Kuwait City Trip Overview
Al-Shaheed Park is the largest urban park in Kuwait. It host a series of ongoing public and educational programs including environmental initiatives, public lectures, film screenings, book clubs, educator forums, performances, community workshops, volunteer programs, as well as science, literacy, and arts and crafts activities for young people. At the end of the tour, you will visit Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Center where you can have a dinner with nice view of musical fountain. (Dinner Not Included in the Fee)
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Duration: 6 hours
Starts: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Kuwait City, Kuwait, Kuwait
Al-Shaheed Park is the largest urban park in Kuwait. It host a series of ongoing public and educational programs including environmental initiatives, public lectures, film screenings, book clubs, educator forums, performances, community workshops, volunteer programs, as well as science, literacy, and arts and crafts activities for young people. At the end of the tour, you will visit Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Center where you can have a dinner with nice view of musical fountain. (Dinner Not Included in the Fee)
Itinerary
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Stop At: Al Shaheed Park, Soor Street, Kuwait City Kuwait
Al Shaheed park, located on the periphery of Kuwait city, narrates the story of a land, its history and culture. The park consists of 200,000 m2 of greenery, featuring beautiful botanical gardens, two museums – Thekra & the Habitat, a visitor center, a lake, walkways and jogging tracks, making it the largest urban park in Kuwait.By visiting the Habitat – a museum dedicated to the environment and bird migration in Kuwait, the visitors learn more about the different ecosystems, migratory birds and the effects of pollution through interactive learning stations.
In addition to the museum, a Bird Aviary was built outside of the Habitat to provide a resting area for the numerous migrating birds in Kuwait. By doing so, visitors also get a chance to view these different kinds of birds as they stop by to rest during their journey.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmad Cultural Center, Kuwait City Kuwait
The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Centre is a multidisciplinary public space striving to entertain, educate and inspire the people of Kuwait. It will offer a range of events – in music, theatre, film, workshops and spoken word – for every generation and sector of society.Complex, geometric forms inspired by Islamic architecture form the richly textured outer skin of each building of the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmed Cultural Center, creating dramatic public spaces below that are illuminated by the interaction of light and shadow.
Luxurious, world class buildings below the outer skin exude character and drama, inviting passers-by to wander its majestic space. The wonders continue inside each building and visitors will find jewels within jewels as they explore the beautifully designed interiors.
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Alseif palace, Arabian gulf street, Kuwait City Kuwait
The Seif Palace is popular among local and overseas visitors as the home of the royal family. Nevertheless, they might be surprised to find out that this palace does not get much used by the Monarch and the government. While it is true that this palace is designated to the Emir dynasty, the household personally chose to stay in Bayan Palace which is known as the official house of the Emir and this is also the place where the monarch would entertain his dignitaries. Therefore, the Seif palace only serves as the court if there are special celebrations and events, or if the Bayan Palace is not available. However, thousands of travelers every year go to see this fine building.
Pass By: Kuwait Towers, Arabian Gulf Avenue Sharq District, Kuwait City Kuwait
Kuwait Towers is a group of three slender towers that symbolizes Kuwait’s economic resurgence and also World cultural as well as touristic landmark. The structure is often referred to as Kuwait tower in singular although there are three towers. Standing on a promontory into the Arabian Gulf, Kuwait towers were officially inaugurated in 1979 and are rated as a tourist attraction and iconic building of modern Kuwait.
Pass By: Grand Mosque, Sharq Kuwait City, Kuwait City Kuwait
Located in the heart of the city, the Grand Mosque is the biggest and the official Mosque of Kuwait which means that official religious celebrations are held in this mosque only. Locals refer to it as Al-Masjid Al-Kabir with total area of 46,000 square meters (490,000 sq ft), in that the building itself covers 20,000 square meters (220,000 sq ft). The Grand mosque is internationally renowned for its Islamic architecture and it has become one of Kuwait’s most treasured landmarks. Indeed, the builders and designers have put a lot of effort in creating this mosque starting the project way back in 1979 and finally completing it seven years later in 1986 at a cost of about KD 14 million. Grand Mosque is popular for its prayer arrangement during the last 10 days of Ramadan. Thousands of Muslims gather during last 10 days of Ramadan.
