Failaka Island

Please note that all these information are from their main website.

SPECIAL RATES

Please constantly check their web site for special rates.

PLEASE NOTE
Reservations and rates are for the number of bed spaces in the houses or Ikaros Hotel. Extra beds are available for some of the houses and rooms at KD 10 per bed per night. Any unauthorised guests in any houses or rooms who have not checked in at reception will be asked to leave the village.

SEA TRANSPORTATION TO FAILAKA ISLAND
Please contcat 22520600, 22244988 or 25370442 for the up to date sailing .

Transport to Failaka Island is easy, we operate our own high speed catamarans "Bint Al Khair" and "Umm Al Khair" plus another 40 seat luxury catamaran which will join our fleet in October 2009.

We hold the right to cancel any sailing due to inclement weather, in which case a full refund will be made.

Guest using the KPTC Public Ferry will not be able to take advantage of any of the special offers that we have on offer.

All our catamarans depart from Marina Crescent.

Please be advised that all passengers will be allowed a maximum of 15 kg of baggage each. We do not allow bicycles, gas canisters, chilled containers or large amounts of food and beverage items onboard. The Captains decision is final in regard to any flagrant abuse of the above baggage limits.

DAY PACKAGES
KD 16 adults ten years of age and over, KD 11 children from 5 to 9 years of age and KD 8 for children from 13 months to 4 years of age. Return sea voyage from Kuwait/Failaka/Kuwait, land transportation from Failaka ferry port/Village/Port; entrance to the Village and an International Buffet Luncheon. Island Tours are available from Reception at KD 1 perperson.
Entrance to Wanasa Beach is KD 3 for adults and children inclusive of sunshade and loungers plus complimentary use of the floating and bouncy castles. Banana boat rides and jet ski hire is available at the usual tariff.

RESERVATIONS
Reservations can be made as follows:
Central Reservations Office at Safir International Hotel, 2nd Floor, telephone 22520600: email christina.nasrallah@safirhotels.com

Marina Tickets and Reservation Office, Marina Crescent (close to Starbucks), telephone 22244988 email marinareservations@gmail.com

Enquiries: Failaka Heritage Village reception, telephone 25370442: email failakareservations@gmail.com

For large groups and company reservations to include conferences/functions etc; please contact christina.nasrallah@safirhotels.com : telephone 22520600.
or
Christopher Hartley, General Manager, on 66139876: email chartley@safirhotels.com.


Offical Website:
http://www.failakaheritagevillage.com/

Archaeological importance :
http://www.kuwaitarchaeology.org/failaka.html

Fellow Bloggers Review:
http://www.nicoleb.org/Countries/Kuwait/Failaka.html
http://susi-kuwait.blogspot.com/2009/03/failaka-iland.html
http://ellie.blog.ocn.ne.jp/myblog/2009/07/post_3c9f.html
http://themcode.wordpress.com/2008/12/06/the-history-of-kuwait/
http://www.copleys.org/diary/2008/03/boat-trip-to-failaka-island/
http://sabahkamal.wordpress.com/2008/12/14/a-trip-to-failaka-island/
http://desertgirlkuwait.blogspot.com/2009/03/failaka-failacha-island.html
http://pelicansinkuwait.blogspot.com/2009/04/yalla-to-failaka.html
http://thisandthat-mirandian.blogspot.com/2008/03/day-trip-to-failaka-island.html
http://jessieinthemid.blogspot.com/2009/04/hannahs-visit.html
http://kuwait20072008.blogspot.com/2007_12_01_archive.html
http://www.dbck99.blogspot.com/
http://www.creiglow.com/KuwaitBlog_2.htm
http://io81.com/?p=143
http://www.248am.com/mark/kuwait/new-failaka/
http://buyousef.net/2006/02/
http://www.bizkitpark.com/2008/11/failakatrip.html
Please note that not all post are new some go back to 2005

More Photographs:
http://www.world-pictures.nl/image.php?g=29&i=138
http://www.panoramio.com/photo/1995488
http://cjjaz.multiply.com/photos/album/33/KUWAIT_FAILAKA_ISLAND
http://www.flickr.com/photos/khergeorlin_georlin/2981380116/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/urubamba/3315706702/


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