Kuwait Tourism Services

I have come across a very nice website. If you visit Kuwait for some official work, or visit your relative who is here in Kuwait , and want to have a tour of this beautiful country you can surely take the services of this website 
http://www.ktsc-q8.com/Pages/Default.aspx
Kuwait Tourism Services is said to be the country's first inbound tour operator. They offer lot of packages and tours whose services you can surely take. 

Summer Packages By Hotels in Kuwait

Kuwait Marriott Hotels are offering exciting packages for the upcoming summer travel season to locals, expatriates, as well as other families who will be visiting Kuwait from GCC COUNTRIES. The new offer is valid from 16 June- 9 September.

Room rates range from KD 39 per room/per night to KD 45 per room/per night subject to 15% service charge.  Guests residing at the hotels with children can enjoy daily free breakfast for up to 2 children. Hotel guests are also entitled to 20% discount at the restaurants.  Inclusive of the summer stay package, guests with children in the age of group of 6-12 will enjoy a 50% discount on all their meals at the restaurants with very attractive packages for suites in both hotels.

Hotel guests can enjoy delicious buffet and a la Carte menu at the Courtyard by Marriott’s Atrium restaurant. The hotel recently launched the Indian restaurant Soul and Spice, offering the perfect blend of Indian spices in a contemporary presentation. The restaurant offers an extensive a la carte menu featuring authentic Indian dishes.

Meanwhile, guests staying at the JW Marriott Kuwait Hotel can enjoy an exciting buffet at the hotel’s very popular La Brasserie restaurant which features delicious international buffets.  For diners who want to enjoy the experience of fine dining at the hotel, must visit the Terrace Grill restaurant.

Kuwait Airways,Ministry of Commerce and Industry Tourism and Kuwait Hotel Owners Associations jointly has come out with the programme.KD39 per night you need to pay in one of the 12 participating hotels every day of the year.

This Offer is valid only for Kuwaities and Residents of Kuwait.

• Valid every day of the year
• Rate is for double room
• Price is subject to 15% service charge.

For details check out

http://www.ktsc-q8.com/Runtime/specialofferkuwait.aspx

Domino's Pizza-2xMonday,Q8

Do you love eating pizza? Then you should not miss Monday's at Domino's Pizza beacuseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.....................

Domino's Pizza is well known all over the world. All 3 of us, love their pizza's though we did not order much before. But know that Mehr loves to eat them, very often ,specially monday's we order them. They charge 300 fills for delivery and you can choose a variety from their tasty pizza's.....

You can ask for additional toppings at an extra cost. Just try it out, will surely love it.

Joyalukkas SUMMER DAZZLES

Planning to buy some gold ornaments to gift to dear ones when you go home during summer vacation ? Joyalukkas is giving free gifts with purchase of gold ornaments above 300KD.

Spend KD 300/- and get a free watch!
Also, get free gifts with diamond jewellery purchases!
Spend KD 800/- or more : Get a free Nokia C5 mobile
Spend KD 1,600/- or more : Get a free 32" LG LCD TVSpend KD 2,400/- or more : Get a free DELL Laptop
Offer period: June 8th to July 30th, 2011.
*Conditions apply
This promotion is valid only in Joyalukkas Kuwait showrooms

Gold Souq,Kuwait

Gold is one of the most favorite among all precious metals and Middle East is extremely famous for gold and gold jewellery. It is said that Middle East gold is pure and free from adulteration. But I really find it funny and irritating when people back home say that gold is very cheap here. They think we can get it at peanut rate. I have visited the gold souq at Dubai and has visited the many gold souq's/ markets here in Kuwait. No shop-keeper will give you gold at less then market value, but it is the making charge that makes all the difference. It depends on your bargaining power how much you will be paying for the "making charge" of the gold ornaments that you will buy. And that stands true to any part of the world...Dubai, Kuwait, India.


Kuwait has many gold souq's/ markets. The following are the list of the markets, where you can go to buy this precious metal......


1)Gold market/ souq in the Watiya area of Kuwait city. Its in the Watiya Abu Bakr Street, in the same building where you will find the Asia Asia Restaurant. The restaurant is in the second floor and the ground and first floor is full with innumerable gold shops.The owners of this gold shops are mainly Indians and you will basically find Indian designs here. The first floor has brands like Damas n Joyalukkas.The gold ornaments found here is mainly 22carat.


2)There is another Gold market at Kuwait City.This market is basically Kuwaiti gold souq and the design of the souq is like the Dubai gold souq. You will find both 21 and 22 carat gold ornaments here. But 21 carat gold ornaments are more here, as you will find Kuwaiti / Arabic designs. Arabic gold shops keep more 21 carat gold ornaments.This market is near Gulf bank main office and the Kuwait Stock Exchange. Most of the shop keepers are Kuwaitis and you might find few shop owners who are Gujarati Muslims and have been living in Kuwait for generations.


3)The Fahaheel area of Kuwait has lot of gold shops. As the Fahaheel area is a large one, we can sub-divide it into 3 more areas.......


@ The first area is in and around makka street near Fahaheel NBK building. Near the building you will find brands like Joyallukas and Damas. Just opposite the building, as you take the road, you will find shops at both side of the roads. These shops are Kuwaiti shops and you will find some beautiful unique Arabic designs here.You will find 21/18 carat old ornaments here. 


@@ The other area is near Honest, Red Tag shops. There are few shops here but the owners and designs are Indian. You will find 22 carat gold here.


@@@ The third area is near Ajial Mall. There are few shops here in one street near the mall but the shop owners and designs are Arabics. Here again you will find 21 /18 carat gold ornaments 


4) There is a gold souq at Hawally area which has mostly Arabic designs and few reputed brands. You will find 18,21 and 22 carat gold ornaments here.


What I have seen and from my personal experience I feel you should go to big brands if you want to buy unique gold sets. The making price of the designs/ sets are more then 1kd/gram. Mostly they charge between 1.750 to 2.250 KD/grm. If you go to the small Indian gold shops, the making starts from .450 to .800/ gram.  And Kuwaiti/ Arabic shops charge something from 1.250 to 2 kd/gram.  


Do you know of any more gold souq's in Kuwait. You are welcome to list them here as comments.

Only the first picture is from my personal collection, the others are taken from the net. 

Sandstorm,Q8(2)

With too much of sandstorm every weekend, its becoming difficult to stay in Kuwait. Infact it had made me and my husband to think of shifting to some other place. With Mehr its becoming more difficult. She just recovered from cold and fever, and yesterday we had to go out for the weekly marketing and suddenly had to face a terrible sandstorm. We could never had gone out but since the last 3weeks we couldn't do any marketing because of sandstorm, we had absolutely nothing at home. But now all three of us are sick with cold, fever and running nose. Hope the weather changes to better.

KIDZEE Q8

When I decided to send Mehr to a play school, I searched lot of schools in our locality and the near-by locality. But I never came across KIDZEE. In fact I was thinking of taking franchises and opening it. Anyway, it just remained a plan as I didn't take it seriously and went to India for a long vacation.After returning from India, I put Mehr in a play school of our locality.

But few days ago, I have come across Kidzee Kuwait. I always wanted to put Mehr in a Kidzee playschool but she is admitted in a school, which I find nice . The teachers Gauri and Bharti are very caring and motherly. Though I don't need a play school for Mehr now, but still I will be visiting their campus soon. I knew about Kidzee long ago. Infact the one in Guwahati is near our house and I had visited it many times with my colleagues for their kids. It was those visits that had made me impress. Being a pioneer and leader in early childhood, care and education, it has set up unparalleled standards in the child development and education space. It is the largest pre-school chain in Asia.

Did  hear about summer camp at KIDZEE Q8. Here are the details....