15 great Doha road trips
6 Comments 27 December 2011
Mission: Run with the ostriches (and Oryx)
Destination: Zekreet
How to get there: Take the road to Dukhan, turning off at Zekreet junction and head to Zekreet peninsula.
Journey time: 60 minutes
There’s something creepily wonderful about driving along and noticing a prehistoric bird creature sprinting along beside you. The ostrich farm in Zekreet is one of the biggest in the region. Best of all, its open: the ostrich’s roam free, so that as you drive through you can get up close and personal with them. Just beware: they don’t like to be petted. Ostrich’s have a vicious kick with their powerful legs, and can do some damage, so you’re better off viewing them from the comfort of your vehicle. Not had enough beasties? Keep going and you’ll find the oryx farm, just off North road. Originally native to this region, the oryx is a gorgeous animal just making a comeback thanks to farms like this. You can visit and view the majestic deer-like creatures with their distinctive sloping horns.
Tip: Zekreet is also home to amazing rock formations and views. Keep driving and see if you can spot mushrooms, anvils and more.
User reviews:
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Posted by: Alex Reid on 24 May ' 12 at 16:21
Really interesting. A little more details regarding roads and distances would be useful.
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Posted by: hisham on 30 Mar ' 12 at 11:59
wakra, shamal and dhukan are three different places.
information is a lot confusing. dhukan beach dont have crabbing. you need to go to sailiya on the shamal highway -
Posted by: Manish on 28 Feb ' 12 at 03:17
Unfortunately there are no more ostriches in the farm when i went last time. Yes, you can go there for photopgraphy. Beautiful rock formations!
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Posted by: ellie on 24 Feb ' 12 at 07:45
the directions you gave regarding the singing sand dunes are incorrect - these are the same directions that are on many OLD websites, forums and blogs found on a Google search!! We made the mistake of using the same directions last December, we found them eventually but not with the directions, they weren't even close!!! I am happy to provide exact directions of how to get there! But I do think the journalists who write these articles should try these things out to make sure the information they have is correct as I know many people who have used those directions and failed to get to the singing sand dunes and have since given up after many failed attempts!
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Posted by: Anouska Jack on 27 Jan ' 12 at 19:08
Amazing. Doha is a beautiful city
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Posted by: Wahyu Hidayat on 26 Jan ' 12 at 05:44
I like crabbing!
For Qatar newcomers the information presented may cause confusion.
1. Wakra is not on the Northern coast
2. Dukhan Highway spans east-west not North. Do you mean drive north on the Al Shamal Highway?
3. The picture shown here is Inland Sea near Rock Islands where three small rocks jutted out of the sea, and where there is coastguard stations. No dunes in Wakra and Shamal.
Nevertheless, good work.
