Kuwait Country Travel Guide | Trip to Kuwait Destination | Kuwait holidays

The country of Kuwait has an impressive story of growth and progress to its name. from once being a humble nomadic settlement of tents and camps the country has come a long way to its present successful and lavish self. Surrounded by Iraq and Saudi Arabia the country too has its fair share of Islamic influence but in perfect moderation. The perfect example of a confluence of religion and modernism is found in Kuwait. The country portrays a very relaxed and easy going picture of the Muslim world. This can be very well explained considering the fact that the biggest buyers of the oil produced in the nation are the western countries. The marriage of strict Islamism and western culture is a pretty interesting watch in the country.

The earliest known facts regarding Kuwait categorize it as an odd settlement with tents and camps around a fort. With due course and time the Al Sabah family took it upon them to ensure law and order amongst these people and went on to rule the country. Establishing itself as an active and bustling trading port Kuwait soon discovered its oil bounty and decided to cash on it. The times during and after the second World War saw the economy of Kuwait booming and reaching new heights. It was in the year 1961 that Kuwait proclaimed independence and saw a surge in its economic prospects. But this was soon to receive a major setback in the form of the Gulf war against Iraq. This mindless conflict led to the destruction of several of Kuwait’s oil fields and other losses. But Kuwait soon rose from the ashes of destruction and is still in the process of rebuilding itself to levels it had never reached before.

Kuwait city is the capital of Kuwait and is an amazing mix of incredible high rises, beautiful tendered gardens and parks, lavish and luxurious hotels, boulevards and wealthy malls. This bustling metropolis which is also a port city has the Kuwait Towers as its prominent landmark. The tower provides an amazing view of the entire Kuwait city including the beautiful Emir’s Palace. The Tareq Rajab Museum located here displays the private collection of Islamic arts. The perfect location to buy Bedouin goods is the Sadu house which is a museum for Bedouin crafts and arts. The Grand Mosque which was constructed in 1986 is a huge mosque which is capable of housing about 5000 worshippers at one time. Apart from Kuwait City the port location of Failakai Island is accessible through ferries. The place also houses some beautiful Bronze age and Greek  archaeological sites which are worth visiting. To get a sense of old world Kuwait a trip to the town of Al Jahrah is recommended which still makes traditional style boats known as boums and sambuks.
Kuwait has something special to it. A visit to this place gives a strange sense of calmness and feeling of being home. Modernity at its simplicity is what Kuwait is all about.

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