Kuwait Towers
Landmark trio of slender towers on the Gulf waterfront. The tallest carries a spherical viewing deck with views across the sea and the city.
Kuwait City
The Grand Mosque, the old Souq Al-Mubarakiya and the landmark Kuwait Towers stand in the capital, along with a long seafront corniche.
Attractive locations
Grand Mosque
Kuwait's state mosque, with a large dome, tall minarets and a vast prayer hall. Visitors are generally welcome outside prayer times and should dress modestly.
Kuwait National Museum
National museum covering Kuwait's archaeology, history and traditional life, a useful starting point for understanding the country's past.
Tareq Rajab Museum
Museum of Islamic art with ceramics, jewellery, calligraphy and costumes gathered by a Kuwaiti couple over many decades.
Sadu House
Cultural house that celebrates Al Sadu, the traditional weaving of Bedouin communities, with displays of textiles and weaving tools.
Kuwait Water Towers
Slim towers topped with coloured spheres, built to store the city's water, which became a symbol of the country alongside the Kuwait Towers. They are mostly admired from the roadside and seafront.
Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre
Large cultural complex with an opera house, theatres and a music centre, set near the coast. Visitors come to see the building or attend a performance.
Airports
Kuwait International Airport KWI
It is about 17 km in a straight line from Kuwait City.
Scams and safe taxis
Weather by month
Each month shows its average temperature in °C and its mm of rain per month.
- Jan13.8 °C12 mm
- Feb15.4 °C8 mm
- Mar19.9 °C4 mm
- Apr24.9 °C7 mm
- May31.2 °C1 mm
- Jun35.3 °C0 mm
- Jul37.0 °C0 mm
- Aug37.1 °C0 mm
- Sep34.1 °C0 mm
- Oct29.1 °C1 mm
- Nov21.4 °C6 mm
- Dec15.9 °C8 mm
Driest months: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep. Wettest months: Jan, Feb, Dec.
Costs
Prices here are about 57% of US prices (World Bank, 2025). This compares a country's overall prices, not the cost of a trip.
Festivals and events
festival
Hala February festival
Alongside shopping and concerts, the festival includes National and Liberation Days on 25-26 February.
festival
Hala February festival
Alongside shopping and concerts, the festival includes National and Liberation Days on 25-26 February.
Who can help
Emergency
112 for police, ambulance and fire.
local government
Ministry of Interior emergency number 112
Helps with: Kuwait's emergency number for police, ambulance and fire, listed on the Ministry of Interior website. The site also lists hotlines for civil defence, the coast guard and anti-human-trafficking.
Who qualifies: Anyone in Kuwait who needs urgent help from the police, ambulance or fire service.
Phone: 112
ngo
Kuwait Red Crescent Society
Helps with: Kuwait's national Red Crescent society. Its contact page lists a hotline, an address in Shuwaikh and a family links email for reconnecting separated relatives.
Who qualifies: People in Kuwait who need Red Crescent help, or who are trying to trace relatives.
Phone: +965 1814814
Email: [email protected]
Address: Shuwaikh, Road 80, PO Box Safat, Code 13014
un agency
International Organization for Migration (IOM) Kuwait
Helps with: The UN migration agency, present in Kuwait since 1991. It promotes orderly migration and migrant protection and supports labour mobility, ethical recruitment and safe migration pathways.
Who qualifies: Migrants and authorities working on migration in Kuwait. It is not a help service for ordinary tourists.
Phone: +965 2 530 8000
Email: [email protected]
Address: P.O. Box 6389, 22073 Salmiya, Kuwait