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With limited time in Manama, this private half-day tour will introduce you to both the historic and modern sights of Bahrain. Explore the UNESCO-listed Bahrain Fort and visit the Bahrain Fort Museum, enjoy unforgettable photo opportunities at the Royal Camel Farm; then marvel at the King Fahad Causeway, a spectacular feat of engineering that links Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.

Discover the highlights of Bahrain with your own private guide on a half-day tour that is ideal for first-time visitors. See landmarks such as Ahmed Al Fateh Grand Mosque, Bahrain National Museum, and take a short walk along Bahrain Bay with view of the Bahrain World Trade Center. Your guide shares commentary about the history, culture, and traditions of Bahrain, and leaves time to browse handmade products at the Capital Mall.

As of 2012, “Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy” has become the second World Heritage Site of the Kingdom of Bahrain as the testimony of its millennia-old pearl collecting tradition and the globally significant single-product island economy and social system it produced. “Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy” is a serial nomination consisting of 15 property components: three vast oyster beds located in the northern territorial waters of Bahrain, one seashore site at the southern tip of Bahrain’s Muharraq Island, and nine clusters of historic buildings consisting of seventeen architectural structures embedded in the urban fabric of Muharraq city. Taken together, the fifteen individual sites reflect the final expression and last remaining – and thus outstanding – example of a cultural tradition that dominated the Arabian Gulf from prehistory to the early 20th century.

Just north of Manama, Muharraq Island is the historic capital of Bahrain and famous for its UNESCO-listed pearling industry. On this tour, admire architectural landmarks including Shaikh Isa Bin Ali House, Shaikh Ebrahim Centre, and Kurar House; browse the stalls of Muharraq souq; and visit Arad Fort.