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Qatar Travel Tips

Qatar travel tips allows you to plan carefully your holidays in Qatar. When you arrive in this country you should be aware of the social norms here. The culture of Qatar doesn't permit men and women to socialize often outside families, and local women wear veil here. The tourists are required to dress modestly covering their arms and legs and they should respect local cultures and traditions,Islamic mosques and holy places.Qatar travel tips updates about the currency used here which is Qatari Riyal (QR) = 100 dirham. The notes found are in the denominations of QR500, 100, 50, 10, 5 and 1. The coins are found in the denominations of 50, 25, 10, 5 and 1 dirham. You can use American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are here. Though it helps if you check with your credit or debit card company for more details of merchant acceptability. One thing which you can use is the traveler's check specifically in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling. Another useful aspect is that there are no restrictions on the import or export of local or foreign currency. Prohibition only occurs in case of Israeli currency.



One of the important Qatar travel tips is that certain goods can be imported into Qatar which are devoid of any customs duty like moderate amount of tobacco and perfume only for personal use. Though there are some goods which are prohibited like alcohol and firearms can be imported only if you have aprior license from the Ministry of Defense.Qatar travel tips for health is very much necessary and it is recommended that you have vaccination against typhoid. Water which you will use for drinking, brushing teeth or making ice should be either boiled or sterilized. Milk should be consumed after boiling. There are certain diseases which exist here like Typhoid fevers and hepatitis A so you need to be careful of that. Hepatitis B is prevalent. Cutaneous leishmaniasis a skin disease also occurs sometimes. For health issues there are number of hospitals in Qatar.

Qatar climate comprises of very hot summer from June to September with low rainfall. Thus Qatar travel tips also informs you of the clothing required here like lightweight cottons and linens are needed during summer and warm clothes in the evenings and during the winter. Some other important Qatar travel tips are :

  • Banks open every morning except on Fridays
  • Best times to visit Qatar is during November, February and March.
  • Usually a 10% service charge will be included in your bill, if it's not then you need to tip according to standard tipping rules. If you are going by taxi through a trek into the backyards then you need to top the driver 10%.



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