Bahrain · GoGo City Guide

Manama

3 Days in Manama

7Stops3UNESCO Sites+36Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumKarbabad

Qal'at al-Bahrain

The Portuguese fort on 4,000 years of Dilmun layers.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    1.5 h

    Bahrain Fort

    UNESCO

    Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

  3. 16:45
    1 h

    Fort site museum

    UNESCO

    Qal’at al-Bahrain – Ancient Harbour and Capital of Dilmun

  4. 19:30
    1.5 h

    Chicken machboos

    Food

    Muharraq restaurants

Day 2Day TripFullA'ali

Dilmun Burial Mounds

Thousands of ancient burial mounds and the royal tombs.

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Day 3City DayMediumMuharraq

Pearling Path · Bahrain National Museum

Merchants' houses along the pearling trail. Dilmun burial finds and pearling history.

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Day Trip

Tree of Life and the Desert

A lone 400-year-old tree and the first oil well.

Day Trip

Hawar Islands

Birds and beaches on the southern islands.

Half Day

Bab al-Bahrain and the Souq

The old gate and the gold and spice souq.

Half Day

Al-Fateh Grand Mosque

One of the world's largest mosques, open to visitors.

When to Go

This version is for Nov–Feb. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Nov (10 mm), driest May (0 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER