Kuwait City - Post Report Question and Answers
What are some interesting/fun things to do in the area? Can you recommend any “hidden gems"?
The camel races. Specifically, the Mad Max option. - May 2023
Local Kuwaiti restaurants are a good experience. Eating at Freej Swaeleh has been one of our favorite places to go. Yasmin farm in Wafrah was a fun day trip. - May 2023
Travel to Oman. Also, Tblisi Georgia is fabulous and is a short flight away. The other travel destinations are pretty obvious: Egypt, Jordan, Dubai. - Feb 2020
All the cool souks, Friday Market, the beaches further south, Avenues Mall, dining out, the aquarium, the Corniche, the Marina, The Kuwaiti Towers, the cultural centers. - Nov 2018
Go to the desert with Kuwaiti friends and go fishing. - May 2017
The Oil and Gas Museum is nice. The Opera House is beautiful. - Mar 2017
Shopping in one of the many malls, the souks are all worth a visit, we enjoyed the mirror house. Lebnanai was the best Lebanese food we found. Located off of 30 in Al-Shaab. - Jun 2015
Get out of Kuwait and travel the region. Kuwait has done NOTHING to encourage or develop tourism. - Mar 2015
See above. Also, Dune Buggy rental. Sea Doo rental. Scuba and skin diving off reefs (not really up there with Red Sea or Caribbean, though). - Dec 2013
Movies, malls, American restaurants. Some water sports, camel racing, desert camping. That's about it. - May 2013
The highest likelihood of getting to know a Kuwaiti is through some type of work relationship, depending on your job. Take advantage of that and take them up on their offers to take you places - they are not asking just to be polite, like Westerners, hoping you'll refuse. They take hospitality to a different level. If you get the opportunity to go to a wedding celebration, you must go. Go out to the desert camps if you get a chance. We did not travel much regionally, but everyone who went to Oman raved about it. Bahrain is a nice getaway - it is a little more permissive, Western-friendly society. Expats do a lot of productions here. Check out the Ahmadi music group, Kuwait Little Theatre, and others. Visit Falaika Island and tour the city abandoned after the Iraqi invasion - it's like time stood still. - Feb 2013
Eat, they have everything. Some beaches are nice. Amusement parks are of poor quality. Malls are very nice but extremely expensive. - Jan 2013
Aquarium, desert camping, lots of malls, old market, art and Gulf War museums, parks. - May 2012
There a couple of museums: Heritage Museum, Invasion Museum (Kuwait House for National Works), Maritime Museum, Tareq Rajeb Museum, Tareq Rajeb Calligraphy Museum, Modern Art Museum, and the Aquarium & Discovery Science Center. Each Mall has an arcade/amusement park (like Chuckee Cheese on steroids) with bowling alleys, pool tables, and rides. Avenues and 360 Mall are popular places to go, although we never go out at night---toooooooo busy and tooooooo much traffic. mornings are best for exploring. Check out a website I put together with things to do here: www.favoritethingskuwait.blogspot.com - May 2012
The biggest perk to living in Kuwait is travel to other countries. There's desert camping, which leaves much to be desired in Kuwait. Other countries provide tourist experiences for desert camping, such as musical entertainment in Oman and Bedouin experiences in Jordan. Kuwait has no tourist activities. - Jan 2012
All types of water sports. Malls are outstanding. Rugby/Softball/Diving Clubs/Music. No niteclubs. Only hotels and private functions. - Jul 2010
Travel. It is also possible to go to the beach on the weekends and rent jet skis for a couple of hours. During the cooler months, people like to go out to the desert and rent atvs to ride around on. - Jul 2010
Jetski, shopping, eating, parties with friends, souks/markets, camel racing club, visit the beach, travel outside of Kuwait. There are not many options for fun here. Embassy people tend to enjoy the happy hour and Embassy activities. - Jul 2008
Very, very little. Beach clubs, camel races (in the cooler months), aquarium. - Jun 2008
