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Travel Guide

BAHRAIN
Our guide to holidays Bahrain, brought to you by the loveit coverit travel insurance team.

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Our Bahrain Travel Guide

Bahrain is teeming with beautiful architecture, rich in history, diverse in culture and full of natural beauty. If you’re fascinated by the Middle East, then the Kingdom of Bahrain should be your next stop. Smaller and less hectic than the more famous Dubai, Bahrain is the rising star of the Arabian Gulf. Here’s why you should book your ticket to Bahrain right now.

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Reasons to get travel insurance for your Bahrain trip

Adventure Sport

Bahrain's desert landscapes invite you to partake in thrilling experiences like dune bashing and camel rides. Travel insurance ensures you're covered for these activities, allowing you to enjoy these adventures to the fullest.

Extreme Weather

Bahrain experiences sandstorms, particularly during the summer months. Travel insurance can provide coverage for trip interruptions caused by extreme weather, ensuring you're financially protected if your plans are disrupted due to sandstorms.

Loss Luggage

Travel insurance covers losses due to lost, stolen, or delayed baggage, ensuring your essentials are replaced swiftly, allowing you to continue embracing Bahrain.

Medical Cost

Bahrain boasts modern healthcare facilities, but medical emergencies can still arise unexpectedly. Travel insurance provides coverage for medical expenses, ensuring you receive proper treatment without the burden of high costs.

Main Facts About Bahrain

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Currency
The dinar is the currency of Bahrain. It is divided into 1000 fils. The Bahraini dinar is abbreviated د.ب or BD. It is usually represented with three decimal places denoting the fils. The name dinar derives from the Roman denarius.
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Language
Arabic is the official language of Bahrain. English is widely used, however, and is a compulsory second language at all schools. Persian is also common, although it is spoken mostly in the home. A number of other languages are spoken among expatriates in Bahrain, including Urdu, Hindi, and Tagalog.
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Weather
Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 15°C to 38°C and is rarely below 12°C or above 41°C. Be sure to pack your sun cream.
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Power Plugs
For Bahrain the associated plug type is G, which is the plug that has three rectangular pins in a triangular pattern. Bahrain operates on a 230V supply voltage and 50Hz.
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Population
The current population of Bahrain is 1,809,871 as of Wednesday, May 4, 2022, based on Worldometer elaboration of the latest United Nations data.
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Fun Fact
Long before Abu Dhabi became a hotspot for mega Formula One races such as the Grand Prix, hosting such as race in the region was literally unheard up. Until 2004, that is. In 2004 Bahrain hosted the first-ever Grand Prix in the Middle East and put the region on the map in terms of large sporting events.
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Your Bahrain Bucket list

If you're in Bahrain, you HAVE to do these things:

1. Lose yourself in labyrinthine Manama Souk in Old Manama.
2. Take a tour of Bahrain International Circuit.
3. Go diving for pearls.
4. Admire the Manama skyline from a rooftop.
5. Dive into the world’s biggest underwater theme park.
6. Visit the Dilmun burial mounds.
7. Take a tour of Bahrain’s largest mosque.
8. Take a boat trip to Al Dar Islands.
9. Take pictures with camels at the Royal Camel Farm.
10. Splash about at a waterpark.

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Traveller, there are no paths. Paths are made by walking        

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