![]() For those who wish to purchase a small souvenir, pearls and mother-of-pearl products are sold on site and debit/credit cards are accepted. The tour also included the various steps of pearl farming (from baby oyster to a harvested pearl takes more than 2 years.) as well as a demonstration on how the oysters are opened and the pearls collected from inside. Our excellent guide took us through the exhibition and told us about the lives of pearl divers, the tools they used to measure and grade pearls, trade routes, etc. ![]() We had a very enjoyable experience at the Al Suwaidi Pearl Farm. A short (10 minutes) ride in a traditional boat takes you to a pontoon which is the base of the pearl farm as well as a museum of the history of pearl diving and trading in the Arabian Gulf. The Al Suwaidi Pearl Farm is located in the sea just off the Al Rams Marina in Ras Al Khaimah.
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