very impressive. Along the way he explained everything we wanted to know about this lovely country and sometimes slipped to others conversation as well. Like a friend. As it was midnight most of the attractions were closed but we still enjoyed it like I told Arshad (he was concerned about this)… we got what we expected. Owh ya the price also for me worth it… just reach him and I bet you will be satisfied. Really recommended!! Good job Arshad and friend (sorry I forgot his name)
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Emily_c
Mar 6, 2023
Best nighttime tour for a layover!!! - We had a fabulous time learning about Doha! The tour is lead by a couple who are extremely kind and informative. We laughed, learned so much, and saw much of Doha in just 4 hours during our layover (they were also very timely- making it not stressful for our next flight)! Highly recommend booking! Hope to book future tours with them!
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Gert_h
Feb 12, 2024
Could have easily been done better - We were a group of 5. Me and my teenage and adult children. The guide was friendly, however I expected more personal involvement form the guide than just being a driver of the car who tells you names of the buildings. I could have rent an Uber for this as well. We were driven through the major parts of Doha and let out of the car to walk around. The guide never came with us or explained anything. He was just waiting in the car for us to return back. The tour ended after 3 hours and not four (which we paid for) as we did the Souq Waqif at the end. He dropped us there pointed out a restaurant we should go, that was it. No stories, no explanation not accompanying us ... . It felt like he is doing us a favor driving us around. He also only spoke to me, never addressing my kids. Rethinking all that, giving 3 stars is actually a lot. This could have been easily done so much better with more personal touch.
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