Failaka Island is approx 45 kilometers east of Kuwait City and can be visited by a thirty-minute speedboat ride. We a group of 5 families had organized our tour through "Ikarus" which has their office and pier at Marina Crescent behind Starbucks. Our trip cost is 15 KWD/person which includes speedboat rides, buffet lunch, and bus tour. To access their private beach we have to give an additional 1 KWD/Person at the location. They have boats of 14/25/larger capacity which could be booked privately.
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This is the second time we went to Failaka Island and using the services of Ikarus. The video is entirely shot on Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge and is different than our earlier detailed video on failaka - [ Ссылка ]
Alternate Way to failaka (By KPTC - Government Ferry):
If you want to take your vehicle at Failaka Island the best way is to drive through the Car Ferry which will take you, and your car together. There’s also another ferry/boat that would take you to Failaka for the day and back (passengers only, no car). Ticket Price is 5 KWD/person & 30 KWD for Car.
To get the tickets for the ferry, you could either get them beforehand from the Ferry Tickets Office in Salmiya (Near Kuwait Scientific Center ).
At Failaka:
Any one can stay at failaka in Ikarus Hotel - 50 KWD/Night.
You can visit Cultural Village, Failaka Museum, Camels farm, Military Location/Camp, Failaka’s Resort (Ruined after the war)
You could also rent Kayak’s in the pond, there are swimming pools for those interested in swimming, the beach has access and jet-ski rentals, there are bikes for rental and scooter as well as public beach for grills and picnics.
Best season to Visit - Preferably Oct to March
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