Start your day by visiting Ahmed Al Fateh Grand Mosque, which presents a striking picture with its architecture reflecting Middle Eastern elements, crowned by the world largest fiberglass dome and blessed with peaceful interior resereved only for the holiest of holy places, the mosque truly lives up to its name. Able to accomodate 7,000 worshippers.

 The Al Fateh Grand Mosque welcome non-Muslim visitors outside of prayer times. Be sure to dress modestly ( women should cover their head and wear one of Abayas provided by the staff of the mosque.

Please note a free guide is provided by the mosque to give you all the information and answer your questions.

Inside Al Fateh Grand Mosque

After you finish from the Mosque, drive to Bahrain National Museum, set on waterfront on the eastern shore of Manama, the National Museum is a treasure-trove of archaeological and historical gems. Open in 1988, this modern complex offers a comprehensive view of Bahrain through the ages from the Dilmun era to the present day.

Walk through the entrance hall and you’ll find yourself literally traversing Bahrain on a floor adorned with a satellite image of the the archipelago. Home to an extensive well curated permanent exhibition and series of visiting art and cultural exhibitions throughout the year. One of the most interesting exhibits in the museum is a reconstructed ancient burial mound dating to around 2800 BC> You can also learn about Bahrain in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when the Island’s economy was dominated by the pearling industry.

The Bahrain National Museum closed on Tuesday.

After you are done with the Museum drive to Bahrain Fort ( Qal’at Al Bahrain ) Designated as a world Heritage site in 2005, Qal’at Al Bahrain ( makes a dramatic statement on a tell - an artificial mound created by many successive layers of human occupation - on the northern cost of Bahrain at Al Qal’t village 6 KM from the centre of Manama .

The heritage site comprise four elements- the tell, an ancient sea tower, a sea channel and palm groves - and provides a superb panoramic vantage point of both the seashore and Manama’s modern skyline.

The fort that gives the site its name is a masterpiece of 16th century Portuguese construction and offers a wonderful insight into the history of the location. Excavations at the tell show there to have been more or less unbroken continuity of occupation over a 4,500 year period from a time when Bahrain was considered the capital of the Dilmun civilisation.

Do not miss the Madbasa ( a room where date molasses was produced ) in Bahrain dating from the mid-2nd century BC.