MIA Park

Museum Of Islamic Art Park

Museum of Islamic Art Park ( MIA Park) is part of  Museum of Islamic Art. It is one the most beautiful parks in Doha. It is beautifully landscaped and well maintained. It offers all residents of Qatar a lot of facilities. The park is 7 meters long with museum on one side and '7' sculpture on the other.

It has a spectacular view of Doha skyline. MIA park is one of my favorite parks, it has so much to offer, one can never get bored. It has something for everyone. Park is lush green with ocean view. From almost everywhere we can see water, it's soul soothing. What else can one ask for after a tiring week of work? A visit to this park is must while one is in Doha. We regularly go to this park, one weekend or the other, it's our favorite destination. One of the reason why we totally love this park is that it is right in the city and close by. We can almost spend all day in the park.
The best time to go is early morning as we can head back before it gets hot or go by 3 or 4 pm. Evening spent in MIA park is quite gratifying. It isn't so crowded in early hours. But on the weekends it attracts huge crowd as winter market is setup. It is also a nice way to relax  {read shopping ;) } The play ground is huge so don't forget to carry ball, Frisbee, kites, kids cycle or anything you prefer. My son loves to play football so we all play for an hour or two before going for a walk.

'7' Sculpture

It's a beautiful stroll from museum to the sculpture. Path going towards '7' Sculputer with greenery on one side and water on other, it's pretty lovely.Sometimes we can spot fishes too. Make sure  you reach the sculpture before sunset, as it is a site not to be missed. Though it's not an ideal site for watching sunset but one can not ask for more.  But if you are lucky and the sky is clear, you can witness beautiful sunset. It is astonishing to watch.  After taking in the last ray of the sun we head towards the park cafe. I must tell you, this cafe has one of the best locations. It faces Doha's skyline and it feels truly peaceful to sit there with a cup of tea. Doha's skyline all lit up, speedboats creating waves that splash so close and the endless ocean ahead of that. It all looks so surreal.  With  much difficulty we move forward as our kids want to play in the play area. MIA park has 3 different play area's. One for kids aging 1 to 3 years with small swings, sand pit, small slides and other things. One is for kids from 4 years and above , it has very good slides, some swings and  sand pit. The third one is for the whole family. It is huge and has lot of different slides and things for all. All the play areas have benches so the parents can sit and watch the kids enjoy.

       

Adding to that it has bungee trampolines for all the little adventure lovers. If you are in for some cycling then there is a cycle rental as well. The whole family can go for a little cycle ride around the park. The tickets for bungee trampolines can be bought near carousel at carousel portacabin. And bicycle can be rented from the same spot.
Apart from this there are lot of activities that are planned regularly at MIA park. In winters it hosts 'Park Bazars' every weekend. You will find vendors selling varied things, and also lot of food stalls are there. Park also host open air cinema, yoga sessions, guided kayaking, paddle boats, etc.

Overall it is one heck of a park. And I would say one must keep this park as once a month visit at least for all the residents of Qatar.

P.C : Tauseef Ali