Bahrain Travel Forum

Dear VT members,

Thanks for all the advice you have given me for over the years it’s been outstanding I will be transit in Bahrain International airport for 2 hours. Where are the free WiFi Hotspots at the airport?


Regards


Jean Paul Adam

Hi,

I am currently staying in Saudi Arabia from the last 3 months. I got my Iqama around 45 days back. I am planning to go to bahrain for tourism. I came to know that I can travel by King fayad couseway and get the visa on arrival. But when I have checked the Bahrain govt site they have quoted that you need to be six month old resident of the gulf countries to get the visa on arrival. My current Imqama is valid for the next 10 months.

Can some one please guide me about the exact policy?

Regards,
Ahmad

Hello!

in next 2 weeks , I have to visit Bahrain (for not more than 4 days)..
I looking where is good place to live this 4 days
They told me that place should be near to Seef mall..

Is there any apartments or “not expensive” hotel, or maybe they rent flat by day.

Please help me
...
Thanks

I am presently working here in Qatar and planning to take a 4 days vacation in Bahrain before i headed to my home country which is Philippines. I thought i can just buy a 7 days visa upon arrival in Bahrain Airport, but when im purchasing my ticket here in Qatar, the travel agent advise to secure first a visa before buying a ticket, he advised me to call Bahrain Embassy here in Qatar which i did and Bahrain embassy told me that they are requiring a recommendation letter from my sponsor to process a 7days visa for me. I dont want my sponsor to know that ill be passing by first at Bahrain. Can i just buy a 7 days visa at Bahrain, knowing that i have a 1 year valid working visa here in Qatar. By the way, im working as an Executive secretary in an interior landscaping firm but in my iqama, my designation is a servant because before when the company hired me they dont have yet professional designated available iqama's. Do you think i really have to ask for my sponsor's recommendation letter of i can just buy a 7 days visa in Bahrain airport. Please advise.

Thank you so much if there's anyone who can help me..im really running out of time.

i am coming over to visit some relations. I would like to bring some cut daffodils as a gift in my suitcase. do you think this could be a problem for customs?
thanks
loubiss

Does any body know of any all you can eat and drink (alcoholic) deals in Bahrain. I have been here 4 or 5 times before and visited Bam Boos a few times and Brazils which are both excellant but i would like to find some alternatives, if anyone can help it would be appriciated.

Regards

Hi there!!
I just arrived to KSA, i´m working/living close to Bahrain and i would like to meet people there. I´ve been last weekend and i suppose that it i finds a place with full possibilities but will take long, so for that i would like to meet some people that may give may some guides about the deeply fun in Bahrain!!
I am spanish guy, and to remark something i like dancing. I heard that there are some places to dance latin music in Bahrain but when i went last week i discovered that nothing is how they set forth it....
Hope your comments!!Best regards.

I am currently working in Bahrain and have a RP. My parents want to visit Bahrain. I need to know from where I can arrange for their Visa and what will be the cost of each visa. Thanks.

I WOULD LIKE TO TRAVEL FROM DAMMAM TO MANAMAH TO BAHRAIN BUT NOT WITH AIRPLANE I HEARD SOMETHING FOR A BUS VIA A BRIDGE BUT I CANT FIND ANY SCHEDULE. I AM FROM GREECE ATHENS AND IN THE INTERNET ITS IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND IT PLS INFORM ME ANYONE IF YOU CAN.
MANY THANKS

Hello fellow VTs,

Appreciate if anyone of the members can advise places where i can go for early breakfast in bahrain. it doesnt matter whether it middle east, indian, continental or anything. I don't mean at the hotel. do the shops operate like in saudi's opening time? open after 4pm, close during prayer time etc.

what about local food? what is it? is it the same khabsah? where can i find a good one which of course with lamb.

about the beaches, where can i go and enjoy food by the beaches. are there any? some of the information in this bahrain VT are few years back. perhaps members can give some updates whether the information is still valid.

How easy to go to tourist information centre from the airport? From the internet i found that it is somewhere in Adliya - how to get there?. Do they have a proper office at the airport itself?

Thank you. Have a good day to you all.

Which side of the road do we drive in bahrain

In March, I am going to Bahren on 10 days busnis trip, and I as I will have some time off, so I was thinking of taking side trip/s somewhere.
Only propblem I have is that I have Israel stamp on my passport.
And few Midleistern countries can tolerate that.
I know I am OK, to go to Bahrain, but what about other countries? Sirya and Yemen are ot of the question, what about Oman?? or Quatar??
And what I can see in 3 extra days?
Any of you have some ideas?? Tips??
Many thanks,
Valentina

any info on ferry to Iraq would be appreciated, ie. length of trip, schedule, is there any souvenir shopping upon arrival in Um Qassar port since I will be unable to leave the port area without a visa which I can not get from US

How much is the door fee in most clubs in manama?? please respond quickly!!

Hai,

I am an expatriate employee staying in bahrain for the last 18 years. I would like visit Dubai with my family on the 21st of August 2008 by road via the Saudi Arabia. Please recommend any bus services from bahrain to dubai.Our plan is to travel on the 21st and return on the 27th of Aug 2008.

Please note that i have alredy obtained a visa to U.A.E through the Counsulate office in bahrain.

Please advice.


Thank u

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Respected members of this forum,

My name is Mr.Praveen Nair. Are there any showrooms to purchase music systems,
home theatre systems and television sets. Will I get Sony, Samsung brands?

Thanking you,

Your's sincerely,

Mr. Praveen Nair
email-id : pravin_prada@yahoo.co.in

Respected members of this forum,

My name is Mr.Praveen Nair. Are there any showrooms to purchase music systems,
home theatre systems and television sets. Will I get Sony, Samsung brands?

Thanking you,

Your's sincerely,

Mr. Praveen Nair
email-id : pravin_prada@yahoo.co.in

hi.i am from romania and i need to know how i can get a tourist visa for bahrain.here in my country i dont have a embassy and in the airport they not issue visas for romanians.can somebdy help me plzzz?thank u very much

My friends hello!!! On 14 August I will find itself in the airport of [Manama] for 5 hours. I want therefore to develop this hours, seeing somebody good in the city. What you have you propose to me? I can take a taxi from the airport and make mini tour? Will my sum cost? What it should I see? it exists tourist bus?
Thank you.

how long does it take to get a visit visa to bahrain,im in india and my husband is sponsering the visa through his company.im waiting and worried ,want to knw how much time does it take ?

Hi guys,

Just landed in bahrain a month back. Currently looking out for a gym or health club nearby American Mission Hospital. Should be walkable distance as i dont have a car as yet.

Cheers.

And, oh yes, is bargaining the norm in Bahrain?

5 or 10 years ago my brother-in-law was in Bahrain and decided to buy some natural pearls. He went to the gold souq area, asked around and was directed to an office on a side street, where an old man was sitting in a plain room behind a desk. When my brother-in-law told him what he was looking for, the old man went to a safe, pulled out a cloth bag and opened it up to display hundreds of natural pearls. He was apparently in his 80s and said that when he was younger he would go out in a boat to buy pearls from the divers; he was very helpful explaining the differences in quality between the various types of pearls. Has anyone had any experiences like this? Is there any pearling still going on in Bahrain or is it just a hub for other areas? Can you buy natural pearls from something close to the source, instead of from a jeweler? And how do the prices compare? Thanks for your time and consideration!

my son and i will be travelling by bus from bahrain to al khobar as stated in our ticket.we already done it from dammam to bahrain.is it ok travelling in the other way around? where is the terminal of the gulf air bus in bahrain airport?thanks.

I have a one day stop over in Bahrain on a Friday. I am wondering if any of the shops would be open since it is a prayer day. Would Gold Souqs be open?

Hi everyone..........,

I'm British Citizen going to visit my family in Al-Hasa, Saudi Arabia, any idea how easy is to find a transport service from Bahrain airport to Al Hasa or even dammam? and how much does cost to get there (Taxi/bus) and how frequent are th buses?
Many thanks for your help

I'll be going for my home leave vacation this June with my family.
My flight from Saudi will stop over Bahrain for more than 8 hours.
is it possible for us to go out of the terminal and go for sightseeing in Manamah? Is Manama an open city like Hong Kong?

Hope to hear some tips on this matter.

Thanks in Advance.

SCDJ66

Hi,

I am spending 3 nights in Bahrain en-route from London to Bombay. I have looked at some tourist pages for Bahrain and one comments that entry is not allowed to those with Israeli stamps in their passport (.....me being one of them is worrying me as my flight is booked and non-amendable).

Does anyone konw officially is this true, and should I not be allowed entry into Bahrain will I be shipped back to UK or put on the next flight to India?

Thanks.

Also, anyone know of the Ramada Palace, I'm booked in there and a few comments I've read after a Google search don't rate that hotel very highly - I thought Ramada was a luxury chain of hotels???

Thanks again!

Hello Friends
I am an expat in Bahrain with interest in fishing (angling).
Could anyone tell me which are the best fishing spots available in the Kingdom of Bahrain.
I was told that Sitra Bridge is the most popular spot. But with the construction going on, its quite dusty a spot and the hustle bustle around seem to have driven the fish away.

If there are any fellow anglers reading this forum, could you also tel me which are the best bait options for fishing in Bahrain.

Dear VT Members,

What is the best money to bring to Bahrain??? US Money or Euro's.

Thanks for your help

Jay