Bahrain is centrally located in the Middle East and The Bahrain International Airport offers direct flights to over 50 destinations. In five hours or less, you can visit both historical and/or tropical destinations such as Greece, the Seychelles, Cyprus, Oman, and the UAE.
Living in Bahrain, you will find that travel opportunities are endless. Everyone you meet will have incredible travel experiences and want to share their “Must See” travel destinations. The locations listed here are by no means an exhaustive list. There are countless travel opportunities at your fingertips!
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Dubai
Dubai is a stirring combination of profound traditions and modern vision wrapped into stark desert splendor. It’s hard not to admire Dubai for its ambition and ability to dream up projects that elsewhere would never get off the drawing board. This is a superlative-craving society that has birthed audaciously high buildings and palm-shaped islands. Dubai is a top retail haunt that hosts not one, but two huge annual shopping festivals. Its shape-shifting party spectrum caters for just about every taste, budget, and age group. From flashy dance temples, sleek rooftop terraces, and sizzling beach clubs to fancy cocktail caverns and concerts under the stars, Dubai delivers. Most of the nightlife centers on the fancy hotels, but there–s no shortage of more wholesome diversions either, including community theatre, live-music venues, and the sparkling Dubai Opera.
With Emiratis making up only a fraction of the population, Dubai is a bustling microcosm peacefully shared by cultures from all corners of the world. This diversity expresses itself in the culinary landscape, fashion, music, and performance. Although rooted in Islamic tradition, this is an open society where it–s easy for newcomers and visitors to connect with a myriad of experiences, be it eating like a Bedouin, dancing on the beach, shopping for local art, or riding a camel in the desert. Dubai is a fertile environment conducive to breaking down cultural barriers and preconceptions.
Wikitravel – Dubai
Lonely Planet – Dubai
CIA World Factbook – United Arab Emirates
Oman
For visitors, this offers a rare chance to engage with the Arab world without the distorting lens of excessive wealth. Oman’s low-rise towns retain their traditional charms and Bedouin values remain at the heart of an Omani welcome. With an abundance of natural beauty, from spectacular mountains, wind-blown deserts, and a pristine coastline, Oman is the obvious choice for those seeking out the modern face of Arabia while wanting still to sense its ancient soul.
Wikitravel – Oman
Lonely Planet – Oman
CIA World Factbook – Oman
Abu Dhabi
With the world’s largest hand-loomed carpet, the fastest rollercoaster, the highest high tea, the tower with the greatest lean, and the largest cluster of cultural buildings of the 21st century, the UAE capital Abu Dhabi isn’t afraid to challenge world records. Welcome to an exciting city where nothing stands still…except perhaps the herons in its mangroves.
Wikitravel – Abu Dhabi
Lonely Planet – Abu Dhabi
CIA World Factbook – United Arab Emirates
Greece
Greece is full of other worldly moments. Step into the ring where Olympians first competed. Climb steps hewn out of stone to Meteora–s monasteries, perched atop towering rocks. Contemplate the oracle–s insights from the grandeur of Delphi, take in a starlit drama at an ancient outdoor theatre, and be stunned by massive marble sculptures dredged up from the Aegean. Whether you’re an adrenalin seeker or dedicated beach bum, Greece will bewitch you. Days melt from one to the next under wide open blue skies and a sea speckled with islands that deliver the white-sand, palm-fringed beaches of your dreams. Immerse yourself, whether it’s a coffee, a shot of ouzo, a chorus on the bouzouki, or a local celebration. Greeks are passionate and live life to the fullest, even at the most difficult times. The result is a country seemingly riddled with challenges, yet full of people loving life.
Wikitravel – Greece
Lonely Planet – Greece
CIA World Factbook – Greece
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Time Out Bahrain – 12 Weekend Getaways
Time Out Bahrain – 10 to try: Short breaks
Seven Destinations within Five Hours of Bahrain