3-Day Doha Itinerary

Hotel check-in in West Bay

Check into your West Bay hotel after landing at Hamad International Airport and settle in.

Doha Corniche waterfront walk

Walk the 7km Corniche promenade curving between the dhow harbor and the West Bay skyscrapers.

Karak chai break

Stop for a glass of spiced karak chai and fresh regag bread at a local coffeehouse.

Skyline dinner on the bay

Watch the illuminated skyscraper skyline over dinner at a restaurant along the Corniche.

Museum of Islamic Art galleries

Explore centuries of Islamic art and manuscripts inside I.M. Pei's limestone museum on its own island.

MIA Park waterfront

Walk the landscaped MIA Park behind the museum, a favourite local spot for skyline photos.

National Museum of Qatar

Tour Jean Nouvel's desert-rose-shaped National Museum, tracing Qatar's history from pearling to gas.

Dinner near the Museum Park

Dine at a restaurant overlooking the illuminated desert-rose discs of the National Museum.

Souq Waqif alleys and falcon souq

Wander Souq Waqif's restored mudbrick lanes, spice stalls and the falcons displayed at the falcon souq.

Textiles and abaya shopping

Browse embroidered textiles, perfumes and abayas in the souq's narrower side alleys.

Msheireb Downtown heritage houses

Visit the restored heritage houses of Msheireb Downtown, telling Doha's pre-oil history.

Machbous dinner in the souq

Sit down to spiced machbous rice with meat or fish at a traditional restaurant inside Souq Waqif.