West Bay North Beach to become unique entertainment destination during World Cup

The West Bay North Beach is all set to become an entertainment destination for families and tourists during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. The beach will have a celebration site to be used as a fan zone while providing areas for beach and marine sports with bathing areas and entrance to eateries.

Local Arabic daily Arrayah reported that the Supervisory Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places in Qatar is working on the project, located along the business district in Doha, ten minutes away from West Bay Metro Station and adjacent to a number of leading shopping outlets, parks and hotels. As part of the first phase, six beaches will be delivered for hotels surrounding West Bay to enhance tourism, while the second phase will be announced at a later stage.The Supervisory Committee of Beautification of Roads and Public Places in Qatar will set up cafes on the beaches with a unique and modern design with an outdoor space that overlooks the beach. Within each service building there are toilets, changing rooms, separate prayer rooms for men and women and showers to serve the restaurants and beach visitors. The project also includes children's play areas, and beach play areas such as volleyball and beach soccer. The distinctive design lighting network and quiet night lighting is supported by advanced technology including surveillance cameras and Wi-Fi.The area combines a public beach and 12 private beaches operated by a number of hotels in one location on an area of 60,200sqm, along 1.5km. The total length of the sandy beach is 1.2km and divided into three main parts, including designated places for practicing beach and marine sports, and beach bath areas. All beaches also include direct entrances to many restaurants and service kiosks, including changing rooms and shower facilities.The West Bay North Beach project is characterised by the presence of three service buildings and nine open plazas. There are 900 parking spaces, in addition to 305 parking spaces along the service road to serve the beach goers as well as residents of the area. There are 60 parking spots for bicycles, in addition to 35 parking spots for people with special needs.The West Bay North Beach project provides visitors with facilities to practice walking, jogging or cycling through pedestrian and cycling paths along 2km. A total of 100 cycle parking racks will be provided along this route, in addition to shaded paths with natural plantation and green spaces. Additionally, the beach is provided with a 1.5km long and 8m wide walkway, including rest areas, and connected directly with restaurants, shower facilities and changing rooms.The committee aims to provide a unique tourist destination in Doha Downtown creating a connected network of public and commercial activities linked to the surrounding areas through public transportation network, pedestrian paths and cycling lanes from Corniche down to Lusail. Also, it aims to provide a new and different leisure destination where visitors can practise various activities such as swimming, jogging, bike riding, as well as enjoy dining in restaurants overlooking the beach. The distinct location of the beach at West Bay North was chosen to be an attractive touristic destination. The beach is connected to two main streets that include many hotels, some of which do not have beach access. Visitors of these hotels and people visiting the area will be able to enjoy beach services through the West Bay North beach project as it provides public transport service to and from the beach through 36 stations where buses will shuttle every 12 minutes from 6am to 9pm every day.