SandStorm Tour Guides

Travel stories

Practical guides to Qatar, written by the people who drive these routes every week.

Planning

Qatar has two seasons that matter to visitors: the one where you can be outside, and the one where you cannot. Here is how to plan around it.

20 February 20266 min read

Practical

Not a generic packing list. The five things guests forget every week, and the three they bring that they do not need.

12 February 20264 min read

Food

Karak, machboos, the good shawarma window nobody photographs, and how to eat well in Doha without booking a single restaurant.

5 February 20267 min read

Planning

Five hours is enough for more than an airport lounge. What fits in a layover, what does not, and how to avoid missing your flight.

30 January 20265 min read

Places

One of the few places on earth where the desert runs directly into the sea — and a UNESCO-recognised reserve you can only reach by 4x4.

16 January 20265 min read

Places

Al Zubarah, Al Ruwais and Purple Island in one day — what to see, in what order, and why the north is quieter than it should be.

9 January 20266 min read