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Maneesh Bakshi
Doha
SPREAD over an area of about 23,000 square metres, Baladna Park is fast becoming a popular outdoor family edutainment destination boasting a plethora of activities suitable for people of all age groups.
Speaking to Qatar Tribune recently, Nabil R Barakat, general manager of Baladna Park, said:"We provide a range of activities broadly categorised into food and beverage services, merchandise shop that sells healthy food items as well as outdoor activities focusing on education-cum-entertainment for families and corporate clients."
"Our outdoor activities feature many of the adventure sports, including among others, wall climbing with two rope courses, one of intermediate and other of advance level with 20 obstacles each," he continued.
"Besides, we have two hanging bridges and two zip-lines for those looking for extreme adventure while those who wish to participate in a calm sport can try archery that has a six-lane field with four adult and two children lanes," he added.
The Park also has a large pond where people can enjoy fishing and a greenhouse where children can learn more about plants.
"Cycling is another healthy activity popular among visitors. We provide two, four and six-seat cycles for visitors so that an entire family can tour the Park on a single cycle. There is also a photography studio for the visitors," he further said.
Barakat elaborated:"Another highlight of the Baladna Park is its zoo that hosts 25 species of animals, most of them are very rare in this part of the world. We have wallaby, mini kangaroos, giant turtles, royal peacocks, alpacas, ostriches, emus, pigmy goats as well as pigmy sheep and plenty of other animals for both young and adults to watch."
"Everything in the Park is meant to educate the visitors," he asserted."Every cage has graphic panels that inform visitors about important characteristics of any particular animal and there are attendants present to answer queries too."
To woo corporate and institutional customers, the Park has two main outdoor venues for multiple activities as well as an indoor area to hold special events such as birthday parties and larger events targeting schools and corporate clients.
"We can offer tailor-made packages for corporate clients. There is a special viewing gallery created for visitors to watch various dairy processes such as milking of cows through a mechanised system," Barakat said.
Baladna has been running advertising campaigns on local television channels and radio stations to popularise its products."We are reaching out to schools in Doha as well as our corporate clients. We are also in touch with embassies for their events," Barakat concluded.
