Failaka

Failaka
Deeply rooted in history

BLUE BOOK Historical Trip to Failaka Island in cooperation with archaeologist and archaeological missions coordinator Hassan Al-Failakawi

Date:
Saturday 25 January

Time:
9:00 - 13:00

Price:
35 KD per person

Number of seats:
6 people

Meeting point:
Marina Crescent - Salmiya

Travel through time on a historical trip to IKarus Island (Failaka), which hosted several civilizations, including the Dilmun and Hellenistic civilizations, through the early ages of Christianity and the beginning of Islam to the modern era.
Visit the most important archaeological landmarks on the island and listen to stories told for the first time by foreign missions during archaeological excavations.

Trip Schedule:

1- At 8:00
Be at Marina Crescent in Salmiya at Ikarus (United Marine Services) reservation office one hour before departure.

2- At 9:00
Departure by boat from Marina Crescent to Failaka Island.

3- Arrival to the island at 9:30 am depending on sea conditions.

4- Transportation by two four-wheel drive vehicles around the island.

5- Al-Qurainiya Village (Early Islam - Italian Excavation Mission)

6- Al-Khidr Site (Historical Site)

7- Al-Zour Village (from the top of Al-Shafi'i Mosque)

8- Tell Saad and Saeed Archaeological Area (Dilmun and Hellenistic)

9- Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Palace

10- At 13:00:
Head to the boat from Failaka Island Marina to return to Kuwait.