E ʻike iā Qatar, ke keiki hoʻokele hoʻokele o Qatar Hawaiian Airlines, ua hoʻolaha ʻia ka hoʻolana o kāna huakaʻi holo moana mua loa, kahi e hāʻawi ai i nā malihini i kahi hanana weliweli i ka wā e huakaʻi ana i ka leʻaleʻa a me ka hōʻoluʻolu a puni ke kahakai ʻo Qatar. ʻO nā holoholo, i hoʻolālā ʻia no ka poʻe huakaʻi helehelena a mākaʻikaʻi hoʻi, hāʻawi i kahi manawa kūikawā e nānā i ka hōʻuluʻulu nui o nā iʻa ola nui loa o ka honua - ʻo Whale Shark - ma ka moku kai ʻo Al Shaheen.

ʻO nā manō koholā, i kuhikuhi pinepine ʻia ma ke ʻano he 'pilikua akahai', ua manaʻo ʻia aia no 60 miliona mau makahiki. Hiki iā lākou ke ola a 100 mau makahiki a ulu aʻe a 12 mau mika ka lōʻihi - e pili ana i ka nui o kahi pahi kula nui. Ma waena o nā mahina kauwela o ʻApelila a Kepakemapa, i ko lākou neʻe makahiki i ka ʻāina, ʻike ʻia ʻo Whale Sharks e hānai ana i nā hui o nā haneli he haneli ma ke kai kai ʻo Al Shaheen ma loko o ke kai kūʻono ʻo Arabian, aia ma kahi o 80 mau mile mai ke kahakai ʻākau o Qatar.

Hāʻawi ka huakaʻi huakaʻi Discover Qatar i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi i ke kuleana o ke komo ʻana i ka ʻāpana kai ʻo Al Shaheen i kaupalena ʻia - kahi kaiaolaola like ʻole o ka nani maoli maoli - e ʻike ai i ka hanohano o ka hui ʻana o Whale Shark, a me kahi huakaʻi ʻimi kai kū hoʻokahi. Mai ka nānā ʻana i nā Whale Shark, snorkeling i nā ʻākoʻakoʻa, e ʻimi ana i nā mangrove a lele i waena o nā wai turquoise o ke kahawai ʻo Khor Al Adaid, kahi hui o nā alakaʻi loea, nā meaolaola kai, nā mea kūlohelohe a me nā ornithologists e alakaʻi i nā malihini e ʻike i nā holoholona laka kūloko, e hāʻawi i kahi kuʻuna moʻomeheu ma ka nā pūnaewele i ʻimi a hōʻoia i kahi ʻike huakaʻi poina ʻole.

ʻO Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, kāna Mea Hanohano Mr. Akbar Al Baker, i ʻōlelo: "He wahi kūikawā ʻo Qatar no nā holoholo huakaʻi a hauʻoli nui wau e hoʻokumu i kā mākou huahana mua i kēia wahi e hōʻike i ka nani o ko mākou ʻāina i ka honua. ʻO Qatar, me ka nui o ka ʻano kolohe, hoʻopā ʻole, hoʻopuni ʻia e nā wai aniani a me kahi kaiaolaolaolaolaolaola ʻokoʻa, hāʻawi i nā huakaʻi pīhoihoi i hiki i nā poʻe kipa ke hoʻohui me ke kūlohelohe a kipa i nā wahi o Qatar i hiki wale i ke kai. Eia kekahi, e loaʻa i kā mākou poʻe kipa ka manawa kūpono lua ʻole e nānā i ka hōʻuluʻulu nui loa ʻana o nā iʻa nui loa o ka honua - nā Whale Shark. ”

Hāʻawi ʻo Discover Qatar i nā mea kūʻai aku i ʻewalu pō, ʻeiwa mau lā huakaʻi holoholo huakaʻi ma luna o ka moku i kahi moku huakaʻi waiwai nui ma ke kumu papa piha. E hauʻoli ka poʻe kipa i nā lawelawe hōkū ʻelima, kahi noho hanohano, nā ʻike hou ʻana i ka ʻike maka a me nā huakaʻi huakaʻi ʻoiai e hoʻomaʻamaʻa ka luina mākaukau nui i ka huakaʻi maikaʻi me ka ʻoluʻolu a me kaila. E loaʻa i nā mea kūʻai aku ka manawa kūpono e hoʻonui i kā lākou huakaʻi i kahi ʻumi pō he ʻumikūmākahi mau lā, me kahi noho o ʻekolu mau pō ma Doha, e mākaʻikaʻi i nā moʻomeheu moʻomeheu o ke kūlanakauhale a me nā kuʻuna, e kipa aku i nā mea e ʻike ai a me nā palena ʻāina, a e leʻaleʻa pū hāʻawi ʻoihana kalepa a me nā culinary i loko o nā alleyway ikaika a Souq Waqif.

Ua hui pū ʻo Discover Qatar me PONANT e hāʻawi i kēia moʻo holo kai. E huakaʻi nā malihini ma luna o ka 'Le Champlain', kekahi o nā moku holoholo papa hou o PONANT, e kaena nei i nā hiʻohiʻona hou, ka hoʻolālā nani a me ka ʻenehana ʻoki. Lawe kēia moku kilakila i ka hanohano a me ka papa i ke kai e hāʻawi nei i nā staterooms hanohano he 92 a me nā lumi i hoʻolako ʻia me nā pono kiʻekiʻe, kahi lawelawe kīʻaha 24-hola, ʻelua mau hale ʻaina a me kahi spa kiʻekiʻe. E hauʻoli pū nā mea kūʻai aku i kahi loko wai pau ʻole a me kahi lumi lumi futuristic underur multi-sensory me nā puka aniani nui ma lalo o ke kahawai. E hoʻomāmā kahi paepae hydraulic i ka iho ʻana i lalo a komo i ka wā e komo ai nā malihini i nā huakaʻi.

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The Discover Qatar expedition cruise will give passengers the privilege of accessing the Al Shaheen restricted marine zone – a diverse ecosystem of immense natural beauty – to witness the majesty of the Whale Shark gathering, as well as a unique coastal exploration adventure.
From observing Whale Sharks, snorkelling in coral reefs, exploring mangroves to gliding through the turquoise waters of Khor Al Adaid channel, a team of expert guides, marine biologists, naturalists and ornithologists will lead guests to identify local wildlife, offer a cultural perspective on the sites explored and ensure a memorable expedition experience.
Between the summer months of April and September, during their annual migration to the region, Whale Sharks are found feeding in groups of hundreds in the Al Shaheen marine zone within the Arabian Gulf, which lies 80 kilometres off the northern coast of Qatar.