Travel information

Kuwait

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Entry requirements

Passport and visa service: Ministry of foreign affairs (only in arabic)
Visa requirements to Visit Kuwait
Diplomatic representations: List of the embassies abroad
For more information: Embassy of Kuwait in Tunisia
32, rue Al Mansoura
1004 - El Menzah IV
Phone: 71 754 556
71 767 659

Organizing your trip

Means of transport recommended in town

Recommendation: Driving in Kuwait is hazardous. Although Kuwait has an extensive and modern system of well-lit roads, excessive speeding on both primary and secondary roads, leads to frequent and often fatal accidents.
The government-owned Kuwait Public Transportation Company operates bus services throughout the Kuwait City metropolitan area on 50 different routes, which are widely used by the low-income expatriate labor force. Taxis are available at major hotels and pick up passengers at other locations upon telephonic request. Taxis have meters, but fares are more commonly negotiated.
For further information, visit the website Transport Kuwait.
Maps of urban networks: Maporama
Mapblast
UT Library on line
Kuwait City Roads Map

Means of transport recommended in the rest of the country

Recommendation: Kuwait has an extensive, modern and well-maintained network of highways. There is no railway system in the country so most of the people travel in car.
There are seven airports in the country, flying can be a good solution to travel in the country.
For further information, please visit the website of the Ministry of Communications.
Rail companies

Flight from Tunisia: Distance between capital cities in km: 3 596
Flight duration between capital cities: 7h05

Airlines offering direct flights from/to Tunisia
Airline	Low-cost solution	From	To
http://www.tunisair.com/publish/home.asp		Tunis, Tozeur, Tabarka, Monastir, Sfax, Djerba	Kuwait

Traveling by yourself

Recommendation: The urban and road networks are in excellent condition, however it is important to be very careful with the road traffic, and in general the excessive speed which cause serious accidents. Supply in gas is permanently provided. Off-roads hikes in the desert are potentially dangerous because of the presence of mines and are therefore formally disadvised .
For further information, visit the website of the US government on travel recommendations.
Road maps: Kuwait Maps
Find an itinerary: Multimap

Visiting

Different forms of tourism

Historical

Koweit city is modern (the biggest towers are Kuwait Towers). You can visit:

-The National Museum: located in the Arabian Gulf Street, the museum is composed of four buildings plus one planetarium. Looted and burned during the Iraqi invasion, the museum lost its magnificence and particularly the richness of its collection, which was one of the most representative of the Arabic world, but still, it is still worth visiting.
-Sadu House: built around 1840, this house is not only a permanent exhibition of the traditional bedouin weaving, but also a way of preserving this ancient know-how. The building in itself is worth the glance since it is a perfect example of the pre-oil producing era type of construction.
-Tareq Rajab museum: the museum houses a great collection of ceramic and metal objects, manuscripts, textiles, traditional costumes as well as the oldest collection of silver jewels publicly exhibited in the Arabic and Islamic world.
- Ramparts and city gates: the ramparts were built in 1922 by the Sheik Salim al-Mubarak in order to keep the nomad tribes outside the city. Although severely damaged in the 1950's, parts of the ramparts and doors remain strewed through the city, notably around First Ring Road.

For further information, visit the website Visit Kuwait.

Cultural

- Mosques
- The Tareq Rajab Museum
- Sadu House
- Liberation Monuments
- National Museum

For complete information on cultural tourism visit the website Visit-kuwait.com

Nature

No nature tourism in Kuwait.

Religious

The mosques and cathedrals are some famous places of sightseeing at Kuwait. The decoration of these mosques and churches display a blend of traditional and contemporary architecture. The famous religious sites are Grand Mosque in Kuwait, Our Lady of Arabia Church in Kuwait and Holy Family Cathedral in Kuwait.
For further information, visit the website Visit Kuwait.

Thermal

No thermal tourism in the country.

Beach

Most of such sports could be enjoyed away from the beaches along the coast. There are many sea clubs in Kuwait. They offer a variety of facilities such as outdoor and indoor swimming pools, tennis courts, beaches, bowling, gymnasiums and karate.
For complete information visit the website Visit-kuwait.com

Winter sports

No winter sports.

Outdoor activities

Diving, fishing and all outdoor activities are available in Kuwait.
For complete information visit the website Visit-kuwait.com

Shopping

Kuwait offers much for the shopper, with its fashionable malls and downtown Souks or the Friday market, which is comparable to a flea market. All the international brands are available in the country.
For further information, please visit the website Kuwait malls.

Top Highlights in the main cities
Website about Kuwait City.
AOL's Website about traveling to Kuwait City.

Top highlights of the country
Kuwait's Tourist Office.
Website of Traveling in Kuwait.

Tourism organizations: Visit Kuwait website

Eating

Food specialties: There is a huge array of restaurants in Kuwait. Almost every cuisine is available in high-end restaurants. There are few restaurants that serve traditional Kuwaiti food.
The national specialities are Hummus, Falafel, Meat or fish marag (meat is first fried or boiled and then combined with other ingredients such as spices where they are steamed together in a large pot) and Aish (Arabic flat bread).
For further information, consult the website Kuwait allo Expat.
Drinks: Alcohol is illegal in Kuwait: it may not be imported, manufactured or served.

Paying

Domestic currency: Kuwaiti Dinar
ISO Code: KWD
To obtain domestic currency: ATMs are available everywhere. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travellers are advised to take traveller’s cheques in US Dollars or Pounds Sterling.
Possible means of payment: ATM are available everywhere. American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard and Visa are accepted. Traveller's Cheques are widely accepted.
Exchange rate on
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Kuwait, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Speaking

Official language: Arabic.
Other languages spoken: English is considered as the second language.
Business language: English
Getting some knowledge: Visit the website Shariah Program.
Free translation tools: Arjeeb - Free English-Arabic-English traduction of texts and web pages
Ectaco - Free Arabic-English-Arabic dictionary

We can translate your foreign-language documents.