Bahrain is about much more than oil and Formula One, with millennia of history as the centre of the global pearl diving industry. Jump to content UK News Website of the Year 2024 ...

Bahrain's New Walking Trail Transports Visitors Back to the Country's Pearl Trading Heyday. On the new Pearling Path, learn about Bahrain's pearl history, and even take a diving tour.

Pearl diving in Bahrain goes beyond typical vacations, allowing travellers to potentially return home with a one-of-a-kind souvenir: A pearl found firsthand in the depths of the Arabian Gulf.

Bahrain's pearls haven't been commercially harvested for decades, but the country has opened pearl diving trips to tourists. For £64 per person, as well as £10 for a licensed pass, visitors can ...

Bahrain holidays: Pearl diving, Arabian horse riding and untold luxury in this hidden gem BAHRAIN is a hidden gem in the crown of the Middle East. Still a little rough around the edges, ...

MANAMA, Bahrain -- What makes the perfect pearl? Its roundness, colour and size come to mind. "No, it is when you can see the reflection of your eye in the pearl itself. That's when you know you ...

On the new Pearling Path, learn about Bahrain's pearl history, and even take a diving tour. It was a blazing November afternoon in Muharraq, the former capital of Bahrain. Cardamom and clove ...

Pearl diving. Although Bahrain is best known for its oil, it was also the global hub for pearl divers before the practice was outlawed towards the end of the 1930s.

Another option for the truly pearl obsessed is a pearl-diving excursion, after which participants can keep any pearls they find, Sheikh Khalifa said. Image The Qaysariyyah souk, the oldest market ...