The most interesting thing here though is the clay towers. There's actually one right behind
me there. They're about five to ten meters tall and they all have a solitary tree on top of them,
and there's also lots of flies here.
Hey guys.
Hi everyone welcome back to my channel. If you're new here my name is Elisa and today we're going to be exploring the southwest of Qatar. To be specific we're
currently in Umm Bab. Umm Bab is mainly known for its beach which is dotted with naturally growing
palm trees. But we're actually going to start this vlog at the quarry the clay quarry.
It's a very very cool landscape so let's check it out. I have to say that when we first drove in
we were really shocked to see the landscape. If you don't know Qatar is quite a flat country. So seeing
the high ridges and deep canals that you're going to find here was really quite exciting for us
and as you're driving through you really do get the experience of being in some sort of canyon.
So it really is worth the visit. The most interesting thing here though is the clay towers
that you'll see right behind me. They're about five to ten meters tall and they all have a
solitary tree on top of them. My understanding is that when the excavations began the people working
here excavated around the existing trees and then as the site expanded they just continued to
duplicate that. So now you're just left behind with all these towers dotted all throughout the place.
The Umm Bab Clay Quarry has been operating since the 1960s and although it is not a natural site
since it was created by human excavation, the landscape left behind it's truly fascinating.
The drive here will take you about one hour from Doha and you can get here with a sedan.
You'll basically get to drive into the main road and see the main open area.
However, if you want to drive through the excavation site
you will need a four-wheel drive. I will also pin the location in the description section below.
Now we're going to head to Umm Bab Beach. We haven't been there before so let's go check it out.
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The nicest thing he's done all day.
Have a look at this sunset.
So we just made it to Umm Bab Beach which was about a half an hour drive from the quarry
and as you can see i'm surrounded by the palm trees right behind me there.
I'll turn around so you can see there's another cluster on that side as well.
And the sun is actually just about to set. So i'm going to tell you a couple of things to
consider before you do come out to Umm Bab Beach.
The beach itself is quite shallow and it's very very rocky.
So it's not the ideal place for swimming and I've also been told that the rocks themselves are quite sharp.
Now we had a bad experience at Zekreet Beach where you can't swim without sand shoes.
So you should know that if you're planning to come and spend the day here
if you're planning to swim.
Also there's a couple of industrial zones on both sides of the beach as well.
But other than that I would say that it's a beautiful spot to come and relax at least while
the sun is setting
If you know of any other places to visit in the Umm Bab area please let us know in the comment section below.
We do recommend Dukhan Beach which is a 25 minute drive from here
so definitely go check it out the sands quite nice there,
And if you have any questions about visiting any of these two places please leave them in the comment section below.
Anything else Joaquin?
Bye.
So thank you so much for watching. We'll see you on the next one.