Visit to archaeological site in Bahrain

General information

Destination
Bahrain City, Bahrain

Program details

The tour will start with the visit to the Bahrain Fort, 16th Century Portuguese Fort and the largest archaeological site in Bahrain. The tour will continue to Barbar Temple, this archeological site is actually three temples, one succeeding the other on the same site date back to third and second millennium BC. Now proceed to another interesting site which is the Saar Ancient Settlement. The settlement is the only one in Bahrain to have been excavated extensively and visitors are afforded a unique glimpse of daily life in Bahrain 4,000 years ago.



A brief drive from here to visit the Saar Burial Complex or the honeycomb burial complex. Our last visit of the day will be the Burial Mounds, notably scattered along large stretches of Sheikh Khalifa Highway, near the Hamad Town roundabout, these archaeological mounds are of great historical importance, going back to the Dilmun civilization in the third millennium BC. Tour will head back to the hotel.


Meeting/pick-up point: Pick up at hotel.

Duration: Four hours.

Start/opening time: At 9am or 2pm.

End/closing time: At 1pm or 6pm.

Languages: English.

Others: German, Spanish, French, Arabic available on request.