"Bahrain.."The Land of Life"" Top 5 Page for this destination Bahrain by toni28

Bahrain Travel Guide: 757 reviews and 1,349 photos

Freedom from KSA!

When you are from Saudi Arabia the first thing that you came to your mind about Bahrain is FREEDOM! Free country close to where we are live now (Al-Kobar) get a chance to experience the life of being a Christian whenever we want, get unwind, watch movie and so on and so forth.

We visited bahrain frequently, and surely that we still be back here for more as our favorite destination. Bahrain is like our home It has a lot to offer esp for Christian people and glad that there is a free country near KSA where we express our freedom in many ways.

Bahrain is an archipelago of 36 islands located off the eastern coast of Saudi Arabia. The four main islands are joined by causeways, and make up about 95% of the total land area.
Cities: Capital-Manama, pop. (2002 est.) 148,000. Other cities--Al Muharraq.
Hot and humid from May-September, with average highs ranging from 30o-40o C (86o-104o F). Maximum temperatures average 20o-30o

Ethnic groups-Bahraini 63%, Asian 19%, other Arab 10%, Iranian 8%.
Religions - 98% Muslim (Shi’a 70%, Sunni 30%), with small Christian, Jewish and Hindu communities.*

The tree of life

Pros and Cons

Pros:entertainment, beach, easy to explore places
Cons:traffic
In a nutshell:open city

Last visit to Bahrain: Apr 2009
Intro Updated Dec 27, 2010
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Reviews (29)

luxury car Transportation (3)

Most of bahraini drives a luxury car like this and driving is very popular ladies can drive here but beware for the... more travel advice

taxi Transportation (3)

Taxi in bahrain can be identified by the orange side markings and yellow number plates also has a taxi sign on the... more travel advice

All the way through Saudi causeway - Bahrain

All the way through Saudi causeway Transportation (3)

To get Bahrain from Riyadh is 4 to 5 hours drive through the 26km of King Fahd causeway linking Saudi Arabia to bahrain…... more travel advice

Traditional dress Local Customs (2)

There is no dress code in Bahrain but mostly bahraini woman still wearing an abaya with head veil as to fallow and... more travel advice

Shopping (5)
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Off The Beaten Path (2)
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Things to Do (10)
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Tourist Traps (1)
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Comments (15)

jlanza29 Dec 12, 2010 at 5:52 PM Report Abuse

Loved your pages very informative :)
janiebaxter Jan 14, 2009 at 8:37 AM Report Abuse

Greetings from Manchester UK. Nice pages. Bahrain is on my list of places I want to go. Particularly liked the Tree of Life - very interesting.
hunterV Jul 20, 2008 at 7:35 AM Report Abuse

Hello, Toni! You have nice pages here! Bahrain looks attracting and mysterous at the same time!
Morrion Jun 29, 2008 at 6:31 AM Report Abuse

You did the right thing in getting a price first, but you should have insisted on only paid what was agreed. There have been lots of comments about them, including many complaints from residents. A very interesting travel log, many thanks.
Vijith Jun 19, 2008 at 9:57 PM Report Abuse

Nice pages on Bahrain. Thank you Toni and keep up the good work!
victorwkf Apr 3, 2007 at 4:18 AM Report Abuse

Hi toni, great updates on bahrain :)
shintarojon Mar 26, 2007 at 5:22 AM Report Abuse

ate tons, keif halak? maganda ba talga sa bahrain? open city or mahigpit din tulad ng saudi? sa wakas, last day na rin ng class ko bukas!!
dongix Mar 6, 2007 at 11:04 AM Report Abuse

Tuloy-tuloy na yaannn!!:) Sana sa araw makaupo ka sa gilid ng bintana para makita mo Tower Bridge sa London from the plane.
mvtouring Feb 8, 2007 at 9:15 PM Report Abuse

Meeting someone from Bahrain tonight, so must read up on it first. Thanks for all the info ;-)
VeronicaG Feb 8, 2007 at 10:20 AM Report Abuse

You must love visiting Bahrain where you can be yourself and enjoy less restraints--the beautiful beaches, interesting culture and great shopping makes it sound almost ideal, Toni...regards from Texas