With the advent of the QR free transit visa, I am wondering whether it's worth considering doing a DIY night tour of Doha.

There are three of us travelling in a heavily discounted J ticket BKK - OSL that has a long overnight hour layover in Doha at the start of December. Due to the minimal revenue on the ticket as well as there being quicker connections, according to the rules it does not qualify for STPC. We are scheduled to arrive into Doha at 2240 and are flying onto OSL 0825 the next day. We were planning to just "slum it" in the lounge having discounted paid for stopover and airside transit hotel.

As there are no overnight city tours, I was wondering if its worth considering doing a DIY city tour, grabbing a cab and getting them to drive around for a hour or so - literally just to see the sights and take a couple of pics, but wanted to ask the advice of the QR FT community whether this is a sensible idea?

• Is the city generally lit up at night?
• Apart from views around the corniche, is there much else to admire at night? Any suggested itinerary?
• Overnight there is no public transport, so seems that a taxi is going to be only sensible option. Car rental could also be an option but I then have the faff of navigating a city I don't know (but I do have an IDP)
• Any view as to whether catching a taxi from the airport rank or an Uber is going to be preferable?
• Is a taxi driver going to be up for a tour with a little bit of waiting time whilst we snap some pics?
• Any ideas on likely time to do this with a taxi cost? Is it sensible to agree an upfront cost or just use the meter?
• Seems I can rent something like a Suzuki Swift Dezire for just GBP25, so if I can cope with driving (and not drinking on the flight) this might be an option - seems that the car hire is open 24hours. The UK Government notes that road discipline is poor, speeds high and minor accidents common. But I will have driven 2500km in Thailand

I've tried doing some searches around the above idea and there doesn't seem to be much out there. Is it because I am bonkers, or more because free transit visas are a new innovation...

What does the FT community think? Has anyone done something like this? Any advice?