Traveling: Qatar 2024

Thursday, 14 November 2024

Qatar 2024 - Part 4

Doha Quest

Monday - November 11th 2024

Our day started very relaxed with breakfast and then we spent the morning swimming and sunbathing at the pool before heading out into the city. Since we both enjoy themeparks, we had to try Doha's biggest indoor themepark called Doha Quest. We arrived there in the late morning and once we had our expensive tickets, we started exploring the indoor park. To our surprise it was quite packed with school groups, but luckily the kids left soon and we basically had the park for our own. Our first stop was Oryx Express, small roller coaster, followed by Legend of the Golden Oryx, a 3D motion simulator, that took us on a journey to find the golden oryx. Both attraction were fun, but next was the highlight of the park. According to Guinnes World Records Epiq Coaster is the world's tallest indoor rollercoaster. The ride was indeed quite fast and thrilling.

Pool Time

Doha Quest

Since we had the main attraction of the park already in our books, we just strolled around and did all the smaller rides, like Fly with Flap or Time Travel, a fun family thrill ride. Another highlight was Wings of Destiny, a 3D flying theatre about the history of flying. I really enjoy flying theatres and that one was not disappointing at all. Doha Quest wasn't big and so were ready to leave, but before we did, we bought some souvenirs and rode Magma Blast, the other big thrill ride in the park. Magma Blast was a thrilling shot and drop tower themed after geothermal energies blasting into the skies.

Doha Quest

After we left Doha Quest, we drove to the Museum of Islamic Art. We didn't go inside, but I wanted so see the building, because of its interesting architecture. There we just walked around the park from where we had a wonderful over to Doha West Bay on the other side of the bay. Since we got hungry, we decided to check out Mina District next. Mina District, or also known as Old Doha Port, is a shopping and dining location that was built specifically for the FIFA World Cup. Although it was a nice place, it was quite disappointing too, because most of the shops and restaurants were already closed. At least we found a restaurant and got a salad for a late lunch.

Museum of Islamic Art

View of Doha West Bay

Museum of Islamic Art

Mina District

Late Lunch

Mina District

Doha West Bay

On the way back to the hotel we stopped along Al Corniche, Doha's bayside road, to get a glimpse of the stunning skyscrapers of Doha West Bay. Back at the hotel we spent some time at the pool before heading out for dinner. Today we tried a plant based restaurant called Evergreen Organics at the nearby Doha Gate Mall. I got a burrito while Claudia had a bowl. The food was okay, but nothing special. The rest of the evening we spent checking out Doha Gate Mall and Doha City Mall, where we stopped at Krispy Creme Doughnuts for a treat. Afterwards we returned to the hotel and spent a relaxing evening watching TV.