Highlights of Saudi Arabia Tour

Trsf APT Riyadh – Riyadh City You’ll drive from Riyadh Airport to Riyadh (Car/minivan | 35.0 km | 30 Min.)
Arrival in Riyadh International Airport, meet with your guide and driver.

Riyadh City tour

Visit old Riyadh with King Abdul Aziz Historical Area with the national museum and the Murabba Palace. Continue to Masmak Fortress. In Modern Riyadh Al Faisaliah and Kingdom Towers tower above the city. In the evening optional visit to the observation deck of Al Faisaliah Tower.

Edge of the world

You’ll drive from Riyadh to Jebel Fihrayn (4x4 | 100.0 km | 150 Min.) In the afternoon, jump on a 4x4 for an exciting drive out of the city to Jebel Fihrayn, popularly called the Edge of the World. From the 300m high cliffs, the view on the surrounding desert is amazing. Return to Riyadh in the early evening.

Accommodation: 4* Centro Waha by Rotana, or similar

Trsf Riyadh Hotel - ARPT Riyadh

You’ll drive from Riyadh hotel to Riyadh Airport (Car/minivan | 35.0 km | 30 Min.)
Transfer to the airport, flight to Ha’il.

Trsf ARPT Ha’il- Ha’il city tour

You’ll drive from Al Ula Airport to Al Ula hotel (Car/minivan | 10.0 km | 15 Min.)
The city was an important trading center for the camel caravans until the construction of the Hejaz Railway. Visit Al-Qashalal fortress and Al ‘Arif Fort, built with mud and clay, on the top of a hill providing a nice view. Transfer to the hotel for overnight.

Accommodation: 4* Holiday Villa, or similar

You’ll drive from Ha’il to Jubbah (Car/minivan | 130.0 km | 90 Min.)
Departure to Jubbah, UNESCO World Heritage Site, with its impressive rock carvings that are believed to date back to 5500 BC. Carvings include a variety of animals, such as elephants, buffalo and from a later period camels and other domesticated animals.

Jubbah – Al Ula

You’ll drive from Jubbah to Al Ula (Car/minivan | 500.0 km | 300 Min.) Arrive at Al Ula hotel for the night.
Accommodation: Sahary Desert Resort, or similar

UNESCO World Heritage Today you have a full day for the discovery of the archaeological remains of the area in and around Al ‘Ula, with Dedan and Hegra. A truley astonishing site. Al Ula is characterised by its attractive natural scenery marked by the reddish sandstone inselbergs carved by natural agencies into beautiful and attractive shapes. Sand dunes and inselbergs combined to form a wonderful display of thrilling nature. Mada’in Saleh or Hegra (UNESCO World Heritage) is the second city of the Nabateans after Petra in Jordan, on the caravan route between Mecca and Petra. The structure of the city has influences from Mesopotamia, Egypt as well as Greek-Roman. The remains of the city include over 90 tombs that were carved out in the rocks. Mada’in Saleh lost its importance on the caravan routes once the naval route to Yemen had been established by the Romans. Only 4% of the biblical site of Dedan has been excavated, but the organised structure of the city is clearly visible, and the inscriptions found documents of the political and societal organisation of the kingdom. You will also stop at the famous Elephant Rock. Back to Al ‘Ula for overnight.
Distances travelled: Al ‘Ula - Mada’in Saleh: 100 kms

Accommodation: Sahary Desert Resort, or similar

Al Ula City tour

Visit Old Town Al Ula, with its mud brick buildings. The town was thriving for centuries as a place where pilgrims, travellers came together on their way to Medina and Makkah. Visit the Hejaz Railway station. The railway was forever made famous by TE Lawrence by his attacks and sabotage during WWI. Afternoon at leisure. Options include discovery of Al Ula oasis, or marvel at Maraya. Transfer to the airport for the flight back to Riyadh. Transfer to the hotel for overnight.

Trsf Al Ula - ARPT AL Ula

You’ll drive from Al Ula to Al Ula Airport (Car/minivan | 30.0 km | 30 Min.) Transfer to the airport, flight to Riyadh

Accommodation: 4* Centro Waha by Rotana, or similar

Al Dir'iyah

You’ll drive from Riyadh to Al Dir'iyah (Car/minivan | 20.0 km | 20 Min.) Visit the old walled city of Al Dir'iyah, listed as UNESCO Heritage Site, with its mud brick buildings. The city was the first capital of the Saudi kingdom in the 18th century and was abandoned after the siege of the Ottomans in the 19th century in favour or Riyadh. In the evening optional visit to the observation deck of Al Faisaliah Tower.

TRSF Al Dir'iyah – ARPT Riyadh You’ll drive from Al Dir'iyah to Riyadh airport (Car/minivan | 20.0 km | 20 Min.) Today it is time for you to leave Saudi Arabia and go back to home with all fantastic new experiences! End of our services - Have a safe journey back!!