Kuwait, 10 hours
Dec 6, 2010 | 7:16 am
#1
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Kuwait, 10 hours
I have a 10 hour layover in Kuwait as a result of a mileage run coming up in late January. Does anyone know what I can do in the country for that short amount of time? Can I hire a driver to take me around and show me the city really fast? And how do I go about hiring someone reliable who speaks English? Do I need a Visa to enter??
Thanks,
David
Thanks,
David
Dec 7, 2010 | 5:13 am
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I have a 10 hour layover in Kuwait as a result of a mileage run coming up in late January. Does anyone know what I can do in the country for that short amount of time? Can I hire a driver to take me around and show me the city really fast? And how do I go about hiring someone reliable who speaks English? Do I need a Visa to enter??
Thanks,
David
Thanks,
David
The Kuwait towers are worth a visit too.
There is also the largest wooden ship in the world... all within an easy drive.
Dec 7, 2010 | 7:29 am
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Thanks
Dear Desert Nomad,
Thanks ever so much for your suggestions. Can you tell me if most of the drivers can speak English? Not sure how much money it may cost to be driven around--any idea? Can I hire him for the day??
Thanks again,
djc
Thanks ever so much for your suggestions. Can you tell me if most of the drivers can speak English? Not sure how much money it may cost to be driven around--any idea? Can I hire him for the day??
Thanks again,
djc
Dec 7, 2010 | 1:05 pm
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He took us up on the highway towards the Iraq border (stopped for pictures in front of the sign for Baghdad)... the same route where the Iraqi army was decimated. The Martyr's House was well worth it and we also stopped at the National Museum which was looted quite a lot.
Kuwait is certainly worth a day. Have a look here:
http://www.kuwaitsamachar.com/online...sit_kwt_1.html
Mar 9, 2013 | 2:46 pm
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Pick up a visa, exit the airport, take a taxi (likely to be a Crown Vic, cost is flat fee of 5 dinar ($15 USD), get a room at the Ibis Hotel (Sharq) for ~$75 USD, hit the small hotel gym, take a shower, walk around the city, get a bite to eat, take a taxi back to the airport (again a flat fee of 5 dinar), check out the lounge (no alcohol), board, fly out.
Last edited by IAATM; Mar 9, 2013 at 2:46 pm Reason: dinar-USD conversion error