Kuwait – An Oasis in the Desert

Kuwait, a city state, is like a retreat in the sandy landscape with its promising capital magnet city of Kuwait. The city has been the major attraction of the Bedouin people from the inlands of the Arab for soaking in the cool and wet sea and escaping the frequent dearth of water. For other visitors, it offers a rich experience of ideal museums; corniche promenade with beaches and restaurants; shopping complexes; docks; and lazy retreats.

Kuwait Tourist Attractions

• Al-Hashemi Marine Museum:
  This museum marks the Vikings making to the Middle East with its stunning collection of huge, scaled-model dhows.
• Al-Qurain Martyrs’ Museum:
  Situated in the inhabited suburb of Qurain accessible after 20-minute drive towards the southeast of the downtown, this is a small museum dedicated to a group of young Kuwaiti patriots who attempted to oppose custody in February 1991. Its story is that once in early morning, a minibus that can be yet observed in its exteriors came here. After some time passed without any response from beyond the door, the Iraqis took the toll of the house with continuous firing and bombing.
• Aqua Park:
  This is an exciting park for both children and adults, but call before you go as it is not open each day.
• Aquarium:
  This is the attractive and largest aqua home in the Middle East sitting in a superb sail-shaped building at the corniche. Here, the most surprising scene is that of the turtles on the back of crocodiles and many more aqua lives. Another one worth watching is the intertidal scene wherein waves wash up until the height of eyes and that it holds black-spotted sweetlips and the native mudskipper.
• Beaches:
  A stretch of beaches along the Arabian Gulf St awaits you for serious diving and swimming on the side where the water is not that deep. But, its unclean state is something that you won’t like.
• Beit al-Badr:
  This is a customary house built with mud and heavy doors whose construction was witnessed between 1838 and 1848. The mansion is among a few surviving pre-oil residential architecture and is situated alongside Sadu House in the city.
• Beit Dickson:
  This is a pleasant white building with blue border that was once the residence of the former British political agent Colonel Harold Dickson and his consort Violet. Their care and contribution is well preserved in writings in the city.
• Corniche:
  Stretching from the Kuwait Towers in the north to the Scientific Center in the south, this promenade covers some 10 km of twisting walkways, parks, and waterfront on the Arabian Gulf St also known as the Gulf Road locally. Take a relaxing halt at a beach, restaurant, or coffeehouse and stun at a desert sunset or chill down in the cool sea atmosphere after being in hot vibes.
• Friday Market (Souq al-Jum’a):
  This is a shopping delight for those who would love to buy an artificial pitcher plant, a second-hand wear, an Afghan coat, or a smuggled historic item of Iran. It is a vast open-air weekly market that also tells you about the modern Kuwaiti culture and cross-border affairs.
• Grand Mosque:
  Situated opposite of the Sief Palace, this is also called the Masjed Al-Kabir that was opened in 1986. This is the largest mosque out of 800 mosques in the city along with the highest minaret of 74 m. Holding the capacity of 5000 worshippers, its room in the courtyard can intake 7000 in number. Kindly note that you need to respect this holy place by wearing something that will cover arms and legs.

• Green Island:
  This is the artificial land of activities right from walking in the parks, swimming in a lagoon, cycling, or heeding to a sudden concert. Connected by a walking route with the mainland, it also offers amphitheatre for 700 people, restaurants, and a game park. This is the land of firework shows on the special days of 25th February (National Day) and 26th February (Liberation Day).
• House of Mirrors:
  This is a breathtaking small museum sitting in a dwelling mansion in the suburbs of Qadisiya. The mirror mosaics that cover the interiors and exteriors of the home are said to be made out of around 77 tons of mirror and 102 tons of white cement.
• Indian Snack Shop:
  This is a shop that is a bit hard to spot, but the effort is worth its mixed samosas, located at the ridge of Souq Marbarakia. Heading from the legacy area of the souq, the shop is besides the clothing shop in the corner of an open-air sitting place. A small window in a metallic wall is where you find the shop.
• Kuwait House of National Memorial Museum:
  This is a spectacular modern museum housing the disgustful past of the Iraqi invasion and attributing the bravery of the common citizens, military, and the allies who made sincere efforts to fight against the Sadam’s army. Besides this, you can explore a collection of crafted city models with an English audio recording.
• Kuwait Towers:
  This is the most popular sight of the city due to their unique green tinsel that deserves a look to have a glimpse of the vista of sea and city. Planned by a Swedish firm and opened in 1979 A.D., the tallest tower among the three towers lifts itself to a height of 187 m and holds a revolving observation deck, gift shop, and cafe along with a lower globe carrying nearly one million gallons of water.
• Kuwait Zoo:
  This offers 65 species to see including the special desert wildlife.
• Liberation Tower:
  Located in the city centre, this is the tallest building in Kuwait rising at a height of 372 m and also ranks fifth in the list of tallest communications towers on the planet. The constructed was laid down prior to the invasion, but the completion was witnessed in 1993 that gave its current name.

• Little Jungle:
  This is a smaller zoo as compared to the Kuwait Zoo for smaller children.
• Messilah Water Village:
  Located at 20 km south of the downtown, this is full of pools, floats, and slides where water cools down in summer and warms up in winter. A beach here is allowed only for women on three days in a week between April and August. The managing company of this water village also takes care of the Aqua Park.
• Musical Fountains:
  Situated besides the ice-skating rink, this ranks forth in the list of fountains set on the planet offering outdoor music with water.
• Old City Gates:
  Al-Shaab, Al-Shamiya, Al-Jahra, and Al-Maqsab are the Kuwait City’s gates standing in Safat on Al-Soor (soor means gate) St that is the lane following row of the old city wall. Built somewhere around 1920 A.D., the wall and gates look quite ancient out of which the wall was damaged in 1957 A.D.

Best Time to Visit Kuwait

February to April

Kuwait Accommodation

• Hilton Kuwait Resort (5 star Hotel) – $231
• Le Meridien Tower Kuwait (4 star Hotel) – $157
• Ibis Salmiya – $84
• Arinza Tower – $122
• JW Mariott – $341