Enjoy Doha while the racing is on.
Meet back at the hotel.

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.

Ticket choices

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.

Children staying in Doha

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.

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Food and spending

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.

Access and supervision

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.

The outward journey

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.

The return

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.

A shorter alternative

Choose only the café, or keep a hotel afternoon if the outdoor conditions do not suit. The hotel remains the meeting point.

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Return to the hotel after lunch. Saturday qualifying starts at 21:00; eat independently later rather than reserving a joint post-qualifying supper.

Food and spending

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.

Access and supervision

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.

The outward journey

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.

The return

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.

A shorter alternative

Choose one house and lunch, or lunch alone. Do not move the museum booking to Sunday.

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.

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. 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.

Food and spending

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.

Access and supervision

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.

The outward journey

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.

The return

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.

A shorter alternative

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.

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.

A shorter or lower-cost day

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.

Sunday changes

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.

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.

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.

Meals counted once

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.

Admissions

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.

Room and vehicles

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.

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.