Saudi Arabia West to East

Trip Highlights

• Explore Masmak Fortress, captured by Ibn Saud in 1902 during the unification of Saudi Arabia.

• Walk through At-Turaif in Diriyah, the UNESCO-listed birthplace of the first Saudi state.

• Browse traditional textiles, perfumes, and handicrafts in Riyadh’s Dira Souq.

• Fly north to Hail, historically linked to Arabian caravan trade routes.

• Examine 7,000 to 10,000-year-old rock carvings at Jubbah UNESCO site.

• Drive across the red sand dunes of An Nafud Al Kabir during a desert safari.

• Visit Elephant Rock, a sandstone formation rising more than 50 metres above the desert floor.

• Experience stargazing under AlUla’s low-light desert skies.

• Explore Hegra’s Nabataean tombs carved into sandstone during the 1st century BC and 1st century AD.

• Discover ancient inscriptions at Jabal Ikmah, known as AlUla’s “open-air library”.

• Visit Jabal Uhud, site of the 625 CE Battle of Uhud.

• Explore the Ottoman-era Hejaz Railway Station Museum in Medina.

• Travel on the Haramain high-speed train reaching speeds up to 300 km/h.

• Walk through Al-Balad, Jeddah’s UNESCO-listed coral-stone old city.

• See King Fahd Fountain, the world’s tallest fountain projecting seawater over 300 metres high.

• Stroll along the Red Sea waterfront at Jeddah Corniche.

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