Historic sites
AlUla and Hegra
Al-Ula, Al Madinah
Hegra (Mada'in Salih) was the second city of the Nabataeans after Petra, with more than 100 monumental tombs carved into sandstone outcrops, Saudi Ar…
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Historic sites
Al-Balad, Jeddah
Al Balad, Makkah
The historic centre of Jeddah, a UNESCO site, with coral-stone tower houses with wooden latticed balconies (rawasheen), souqs and mosques, once the g…
Historic sites
Diriyah, Riyadh
Riyadh
The mud-brick birthplace of the first Saudi state, on the edge of Riyadh, with the At-Turaif district, a UNESCO site, restored with museums.
Natural features
Edge of the World, Riyadh
Riyadh
Dramatic escarpment cliffs of the Tuwaiq Mountains dropping hundreds of metres to a plain, with views stretching to the horizon, about 90 minutes nor…