Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital, Doha: Photos, Reviews & Location

Market dedicated to falconry, featuring trained birds & related equipment, such as hoods & jesses.

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#2 of 17 Hospitals in Doha

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.39

2.1 km from the center of Doha

Rating breakdown

5 ★64%
4 ★24%
3 ★9%
2 ★2%
1 ★2%

Al Souq St, Doha, Qatar

swfh.com

+974 4417 6949

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What is the rating of Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital?: Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital is rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 915 reviews.
How does Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital rank in Doha?: Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital is #2 of 17 Hospitals in Doha by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital located?: Al Souq St, Doha, Qatar — 2.1 km from the center of Doha.
How can I contact Souq Waqif Falcon Hospital?: Phone: +974 4417 6949 · Website: swfh.com

Reviews (8)

Gary Brazel 2023 Dec 31

Nice to watch the birds and the interactions between potential buyers and sellers. Very atmospheric and exotic for someone not from the Middle East.

Bohemian Edeza 2023 Apr 22

Being an animal lover, I like institutions like this taking good care of wildlife animals.

ameer hamza masoom 2022 Apr 11

Very good place for families ☺️☺️☺️ there have options 🤠 for kids.....
Good option for shopping 🛍️
Also very good place for photoshoot.

Susan Seckel 2022 Feb 09

Total interessant eine Klinik für Falken zu sehen. Das Wartezimmer der Klinik ist im Außenbereich. In unmittelbarer Nähe der Klinik, die in der Altstadt liegt, gibt es Geschäfte in denen die edlen Tiere zum Kauf angeboten werden.

Hans Tibboel 2021 Jan 08

Located next to Souq Waqif, the Falcon Souq is definitely a place to visit. I went there in the morning at around 0800 and it was pleasantly quiet and an excellent time to stroll around and take pictures. Most of the shops allowed me to go inside to look at the falcons and to take pictures. I also visited the Falcon hospital - apparently the only dedicated falcon hospital in the world.
The market itself has an interesting architecture / building style.
There are some beautiful horses too and the view of Doha skyline, the water and Dhows (traditional boats) just outside the Souq is stunning.

Kaosar Ahmaad 2020 Jan 31

The Falcon Souq, which is close to the Souq Waqif, is an interesting look into the sport of falconry, with a dozen or so shops that sell the birds and related paraphernalia, such as hoods, stands, gloves, leashes, and the like. The falcons can sell for $600 to as much as $100,000, depending upon the skill of a particular bird. There's even a falcon hospital on the grounds of the souq.

Falcons are generally kept hooded to keep them calm until their handlers wish to put them into "hunting mode." It was fascinating and a bit unnerving to be so close to these raptors.

Note that there is a "bird market" within the Souq Waqif. That market is NOT the falcon market, but specializes in other sort of birds as pets, e.g., parrots, pigeons, parakeets, and the like. The falcon market is nearby, so just ask one of the shopkeepers how to get to the falcon shops.

Sujit Nair 2019 Nov 08

A place where you will find these mesmerizing Falcons in different sizes all at one place and also you will be amazed to see the varieties of accessories for the falcons all being made by made by hand.

maroubra gt 2019 Aug 18

Occupying an entire block just next to the large Souk Wafiq, this collection of small shops all setup pretty much the same, is worth a short visit ... there's probably 40 odd shops in the block and some spill over ones in the surrounds...you can walk around the block and see into the shops through the windows...it was June and about half the shops were empty, still plenty to see... all are pretty much the same so we just picked one at random to go into.... most have a large sandpit occupying the centre of the shop with wood stumps evenly space upon which the falcons are perched... there are a wide variety of falcons in terms of size and colours (and presumably hunting ability).... the shopowners are pretty cool about visitors and explain falconry and it's importance to Qatari culture... the owners let us hold a falcon using forearm guards for photos... pretty nice of them... was free as long as you showed genuine interest in learning about the practice... possibly not a great place in you are an avid animal lover BUT the birds do look well cared for.. maybe naive? .. the rest of the shop usually has all manner of falconry accessories and leatherworks, which is interesting as well... only requires less than an hour of your time..