The camping season starts in Qatar every year at the beginning of November, when thousands of citizens go camping in the desert and at the beaches, setting up traditional tents and caravans that are specially prepared for this purpose.

In this season, which is characterized by moderate temperatures, these areas turn into tourist destinations that attract thousands of citizens, residents and visitors to the country from different parts of the world. This season is also filled with many activities and events that enhance both domestic and foreign tourism and reflect an interest in heritage values.

Qatar is one of the GCC countries whose residents are interested in camping, which represents an annual tradition inherited through generations. Camping involves leaving urban areas and living in caravans and tents with modern design and equipment that combines traditions and modernity.

The camping season attracts thousands of Qatari families who head towards the desert or on the beautiful sandy beaches. Thousands of visitors also attend this winter-spring event to enjoy the wonderful atmosphere and watch the performances and activities that usually accompany the season, such as horse and camel rides, beach buggy and barbeque nights.

The number of camps that are booked annually by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment exceeds 2,500 camps each season, while the number of camping areas increased this year to more than 30 areas compared to 17 last year, distributed all over the country.

In its keenness to boost the comfort and safety of the people, Qatar has taken many measures represented in the conditions that must be followed during the camping season to ensure the preservation of the Qatari environment, including the opening of HMC's medical clinic and an ambulance point that operates around the clock with all equipment and medicines available to treat emergency cases. It has also built a helipad for air ambulances to receive visitors from the camps.

Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) also provided a seasonal station to fill water tanks to provide safe drinking water that is subject to the highest quality standards for camping visitors.

The camping season starts in Qatar every year at the beginning of November when thousands of citizens go camping in the desert and at the beaches, setting up traditional tents and caravans that are specially prepared for this purpose.

In this season, which is characterized by moderate temperatures, these areas turn into tourist destinations that attract thousands of citizens, residents and visitors to the country from different parts of the world. This season is also filled with many activities and events that enhance both domestic and foreign tourism and reflect an interest in heritage values.

Qatar is one of the GCC countries whose residents are interested in camping, which represents an annual tradition inherited through generations. Camping involves leaving urban areas and living in caravans and tents with modern design and equipment that combines traditions and modernity.

The camping season attracts thousands of Qatari families who head towards the desert or on the beautiful sandy beaches. Thousands of visitors also attend this winter-spring event to enjoy the wonderful atmosphere and watch the performances and activities that usually accompany the season, such as horse and camel rides, beach buggy and barbeque nights.

The number of camps that are booked annually by the Ministry of Municipality and Environment exceeds 2,500 camps each season, while the number of camping areas increased this year to more than 30 areas compared to 17 last year, distributed all over the country.

In its keenness to boost the comfort and safety of the people, Qatar has taken many measures represented in the conditions that must be followed during the camping season to ensure the preservation of the Qatari environment, including the opening of HMC's medical clinic and an ambulance point that operates around the clock with all equipment and medicines available to treat emergency cases. It has also built a helipad for air ambulances to receive visitors from the camps.

Qatar General Electricity & Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) also provided a seasonal station to fill water tanks to provide safe drinking water that is subject to the highest quality standards for camping visitors.

In conjunction with the start of this year's camping season, Qatar organized the fourth edition of the Katara International Hunting and Falcon Fair (Suhail 2020) to meet the needs of falconers, amateurs and those interested in Qatar and the world, especially after the great success of the previous three editions. These fairs also established its global reputation as an ideal destination for lovers of hunting and falcons and as a major commercial platform for international companies to display all supplies and products related to hunting, falconry supplies and the needs of land trips.

In its new edition, the exhibition showed a new and distinguished group of accompanying events and activities that meet the needs of falconers, amateurs and those interested, through the participation of (120) companies specialized in hunting weapons, sniper supplies, falcons, and local and international trips, representing 12 Arab and foreign countries, in addition to the host country, Qatar.

Qatar plays an important role in organizing and arranging the camping process, in accordance with strict procedures that ensure the preservation of wild and marine life and as dictated by environmental obligations in this regard, in addition to stressing security and safety requirements in the camps. The precautionary measures imposed by the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic have called on the concerned authorities to increase the number of camping areas, provide more spaces for the campers and require more care and commitment to precautionary measures to prevent the transmission of infection and preserve the health of the campers and those in contact with them.

The Camping caretakers called on all visitors of the land and sea areas to follow preventive measures such as social distancing, wearing masks and maintaining clean hands constantly to avoid infection of (Covid-19) and follow security and safety guidelines and take caution to prevent accidents, injuries and potential diseases.

Sources: QNA

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