PHOTOS | Qatar FIFA World Cup: Football fans enjoy camel-watching, golden sand, and fireworks

Two weeks into the first World Cup in the Middle East, fewer teams are at the tournament and some fans are starting to make long journeys home. But there is still plenty to see and do in Qatar for those who remain.

Two weeks into the first World Cup in the Middle East, fewer teams are at the tournament and some fans are starting to make long journeys home. But there is still plenty to see and do in Qatar for those who remain. IN PIC: A couple walks through a tunnel-like art installation at Doha Corniche in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP) 

People sit and swim at Katara Beach, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

A child looks at the goods sold at a souvenir shop at the Souq Waqif Market in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

People sit to wait for fireworks as part of the World Cup soccer tournament FIFA fan festival on Doha corniche, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

Visitors look at boats carrying the flags of teams participating in the World Cup at Katara Beach during FIFA tournament, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

Men pray at Katara beach, Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

Guards ride their camels outside the Amiri Diwan in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

A man holds a falcon in a terrace of a bar in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

Tourists ride camels near Sealine Beach in Mesaieed, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

People watch a fireworks display as part of the World Cup soccer tournament FIFA fan festival on Doha corniche, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

A camel shepherd takes a break in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

People walk at the Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

A woman walks along Doha Corniche in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

A man rides along the decorated Doha Corniche in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)

A barber shaves a customer at a narrow ally at the Souq Waqif Market, in Doha, Qatar. (Photo | AP)