Half Day Private Tour: Desert Delights from Manama
Manama, Bahrain
Trip Type: Day Trips
Duration: Flexible
Join this 4 hour tour that starts at 09.00am and takes you on a journey back to 1812. Visit Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmed Al-Fatih Fort, the very first oil well, oil Museum and the Tree of Life.
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Join this 4 hour tour that starts at 09.00am and takes you on a journey back to 1812. Visit Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmed Al-Fatih Fort, the very first oil well, oil Museum and the Tree of Life.At 09.00am your English speaking guide will meet you in the hotel lobby to start the tour. The first visit will be to Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmed Al-Fatih Fort. This fort was built by Sheikh Salman Bin Ahmed Al-Fatih In 1812, the fort sits on high vantage point overlooking the surrounding desert. Next you will visit the first oil well when Bahrain's oil industry began more than 70 years ago. Most people are surprised to learn that Bahrain was pumping oil years before Saudi Arabia began its own search for black gold. The Standard Oil Company of California formed the Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) in 1929. Bahrain's first well was studded in October 1931, and oil was found in 1932 at Jebel Dukhan, or Smokey Mountain. 'Well Number 1,' now a tourist site in Bahrain once produced 9,600 barrels a day.
Next proceed to the Oil Museum which is next to the First Oil Well. The Oil Museum was officially inaugurated in 1992. It houses old drilling equipment, samples of rocks found underground, topographical maps and some information about the companies that had participated in the exploration for oil (Oil Museum is open only on Friday) . The last attraction for the day will be the tree of Life. An Acacia tree which survives itself for more than 400 years in the middle of the Bahrain desert without any water supply. Some believe this tree belongs to the Garden of Eden.
After the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 13.00.
Next proceed to the Oil Museum which is next to the First Oil Well. The Oil Museum was officially inaugurated in 1992. It houses old drilling equipment, samples of rocks found underground, topographical maps and some information about the companies that had participated in the exploration for oil (Oil Museum is open only on Friday) . The last attraction for the day will be the tree of Life. An Acacia tree which survives itself for more than 400 years in the middle of the Bahrain desert without any water supply. Some believe this tree belongs to the Garden of Eden.
After the tour you will be transferred back to your hotel at around 13.00.
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