Al Maha Island to open in November

Al Maha Island, Qatar’s much anticipated, leisure and tourism hotspot, will open at the beginning of November, an official has said.

Marwan Dimas, Group chief Marketing and Communications officer at Estithmar Holding, told Al Kass TV on Friday that the 230,000sqm facility will receive visitors about two weeks ahead of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Located across the Lusail Marina promenade and linked to the mainland via a causeway, Al Maha Island is expected to attract more than 1.5mn visitors per year. Featuring Lusail Winter Wonderland, Nammos Beach Club, Al Maha Arena and a high-end dining district, Al Maha Island is to be the popular destination among citizens and residents in Qatar and expected to attract tourists from the GCC countries and the region.Located in the heart of Al Maha Island, Lusail Winter Wonderland will be jam-packed with festive fun, featuring over 50 rides and attractions, delicious food and drinks and live entertainment. Nammos, the famous beach club of Mykonos and Dubai, will be another highlight in addition to some of the best internationally acclaimed restaurants in the High-End District. The renowned brands coming to the Island include London’s award-winning ZUMA, LPM - the famous French restaurant, Tatel, Em Sherif - the luxurious Levant restaurant, Carbonen and others.Zuma, the brainchild of award-winning co-founder and creator, Rainer Becker, brings its internationally acclaimed style of authentic and modern Japanese food. LPM is a Riviera-inspired restaurant: "exquisite harmony on the palate, outrageous harmony in the room. A journey to explore the essential joy at the heart of Mediterranean ingredients at their peak".Open since 2014 and with restaurants in Madrid, Ibiza and Beverly Hills, Tatel is a unique experience of Spanish haute cuisine, excellence in service and live music every day of the year.Em Sherif is a distinguished fine-dining Oriental restaurant that offers unique, authentic Oriental cuisine that brings back forgotten traditional flavours, providing its guests with an unsurpassed first-class dining experience.Carbone is one of the most celebrated Italian restaurants of the last decade. 'The New York Timestarget="_blank"'>