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Al Thakhira Beach
Located about 35-40 km from Doha, the Al Thakira beach makes an ideal location for swimming, sunbathing or spending a laid-back day at the beach. The beach offers serene views of Qatar’s largest and oldest dense mangroves reserves.
How to get there?
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Al Thakhira Beach is about an hour’s drive from central Doha.
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Marvel as low tide reveals delicate mangrove roots thrusting up through the sand. The beach is superb for sunbathing and picnicking too. Try catching your own lunch and set up a barbecue right alongside the unadulterated waters. Al Thakhira Beach is highly appreciated by visitors seeking tranquility in Doha.
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Highlights of your visit
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Kayaking
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Fishing
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Mangroves
Hire a kayak and explore Al Thakhira’s waterways that flow between clusters of vibrant mangroves. These present an ideal opportunity to give kids a lesson in ecology: mangroves thrive in briny water; extreme temperatures; changing tides and high water levels. They offer environmental benefits too, by removing carbon dioxide from the air; filtering metals from the water; providing breeding areas for fish and protecting the shorelines from erosion.
There is a good chance that you will notice herons; terns; and egrets; as well as colourful flamingos standing one-legged among the mangroves.
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