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Don’t miss a visit to Bahrain National Museum and go on a pearl diving tour for a taste of the past. Mumbai, from Dhs1,272 Credit: Shutterstock Book: fly with Gulf Air, from DXB to Mumbai via Manama.

Pearl diving in Bahrain was first mentioned in Assyrian texts as far back as 2000 BC. Its peak ran between 1850 and 1930, when pearls were more precious than diamonds.

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The museum also honors the UAE’s maritime heritage, especially through its display of the Abu Dhabi Pearl, an artifact from 8,000 years ago that shows the region’s long history of pearl diving.

The self-guided path, which opened last February, begins at the Bu Mahir seashore, on Muharraq’s southern tip, where pearl fishers would embark on their months-long journeys. At Al Ghus House —a ...

From left: A statue of a pearl diver at the Bahrain National Museum; Pearls at the Siyadi Pearl Museum, in Bahrain. It was a blazing November afternoon in Muharraq, the former capital of Bahrain.

Bahrain's New Walking Trail Transports Visitors Back to the Country's Pearl Trading Heyday On the new Pearling Path, learn about Bahrain's pearl history, and even take a diving tour.

Photo feature by Kholoud Al-Enezi MANAMA, Jan 20 (KUNA) -- In the heart of Muharraq City, Bahrain, the Siyadi Majlis stands as proof of cultural and economic heritage dating back to the pearl diving ...

The Bahrain Tourism and Exhibition Authority (BTEA) has announced the launch of the first tourist pearl diving trip from Ras Raya Port in the Muharraq Governorate. The announcement is in line with ...