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Before starting with our trip report i had to say a few words about a sad uncivilized view which was the first thing anyone will notice once arrived to the beach ... unfortunately your eyes will catch all kind of trash and litter humans can left behind ... plastic bags, water bottles, cans, baby diapers, and unfortunately broken glass bottles, name it and you will find it .... I really don't know how a civilized human can leave all such a mess and dirt behind him while it doesn't even require any efforts to keep the place clean ... just use one trash bag and what ever trash you produce just put it in the bag directly and just before leaving drop the trash bag in one of the many available big trash containers ... if you don't really care about the nature or the environment, don't have respect to other visitors just think about your self when you visit this place later on ... and for the view i would defiantly assume that 90% will think about a second visit to this beach ... i don't want to make this trip report a moral or environmental lesson but i really had to say some words about this behavior.
Back to the trip report .,..
As planned we prepared our self to visit the lovely beach of Dukhan as we read over the internet it has the most wonderful sun set in Qatar ... and yes in dead it was...
We started at around 1:45 PM ... and yes we started a bit late as our plan is to enjoy the sun set after a couple of hours playing on the beach ... we took Al Rayan road which continues to Dukhan high way, the beginning of the Dukhan high way waas a little bit disturbing and needed more cautions specially when Al Rayan road meets Dukhan high way as there is some road reconstruction and some detours, but after a while the high way start to be as comfy as any other high way in Qatar and with a speed limit of 120 Km - what we liked here in Qatar that road signs are all over the roads so you will not get lost even if you are not familiar with exact direction ... it took around one hour to reach Dukhan city ... which is really a very nice city with a lot of green plantation ... we stopped for around half hour to have some rest from the driving while we ordered pizza to take it with us for lunch ...
We followed the road signs to reach the beach in a short drive from the commercial building and the first impression was Oh my God too much crowded beach and a lot of trash and dirt all over the beach, and we were not sure if it worth the 75 km drive from Doha .... finally we located a spot were it seems to be OK to park the car set our lunch .... we cleaned were we decided to set and as i found some broken glasses i checked the surrounding area to make sure it is safe for our sons .... after having our lunch each of us starting his own activity ... my sons start playing with the sands, my wife start shooting some photos and for me directly i went to the water :)
Putting the people crowded beach and the trash a side the beach was a very nice place ... the water Crystal clear and very warm ... another feature of this beach is the shallow water as i walked for a very long distance while the water level as i believe doesn't exceed one meter ... from the beach you can spot some small fishes and if you look carefully you can spot some small black crabs and the beach is full of colorful shells making it a nice beach for the children to enjoy ...
The most wonderful moments during this trip was the sun set ... and for sure a big YES it make it worth the drive to Dukhan ...The best view of the sun set we ever see till now in Qatar was this day view ... really amazing view fro the start till the end watching the sun diving in the sea with a great sky color make it a very remarkable memory for the whole day ...
After sun set we have some time relaxing and continued enjoying the day for a couple of hours the we washed out and head back to Doha.
A few tips and advice to have the best of your trip:
- As always in summer a good sun block is essential
- Bring your camera ... you don't want to miss shooting the sun set
- Bring or buy all your supply from water, food, and drinks before heading into the beach as there is no service at all at the beach
- Sea shoes or a sandal will be very helpful as there is few sharp rocks in the sea and we found some broken glass
- Please collect all your trash and don't leave anything left behind ... others wants to enjoy the beach the same as you do.
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