{ "tenant": "qatar-f1", "route": "/companion-guide", "destination": { "slug": "qatar-f1", "name": "Qatar Grand Prix", "destinationName": "Doha and Lusail", "guideType": "race-travel", "destination": { "city": "Doha & Lusail", "country": "Qatar", "region": "Al Daayen", "coordinates": [ 51.4537, 25.4905 ], "timezone": "Asia/Qatar", "currency": "QAR" }, "race": { "name": "Qatar Grand Prix", "circuitName": "Lusail International Circuit", "circuitType": "permanent-circuit", "governingSeries": "Formula One", "editorialRelationship": "independent-unofficial-guide", "year": 2026, "sprint": false, "dateLabel": "27–29 November 2026", "dateConfidence": "confirmed", "dateNote": "27–29 November 2026: standard practice, qualifying and Grand Prix format.", "series": "Formula One", "relationship": "Independent, unofficial travel guide", "officialUrl": "https://www.formula1.com/en/racing/2026/qatar", "lapLengthKm": 5.419, "laps": 57, "turns": 16 }, "edition": { "year": 2026, "status": "calendar-confirmed", "verificationRequired": true } }, "scope": "Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability.", "data": { "surface": { "id": "companions", "route": "/companion-guide", "eyebrow": "Qatar F1 2026 / different plans, one hotel", "title": "Enjoy Doha while the racing is on.", "emphasis": "Meet back at the hotel.", "lede": "Mina’s colourful streets on Friday, heritage houses and Qatari lunch on Saturday, then Islamic art on Sunday. Enjoy your own day and return to the hotel when you are ready.", "heading": "Your own Doha days, with a hotel to meet back at.", "body": "While one of you follows the racing, the other can explore the museums, have lunch in Msheireb or spend an afternoon by the water. This 26–30 November example shares an Al Najada room, with one race ticket and independent city days for the other adult.", "disclaimer": "Saving a place does not book admission, a room, childcare, a table or a vehicle. Give each supplier the ages and access needs of the people travelling.", "editorialNotes": [ "Published place pins, categories, images and journeys come from the individual Qatar guides. Whole-party spending is held separately from the existing adult-sharing holiday estimates. Suggested times and buffers are editable visit allowances." ], "categories": [], "briefings": [ { "id": "qatar-companion-how-to-split", "title": "Make the hotel the meeting point", "paragraphs": [ "Al Najada gives the companion a souq-side base for meals and short walks, while the fan uses Souq Waqif Gold Line station, changes at Msheireb and continues north towards Lusail QNB and the event shuttle. Each person needs their own key, working phone, hotel entrance and payment method. The companion should not hold the fan’s only access to the admission app.", "Have breakfast together if the departure permits it, then leave the evening flexible. Saturday qualifying starts at 21:00 and Sunday’s race at 19:00 has no fixed finish. The companion can eat and return independently; a fixed post-race dinner reservation puts both plans at the mercy of venue exits and shuttle queues." ], "facts": [ { "label": "Ticket choices", "value": "The example includes one three-day Lusail Hill ticket at QAR 600 and no race admission for the companion. If the companion joins Family Friday, add their own QAR 200 adult admission and circuit spending. A wheelchair-user companion arrangement is a separate organiser-approved ticket scheme, not a general free guest ticket." }, { "label": "Children staying in Doha", "value": "The adult taking responsibility for the children stays with them throughout the outing and return. Spa appointments, private tours or shopping time do not include childcare. Use the family guide to choose rooms, ages, food and a suitable vehicle." } ], "links": [ { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/where-to-stay/al-najada-doha-hotel-by-tivoli", "label": "Al Najada Doha Hotel by Tivoli" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/family-guide", "label": "Adapt these days when children stay in Doha" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/circuit", "label": "Choose separate admission for each person" } ] }, { "id": "companion-friday-mina", "eyebrow": "2026-11-27 / Qatar local time", "title": "Friday · Mina lanes and an afternoon café", "image": { "src": "/qatar-f1/_guide/images/experiences/qatar/activities/mina-district-old-doha-port/mina-district-pastel-market-lane-arrival-v2.webp", "alt": "Pedestrian lane and pastel buildings in Mina District" }, "paragraphs": [ "Mina’s pastel lanes and waterfront make a good Friday afternoon while the fan is at Lusail. Walk a compact public section, stop at Karak Mqanes and return to the hotel for your own evening." ], "steps": [ "Leave around 14:00 for an agreed Mina road drop-off and aim for a 14:30 public-area walk. Choose a compact section, allowing 45–60 minutes with photographs and breaks.", "At about 15:30, choose Karak Mqanes for karak and a modest snack, allowing 45–60 minutes. This is not a cruise or an included boat trip.", "Return to Al Najada by about 17:00 if traffic permits. Choose your own evening meal and let the fan return from practice without a fixed dinner deadline." ], "facts": [ { "label": "Food and spending", "value": "For one adult, estimated snack and karak QAR20–45. Allow QAR40–80 per vehicle for the central-hotel outward and return legs: QAR60–125 for this outing, excluding other meals. These purchases draw from the stay’s food and transport allowances." }, { "label": "Access and supervision", "value": "Textured paving, outdoor exposure and the road-to-pedestrian handoff matter. Request suitable café seating and toilets. A short district walk is not an accessible boarding route." }, { "label": "The outward journey", "value": "A direct licensed car from Al Najada to the named Mina road drop-off is the simple option. Souq Waqif Gold Line station does not remove the local road connection to the port; do not assume the Metro reaches Mina." }, { "label": "The return", "value": "Walk to the saved road pickup and take a licensed car back to Al Najada’s own entrance on Barahat Al Jufairi Street. If using National Museum station instead, take the Gold Line towards Al Aziziyah to Souq Waqif while the complete service and hotel walk still work." }, { "label": "A shorter alternative", "value": "Choose only the café, or keep a hotel afternoon if the outdoor conditions do not suit. The hotel remains the meeting point." } ], "links": [ { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/mina-district-old-doha-port", "label": "Mina District & Old Doha Port" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/karak-mqanes-mina-district", "label": "Karak Mqanes, Mina District" } ] }, { "id": "companion-saturday-msheireb", "eyebrow": "2026-11-28 / Qatar local time", "title": "Saturday · heritage houses and a Qatari lunch", "image": { "src": "/qatar-f1/_guide/images/experiences/qatar/activities/msheireb-museums/msheireb-museums-radwani-house-courtyard-and-entrance-v2.webp", "alt": "Radwani House courtyard and entrance at Msheireb Museums" }, "paragraphs": [ "The heritage houses at Msheireb and lunch at Saasna make a rewarding day close to the souq. Company House follows the oil industry, while Bin Jelmood House explores slavery and its legacy. Spend time with the houses that interest you most." ], "steps": [ "Arrange the dated museum visit and begin around 09:30; allow about two hours. Saturday ordinarily opens 09:00–17:00, while Sunday is closed.", "Walk by the public Msheireb streets to Saasna for a separately reserved 12:00 lunch. Allow 60–90 minutes and include the restaurant’s own approach.", "Return to the hotel after lunch. Saturday qualifying starts at 21:00; eat independently later rather than reserving a joint post-qualifying supper." ], "facts": [ { "label": "Food and spending", "value": "Saasna food estimate QAR80–150 per adult, drinks extra. A central-hotel outward/return taxi allowance of QAR30–70 per vehicle makes QAR110–220 for one before museum admission and drinks. Museum admission draws from the separate stay reserve; walking can reduce car spending." }, { "label": "Access and supervision", "value": "Arrange the accessible house entrances and any guided booking with reception. The subject of Bin Jelmood House may need a different selection when adapting this adult day for children. Saasna has its own seating, dietary and reservation conditions." }, { "label": "The outward journey", "value": "Walk from the souq using the actual signed crossings if suitable, or take a short taxi to the museums’ agreed entrance. The Gold Line can connect Souq Waqif to Msheireb, but both station approaches remain part of the journey." }, { "label": "The return", "value": "From Saasna use the public pedestrian route back to the souq hotel or the agreed roadside taxi pickup. For rail, Msheireb Gold Line towards Ras Bu Abboud reaches Souq Waqif; include both station walks and use a car if they are unsuitable." }, { "label": "A shorter alternative", "value": "Choose one house and lunch, or lunch alone. Do not move the museum booking to Sunday." } ], "links": [ { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/msheireb-museums", "label": "Msheireb Museums: four heritage houses" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/saasna-msheireb", "label": "Saasna, Msheireb" } ] }, { "id": "companion-sunday-mia", "eyebrow": "2026-11-29 / Qatar local time", "title": "Sunday · Islamic art, then an early souq supper", "image": { "src": "/qatar-f1/_guide/images/experiences/qatar/activities/museum-of-islamic-art/museum-of-islamic-art-paved-bridge-and-geometric-entrance-v2.webp", "alt": "Paved bridge leading to the Museum of Islamic Art entrance" }, "paragraphs": [ "Spend Sunday morning with Islamic art at MIA, then leave the afternoon open for the hotel or a short park walk. Bandar Aden offers an optional early supper in the souq, with no dinner deadline tied to the race finish." ], "steps": [ "Aim for MIA at 10:00 and allow 90–120 minutes for selected galleries, a break and the approach. The outdoor park does not include museum admission.", "Return to the hotel before adding another outing. If wanted, choose Bandar Aden for an early 17:00–18:00 supper, requesting an ordinary table rather than floor seating.", "Finish your own dinner and return to the hotel. The fan’s Grand Prix starts at 19:00 with no fixed finish; no restaurant or transport booking depends on their arrival." ], "facts": [ { "label": "Food and spending", "value": "Bandar Aden meal estimate QAR40–70 per adult, drinks extra. Allow QAR30–70 per vehicle for central-hotel museum travel in both directions: QAR70–140 for the museum journey and optional meal before museum admission, drinks or any additional car. All draw from the stay allowances." }, { "label": "Access and supervision", "value": "Arrange the museum’s step-free entrance and toilets, and keep a shorter gallery selection if needed. Souq paving and Bandar Aden seating may require a different approach. No specific exhibition, accessible loop or table is guaranteed by saving the day." }, { "label": "The outward journey", "value": "Use a short licensed car from Al Najada to MIA’s permitted arrival point, or the actual public walking route if the distance and conditions suit. The park and entrance approach remain separate from the galleries." }, { "label": "The return", "value": "Use the museum’s permitted pickup for the hotel leg. The optional souq supper has its own individual pin and public-lane walk back to Al Najada. After late food use a named perimeter taxi pickup if walking is unsuitable; avoid waiting at the circuit for the fan." }, { "label": "A shorter alternative", "value": "If MIA announces a dated closure, keep a hotel break and a short public souq outing. Do not substitute a museum with a known Sunday closure." } ], "links": [ { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/museum-of-islamic-art", "label": "Museum of Islamic Art & waterfront" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/bandar-aden-souq-waqif", "label": "Bandar Aden, Souq Waqif" } ] }, { "id": "qatar-companion-swaps", "title": "Choose a different kind of afternoon", "paragraphs": [ "A Pearl beach pass can replace a museum day if swimming is the main attraction. At Four Seasons Resort and Residences at The Pearl, the advertised adult day pass is QAR 400 on weekdays or QAR 500 on weekends; obtain the tariff and availability for the exact race-week date. Food and the hotel return are additional. This is a different property from Four Seasons Hotel Doha on the Corniche.", "For a treatment rather than swimming, use the Sharq Village spa guide and reserve the actual appointment, wet-area access and return car. Replace the day’s admission allowance with that treatment bill. Neither choice includes a meeting at the circuit, and a spa package is not a booking for the children." ], "facts": [ { "label": "A shorter or lower-cost day", "value": "Use one public souq or Katara section and one meal, then return to the hotel. A public-area walk has no general admission ticket; exhibitions, mosque access, beaches and performances have their own conditions. Avoid turning a free walk into several unbudgeted car trips." }, { "label": "Sunday changes", "value": "Msheireb Museums and FBQ close Sunday; MIA is the selected Sunday museum. MIA closes Wednesday, while the National Museum and 3-2-1 close Tuesday. A dated closure or event can still alter the ordinary schedule." } ], "links": [ { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/four-seasons-pearl-qatar-beach-day", "label": "Four Seasons The Pearl-Qatar: pool & beach day" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/ritz-carlton-spa-sharq-village", "label": "The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Sharq Village" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/katara-cultural-village", "label": "Katara Cultural Village" } ] }, { "id": "qatar-companion-stay-outline", "title": "Four nights with separate circuit and city days", "table": { "caption": "One fan and one adult companion · 26–30 November 2026", "columns": [ "Day", "Shared stay and companion plan", "The return" ], "rows": [ [ "Thursday 26", "Arrival at Al Najada; optional nearby meal only", "Late flights remove the meal; airport transfer belongs to the hotel booking." ], [ "Friday 27", "Companion: Mina 14:30 and karak 15:30; fan: practice", "Companion returns around 17:00; fan uses independent circuit return." ], [ "Saturday 28", "Companion: Msheireb 09:30 and Saasna 12:00; fan: practice/qualifying", "Companion returns after lunch; no dinner tied to the 21:00 qualifying start." ], [ "Sunday 29", "Companion: MIA 10:00, optional Bandar Aden 17:00; fan: Grand Prix", "Hotel is the meeting point; the race has no fixed finish." ], [ "Monday 30", "Checkout and Hamad airport", "Hotel transfer plus at least three airport hours; no fixed city outing." ] ] }, "paragraphs": [ "The fan keeps Friday, Saturday and Sunday free for the circuit and any announced support programme. For F1-only attendance, begin with hotel departures at 13:00 Friday, 14:00 Saturday and 15:30 Sunday, allowing 150 minutes travel and queues plus 60 minutes security/internal approach. Move earlier for the actual gate arrangement or a chosen earlier session.", "The companion’s days below finish independently. Use the ordinary last connection that reaches the actual hotel, including the station walk. If it does not work, take the named licensed taxi pickup; event transport extensions are not assumed for a city outing." ], "links": [ { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/race-day-guide", "label": "The fan’s circuit day and complete return" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/race-week", "label": "The fan’s exact 2026 sessions" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/getting-to-qatar", "label": "Circuit return and road fallback" } ] }, { "id": "qatar-fan-companion-party-budget", "eyebrow": "Estimated whole-party total / flights excluded", "title": "QAR 8,940 for one adult fan and one adult companion", "paragraphs": [ "Four nights, 26–30 November, sharing one Al Najada room. One adult has a three-day Lusail Hill ticket; the other has no race ticket and takes the independent city days. The QAR1,100 room-night allowance is an editable estimate, not a dated room offer.", "Replace each allowance with the actual booking price, including taxes, fees, meals and cancellation terms. The room amount covers the whole room; shared vehicle spending covers the whole party. Visa, insurance and any additional assistance costs need their own allowance." ], "table": { "caption": "4 nights · one adult fan and one adult companion · QAR", "columns": [ "Spending", "Whole-party allowance" ], "rows": [ [ "Room", "QAR 4,400 · 4 nights × QAR 1,100 per room" ], [ "Race admission", "QAR 600" ], [ "City food and refreshments", "QAR 1,700" ], [ "Circuit food and refreshments", "QAR 240" ], [ "Airport, city and circuit transport", "QAR 1,100" ], [ "Admissions and selected outings", "QAR 300" ], [ "Extras and contingency", "QAR 600" ], [ "Estimated total · flights excluded", "QAR 8,940" ] ] }, "facts": [ { "label": "Meals counted once", "value": "QAR1,700 covers both adults’ city meals and refreshments across five days, including the companion’s named stops and any breakfast not included in the room. A separate QAR240 covers the fan’s circuit food across three days. Do not add the named meals again." }, { "label": "Admissions", "value": "QAR300 is a combined reserve for the companion’s selected museum visits and access changes, not a fixed ticket package. The Pearl beach pass and spa swap are additional unless they replace this component with a revised amount." }, { "label": "Room and vehicles", "value": "QAR4,400 covers one room for four nights. QAR1,100 covers both shared airport legs, the companion’s city journeys, the fan’s three Metro/shuttle circuit returns and a road fallback. A dedicated chauffeur for every race journey needs a revised quote." } ], "links": [ { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/where-to-stay/al-najada-doha-hotel-by-tivoli", "label": "Al Najada Doha Hotel by Tivoli" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/my-itinerary", "label": "Add your dates and travel budget" } ] }, { "id": "qatar-companion-save-and-airport", "title": "Keep your own plans alongside the shared holiday", "paragraphs": [ "Save the companion’s chosen places from their individual guides and assign the Friday, Saturday and Sunday dates in My Itinerary. Keep circuit sessions with the attending fan and city visits with the person taking them; use separate personal itineraries if that makes the split clearer. Share the hotel and meeting arrangements directly with each other.", "If starting from an existing complete holiday, remove visits and race admission that the person will not use, then recalculate the spending. Keep the whole-party estimate with the shared bookings; enter only your chosen individual amount in a per-person budget field. The adult-sharing holiday estimates assume their stated race admission. Saving or sharing a plan never transfers a race ticket.", "Monday 30 November is for checkout, stored bags and the airport. Allow the hotel connection plus at least three hours at Hamad, or the airline’s longer requirement. From Souq Waqif take the Gold Line to Msheireb and the airport branch of the Red Line, or book a direct car. Use Hamad Intl Airport T1, not Al Wakra." ], "links": [ { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/my-itinerary", "label": "Save your own city plan" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/itineraries", "label": "Adapt a complete Qatar stay" }, { "to": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/booking-guide", "label": "Keep the shared bookings together" } ] } ], "mapPlaces": [ { "id": "mina-district-old-doha-port", "slug": "mina-district-old-doha-port", "title": "Mina District & Old Doha Port", "type": "place", "number": 1, "category": "cultural-districts", "categorySlug": "cultural-districts", "kicker": "Plan your visit", "meta": "Old Doha Port", "area": "Pastel streets, harbour views and a café stop at Old Doha Port.", "coordinates": [ 51.5519368, 25.3020885 ], "image": "/qatar-f1/_guide/images/experiences/qatar/activities/mina-district-old-doha-port/mina-district-pastel-market-lane-arrival-v2.webp", "href": "https://above.guide/qatar-f1/things-to-do/mina-district-old-doha-port", "record": { "id": "mina-district-old-doha-port", "photoId": "mina", "name": "Mina District & Old Doha Port", "categorySlug": "cultural-districts", "area": "Old Doha Port", "sourceUrls": [ "https://visitqatar.com/intl-en/things-to-do/romantic-getaway/places/mina-district-old-doha-port" ], "description": "Mina’s pastel buildings make Old Doha Port a lovely place for a daylight walk. Colourful façades face pedestrian streets, with the harbour and fish-market setting giving you more to explore beyond the first photographs. It is an easy afternoon to build around a short wander and something to eat.\n\nKarak Mqanes, with its pink frontage and outdoor tables, gives the walk a natural café stop. Inside, yellow counters and terrazzo arches continue the colourful setting. Karak and chapati suit a small order, leaving time to return to the public lanes or walk towards the waterfront afterwards.\n\nThe port is close to Old Doha’s museums on a map, but the approach still needs a separate journey. A local taxi is often the simplest connection, especially after a museum morning. Keep the road pickup saved for the trip home. 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Fish-market businesses, meals and any port activity have separate arrangements.", "gettingThere": "Take a taxi to Mina District at Old Doha Port. If using the Gold Line to National Museum station, continue by a separate local car; the station does not serve the port streets directly.", "accessibility": { "note": "Use a local car to reduce the port approach. 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If using the Gold Line to National Museum station, continue by a separate local car; the station does not serve the port streets directly." ] }, "returnTransfer": { "title": "Your return journey", "text": "Choose a road-accessible Mina pickup with your driver and return to your hotel or a Metro station while services run. Do not wait at a secure cruise terminal entrance or assume a port shuttle is included." }, "booking": { "title": "Before you book", "before": [ "No general reservation for the public streets. Fish-market businesses, meals and any port activity have separate arrangements." ], "after": [], "action": { "label": "Visit the venue or operator", "href": "https://visitqatar.com/intl-en/things-to-do/romantic-getaway/places/mina-district-old-doha-port" } } }, "editorialNotes": "Location: Mina District locality; use a road-accessible district pickup. 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Tear off a piece and use it to scoop a Yemeni stew from its heavy black stone pot: a meal built around the pot, the bread and the people sharing it. Behind the pale arched frontage in Souq Waqif, the restaurant offers both ordinary tables and rooms lined with patterned floor cushions. The lattice partitions and low seating give a group a different way to settle into a meal after exploring the market.\n\nSalta and fahsa are the place to begin if you want to understand the cooking. Salta brings together a meat-broth base, fenugreek froth and sahawiq, the chilli, tomato, garlic and herb mixture that gives the stew another layer of flavour. Rice, potato, egg and vegetables appear among its variations. Fahsa centres more closely on lamb and its broth, also finished with fenugreek. Their black madara pots retain heat, so the generous flatbread is more than an accompaniment: it is part of how you eat the meal.\n\nRice dishes offer a second direction. Mandi pairs spiced rice with lamb or chicken, while the restaurant’s menu also gives zerbian its own place. A broad platter of meat over rice suits sharing, particularly alongside a stew, without requiring everyone to order the same thing. The food arrives in the straightforward serving style of a busy souq restaurant, with large breads and platters taking priority over decorative plating.\n\nThe menu stretches beyond lunch and dinner. Egg dishes, beans and breads make breakfast an option, and maasob and arika carry the meal towards sweeter combinations of bread, fruit, dates, honey and dairy. These are substantial desserts. A smaller sweet stop at Al Aker Sweets is another way to finish the evening in the souq.\n\nBandar Aden began in 2010 and identifies this Souq Waqif restaurant as its only branch. 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art on Sunday. Enjoy your own day and return to the hotel when you are ready.\n\n[Back to the guide]()\n\nQatar F1 2026 / different plans, one hotel\n\n### Your own Doha days, with a hotel to meet back at.\n\nWhile one of you follows the racing, the other can explore the museums, have lunch in Msheireb or spend an afternoon by the water. This 26–30 November example shares an Al Najada room, with one race ticket and independent city days for the other adult.\n\n### Make the hotel the meeting point\n\nAl Najada gives the companion a souq-side base for meals and short walks, while the fan uses Souq Waqif Gold Line station, changes at Msheireb and continues north towards Lusail QNB and the event shuttle. Each person needs their own key, working phone, hotel entrance and payment method. The companion should not hold the fan’s only access to the admission app.\n\nHave breakfast together if the departure permits it, then leave the evening flexible. Saturday qualifying starts at 21:00 and Sunday’s race at 19:00 has no fixed finish. The companion can eat and return independently; a fixed post-race dinner reservation puts both plans at the mercy of venue exits and shuttle queues.\n\nTicket choices\n\nThe example includes one three-day Lusail Hill ticket at QAR 600 and no race admission for the companion. If the companion joins Family Friday, add their own QAR 200 adult admission and circuit spending. A wheelchair-user companion arrangement is a separate organiser-approved ticket scheme, not a general free guest ticket.\n\nChildren staying in Doha\n\nThe adult taking responsibility for the children stays with them throughout the outing and return. Spa appointments, private tours or shopping time do not include childcare. Use the family guide to choose rooms, ages, food and a suitable vehicle.\n\n[Al Najada Doha Hotel by Tivoli →]()[Adapt these days when children stay in Doha →]()[Choose separate admission for each person →]()\n\n2026-11-27 / Qatar local time\n\n### Friday · Mina lanes and an afternoon café\n\n![Pedestrian lane and pastel buildings in Mina District]()\n\nMina’s pastel lanes and waterfront make a good Friday afternoon while the fan is at Lusail. Walk a compact public section, stop at Karak Mqanes and return to the hotel for your own evening.\n\n1. Leave around 14:00 for an agreed Mina road drop-off and aim for a 14:30 public-area walk. Choose a compact section, allowing 45–60 minutes with photographs and breaks.\n2. At about 15:30, choose Karak Mqanes for karak and a modest snack, allowing 45–60 minutes. This is not a cruise or an included boat trip.\n3. Return to Al Najada by about 17:00 if traffic permits. Choose your own evening meal and let the fan return from practice without a fixed dinner deadline.\n\nFood and spending\n\nFor one adult, estimated snack and karak QAR20–45. Allow QAR40–80 per vehicle for the central-hotel outward and return legs: QAR60–125 for this outing, excluding other meals. These purchases draw from the stay’s food and transport allowances.\n\nAccess and supervision\n\nTextured paving, outdoor exposure and the road-to-pedestrian handoff matter. Request suitable café seating and toilets. A short district walk is not an accessible boarding route.\n\nThe outward journey\n\nA direct licensed car from Al Najada to the named Mina road drop-off is the simple option. Souq Waqif Gold Line station does not remove the local road connection to the port; do not assume the Metro reaches Mina.\n\nThe return\n\nWalk to the saved road pickup and take a licensed car back to Al Najada’s own entrance on Barahat Al Jufairi Street. If using National Museum station instead, take the Gold Line towards Al Aziziyah to Souq Waqif while the complete service and hotel walk still work.\n\nA shorter alternative\n\nChoose only the café, or keep a hotel afternoon if the outdoor conditions do not suit. The hotel remains the meeting point.\n\n[Mina District & Old Doha Port →]()[Karak Mqanes, Mina District →]()\n\n2026-11-28 / Qatar local time\n\n### Saturday · heritage houses and a Qatari lunch\n\n![Radwani House courtyard and entrance at Msheireb Museums]()\n\nThe heritage houses at Msheireb and lunch at Saasna make a rewarding day close to the souq. Company House follows the oil industry, while Bin Jelmood House explores slavery and its legacy. Spend time with the houses that interest you most.\n\n1. Arrange the dated museum visit and begin around 09:30; allow about two hours. Saturday ordinarily opens 09:00–17:00, while Sunday is closed.\n2. Walk by the public Msheireb streets to Saasna for a separately reserved 12:00 lunch. Allow 60–90 minutes and include the restaurant’s own approach.\n3. Return to the hotel after lunch. Saturday qualifying starts at 21:00; eat independently later rather than reserving a joint post-qualifying supper.\n\nFood and spending\n\nSaasna food estimate QAR80–150 per adult, drinks extra. A central-hotel outward/return taxi allowance of QAR30–70 per vehicle makes QAR110–220 for one before museum admission and drinks. Museum admission draws from the separate stay reserve; walking can reduce car spending.\n\nAccess and supervision\n\nArrange the accessible house entrances and any guided booking with reception. The subject of Bin Jelmood House may need a different selection when adapting this adult day for children. Saasna has its own seating, dietary and reservation conditions.\n\nThe outward journey\n\nWalk from the souq using the actual signed crossings if suitable, or take a short taxi to the museums’ agreed entrance. The Gold Line can connect Souq Waqif to Msheireb, but both station approaches remain part of the journey.\n\nThe return\n\nFrom Saasna use the public pedestrian route back to the souq hotel or the agreed roadside taxi pickup. For rail, Msheireb Gold Line towards Ras Bu Abboud reaches Souq Waqif; include both station walks and use a car if they are unsuitable.\n\nA shorter alternative\n\nChoose one house and lunch, or lunch alone. Do not move the museum booking to Sunday.\n\n[Msheireb Museums: four heritage houses →]()[Saasna, Msheireb →]()\n\n2026-11-29 / Qatar local time\n\n### Sunday · Islamic art, then an early souq supper\n\n![Paved bridge leading to the Museum of Islamic Art entrance]()\n\nSpend Sunday morning with Islamic art at MIA, then leave the afternoon open for the hotel or a short park walk. Bandar Aden offers an optional early supper in the souq, with no dinner deadline tied to the race finish.\n\n1. Aim for MIA at 10:00 and allow 90–120 minutes for selected galleries, a break and the approach. The outdoor park does not include museum admission.\n2. Return to the hotel before adding another outing. If wanted, choose Bandar Aden for an early 17:00–18:00 supper, requesting an ordinary table rather than floor seating.\n3. Finish your own dinner and return to the hotel. The fan’s Grand Prix starts at 19:00 with no fixed finish; no restaurant or transport booking depends on their arrival.\n\nFood and spending\n\nBandar Aden meal estimate QAR40–70 per adult, drinks extra. Allow QAR30–70 per vehicle for central-hotel museum travel in both directions: QAR70–140 for the museum journey and optional meal before museum admission, drinks or any additional car. All draw from the stay allowances.\n\nAccess and supervision\n\nArrange the museum’s step-free entrance and toilets, and keep a shorter gallery selection if needed. Souq paving and Bandar Aden seating may require a different approach. No specific exhibition, accessible loop or table is guaranteed by saving the day.\n\nThe outward journey\n\nUse a short licensed car from Al Najada to MIA’s permitted arrival point, or the actual public walking route if the distance and conditions suit. The park and entrance approach remain separate from the galleries.\n\nThe return\n\nUse the museum’s permitted pickup for the hotel leg. The optional souq supper has its own individual pin and public-lane walk back to Al Najada. After late food use a named perimeter taxi pickup if walking is unsuitable; avoid waiting at the circuit for the fan.\n\nA shorter alternative\n\nIf MIA announces a dated closure, keep a hotel break and a short public souq outing. Do not substitute a museum with a known Sunday closure.\n\n[Museum of Islamic Art & waterfront →]()[Bandar Aden, Souq Waqif →]()\n\n### Choose a different kind of afternoon\n\nA Pearl beach pass can replace a museum day if swimming is the main attraction. At Four Seasons Resort and Residences at The Pearl, the advertised adult day pass is QAR 400 on weekdays or QAR 500 on weekends; obtain the tariff and availability for the exact race-week date. Food and the hotel return are additional. This is a different property from Four Seasons Hotel Doha on the Corniche.\n\nFor a treatment rather than swimming, use the Sharq Village spa guide and reserve the actual appointment, wet-area access and return car. Replace the day’s admission allowance with that treatment bill. Neither choice includes a meeting at the circuit, and a spa package is not a booking for the children.\n\nA shorter or lower-cost day\n\nUse one public souq or Katara section and one meal, then return to the hotel. A public-area walk has no general admission ticket; exhibitions, mosque access, beaches and performances have their own conditions. Avoid turning a free walk into several unbudgeted car trips.\n\nSunday changes\n\nMsheireb Museums and FBQ close Sunday; MIA is the selected Sunday museum. MIA closes Wednesday, while the National Museum and 3-2-1 close Tuesday. A dated closure or event can still alter the ordinary schedule.\n\n[Four Seasons The Pearl-Qatar: pool & beach day →]()[The Ritz-Carlton Spa, Sharq Village →]()[Katara Cultural Village →]()\n\n### Four nights with separate circuit and city days\n\nThe fan keeps Friday, Saturday and Sunday free for the circuit and any announced support programme. For F1-only attendance, begin with hotel departures at 13:00 Friday, 14:00 Saturday and 15:30 Sunday, allowing 150 minutes travel and queues plus 60 minutes security/internal approach. Move earlier for the actual gate arrangement or a chosen earlier session.\n\nThe companion’s days below finish independently. Use the ordinary last connection that reaches the actual hotel, including the station walk. If it does not work, take the named licensed taxi pickup; event transport extensions are not assumed for a city outing.\n\n| Day | Shared stay and companion plan | The return |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Thursday 26 | Arrival at Al Najada; optional nearby meal only | Late flights remove the meal; airport transfer belongs to the hotel booking. |\n| Friday 27 | Companion: Mina 14:30 and karak 15:30; fan: practice | Companion returns around 17:00; fan uses independent circuit return. |\n| Saturday 28 | Companion: Msheireb 09:30 and Saasna 12:00; fan: practice/qualifying | Companion returns after lunch; no dinner tied to the 21:00 qualifying start. |\n| Sunday 29 | Companion: MIA 10:00, optional Bandar Aden 17:00; fan: Grand Prix | Hotel is the meeting point; the race has no fixed finish. |\n| Monday 30 | Checkout and Hamad airport | Hotel transfer plus at least three airport hours; no fixed city outing. |\n\n[The fan’s circuit day and complete return →]()[The fan’s exact 2026 sessions →]()[Circuit return and road fallback →]()\n\nEstimated whole-party total / flights excluded\n\n### QAR 8,940 for one adult fan and one adult companion\n\nFour nights, 26–30 November, sharing one Al Najada room. One adult has a three-day Lusail Hill ticket; the other has no race ticket and takes the independent city days. The QAR1,100 room-night allowance is an editable estimate, not a dated room offer.\n\nReplace each allowance with the actual booking price, including taxes, fees, meals and cancellation terms. The room amount covers the whole room; shared vehicle spending covers the whole party. Visa, insurance and any additional assistance costs need their own allowance.\n\n| Spending | Whole-party allowance |\n| --- | --- |\n| Room | QAR 4,400 · 4 nights × QAR 1,100 per room |\n| Race admission | QAR 600 |\n| City food and refreshments | QAR 1,700 |\n| Circuit food and refreshments | QAR 240 |\n| Airport, city and circuit transport | QAR 1,100 |\n| Admissions and selected outings | QAR 300 |\n| Extras and contingency | QAR 600 |\n| Estimated total · flights excluded | QAR 8,940 |\n\nMeals counted once\n\nQAR1,700 covers both adults’ city meals and refreshments across five days, including the companion’s named stops and any breakfast not included in the room. A separate QAR240 covers the fan’s circuit food across three days. Do not add the named meals again.\n\nAdmissions\n\nQAR300 is a combined reserve for the companion’s selected museum visits and access changes, not a fixed ticket package. The Pearl beach pass and spa swap are additional unless they replace this component with a revised amount.\n\nRoom and vehicles\n\nQAR4,400 covers one room for four nights. QAR1,100 covers both shared airport legs, the companion’s city journeys, the fan’s three Metro/shuttle circuit returns and a road fallback. A dedicated chauffeur for every race journey needs a revised quote.\n\n[Al Najada Doha Hotel by Tivoli →]()[Add your dates and travel budget →]()\n\n### Keep your own plans alongside the shared holiday\n\nSave the companion’s chosen places from their individual guides and assign the Friday, Saturday and Sunday dates in My Itinerary. Keep circuit sessions with the attending fan and city visits with the person taking them; use separate personal itineraries if that makes the split clearer. Share the hotel and meeting arrangements directly with each other.\n\nIf starting from an existing complete holiday, remove visits and race admission that the person will not use, then recalculate the spending. Keep the whole-party estimate with the shared bookings; enter only your chosen individual amount in a per-person budget field. The adult-sharing holiday estimates assume their stated race admission. Saving or sharing a plan never transfers a race ticket.\n\nMonday 30 November is for checkout, stored bags and the airport. Allow the hotel connection plus at least three hours at Hamad, or the airline’s longer requirement. From Souq Waqif take the Gold Line to Msheireb and the airport branch of the Red Line, or book a direct car. Use Hamad Intl Airport T1, not Al Wakra.\n\n[Save your own city plan →]()[Adapt a complete Qatar stay →]()[Keep the shared bookings together →]()\n\n### Lusail International Circuit\n\nFind on map\n\n**Loading the map** Find your bearings in a moment.\n\nQatar Grand Prix / Qatar F1 2026 / different plans, one hotel\n\n#### Enjoy Doha while the racing is on.\n\n1. 1\n\n **Mina District & Old Doha Port** Old Doha Port\n2. 2\n\n **Karak Mqanes, Mina District** Mina District / Old Doha Port\n3. 3\n\n **Msheireb Museums: four heritage houses** Msheireb Downtown Doha\n4. 4\n\n **Saasna, Msheireb** Barahat Msheireb\n5. 5\n\n **Museum of Islamic Art & waterfront** Corniche / MIA Park\n6. 6\n\n **Bandar Aden, Souq Waqif** Souq Waqif / Abdullah Bin Jassim Street, Al Jasra" }