The Museum of Islamic Art in Doha, Katara - the Cultural Village and the annual Doha Tribeca Film Festival are just a few examples of high investment tourist projects launched in the past few years.Popular tourist attractions in Qatar include the traditional souqs, the Pearl of Qatar, an artificial island situated east of Doha's West Bay, and the Moorish-style fort, Al Koot.
The Qatar peninsula has over 500 Km of coastline with many sandy beaches and islets.Watersport facilities such as jet-skiing, water-skiing and kayaking are available for hire at many of the beach hotels, and there are also companies offering sailing, parasailing and wind-surfing lessons. The two artificial reefs provide an ideal habitat for marine life and present opportunities for scuba diving. The beaches at Ras Abrouq and Khor Al Adaid are also popular camping locations.
Much of Qatar is desert and there are tour operators offering desert safaris over the sand dunes in four-wheel-drive vehicles.