Lawz & Beyond - Saudi Silk Road

Package Details

Lawz & Beyond

  • 6D/5N
  • People: Min 2 / Max 18
  • Adventure
  • Holiday Package

Location : Saudi Arabia - Haqil


This tour is an experience, it offers you the chance to be mesmerized by the wonderful scenery at sites such as Lawz Mountain, Golden Calf, Al Ula and much more. You'll get to relax and feel the beautiful atmosphere of Deise valley. A real feast for the senses.

Highlights: Haqil, Split Rock, Golden Calf, Tabuk, AlUla, Disah Valley, Duba, Al Bade, Tayeb Ism, Magna, Ras Al Sheikh Hameed

Program ( 6 days )

  • Day 1

    Haqil Border– Split Rock of Horeb


    Haqil Border– Split Rock of Horeb Meet and assist upon Arrival at Haqil border, continue to Horeb Mountain
    The Split Rock of Horeb, near Jebel Al Lawz, Northwestern Saudi Arabia, Tabuk Province. Many people of differing faiths believe this is the rock that Moses struck with his staff and water poured out to quench the thirst of his followers Bani Israel. The rock stands majestically above the surrounding area and there are signs of water erosion below.
    The split rock is located on the west side of Jebel el Lawz, and the name Meribah means strife.
    Overnight at mobile Bedouin camp.

  • Day 2

    Lawz Mountain - Golden Calf - Tabuk


    Lawz Mountain - Golden Calf - Tabuk Continue to Jabal Al-Lawz, whose name means the almond mountain in Arabic, is one of the most mythical mountains of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Most people think that Saudi Arabia is just a vast extent of sand dunes but with its summit at 2 549 meters above sea level Jebel Al-Lawz is the highest mountain of Tabuk Province. and is probably the only place in Saudi Arabia where snow falls nearly every year. As surprising as it sounds Saudi Arabia does have regular snowfalls thanks to its many mountains above 2 500 meters. But as the Jebel Al-Lawz is the highest mountain in the north of the country and it is located beyond the northern tip of the Red Sea and its warm waters, this mountain is more exposed to low temperatures and sees snows more often than any other area of Saudi Arabia.
    Jabal Al-Lawz is in the ancient land of Madyan where the Prophet Moses lived for ten years with his father-in-law the Prophet Shuayb (Jethro) and where he brought his people that fled Egypt. Some consider Jabal Al-Lawz to be the real Mount Sinai where Moses had a mythical experience with God, as mentioned in the Holy Quran.
    Golden Calf Altar
    When Moses went up into Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments, he left the Israelites for forty days and forty nights. The Israelites feared that he would not return and demanded that Aaron make them "a god to go before them". Aaron gathered up the Israelites' golden earrings and ornaments, constructed a "molten calf" and they declared: "'This is thy god, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt"

    Continue to Tabuk for overnight.

  • Day 3

    Tabuk – Al Ula


    Tabuk – Al Ula The birthplace of two ancient Arabian kingdoms. During the 1st millennium BC, Al-Ulla saw the rise of the ancient city of Dedan that became the capital of two successive kingdoms, Dedan and Lihyan, that ruled over the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula.
    A small fort still stands in the middle of the Heritage Village of Al-Ulla and is known as Musa Ibn Nusayr Fort. It was probably a fortified structure as early as the Dedanite or Lihyanite times as some Dedanitic inscriptions were carved on the rock where the fort was built.
    Al-Ula Heritage Village (ghost town), also known as Ad-Deerah, is the traditional Arabian village where people of the oasis moved some 8 centuries ago and inhabited until the 20th century. It was built on a higher part of the valley in order to be clear from the floods that can occur during the raining season. At its maximum expansion the town contained over 1 000 houses that were built adjacent to one another thereby forming a wall around the town to defend the population.
    Overnight in Al Ula camp.

  • Day 4

    Al Ula - Tabuk


    Al Ula - Tabuk Hegra is the most iconic historical site of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the first to be listed as a UNESCO Word Heritage, back in 2008. The Nabateans, called it Hijra (as it appears in some ancient inscriptions at the site), and the Romans used to call it Hegra.
    The Nabatean Kingdom
    The Nabatean people were Arab merchants actively involved in the frankincense trade originating from ancient Yemen from which they gained their great wealth. The Nabatean Kingdom developed from the 2nd century BC.
    The extensive settlement of the site took place during the 1st century AD, when it came under the rule of the Nabatean king Aretas IV Philopatris (Al-Harith IV) (9 – 40 BC), who made Hegra the kingdom's first capital, before Petra, located 500 kilometers to the north.
    In the early 19th century BC the Ottomans built a railway station at Hegra that was along the Hejaz Railway linking Damascus to the holy city.
    Continue to Tabuk for Overnight.

  • Day 5

    Disah Valley – Duba - AlBade


    Disah Valley – Duba - AlBade Visit the natural jewel of Saudi Arabia, Wadi Qaraqir - also known as Wadi Disah - is a 15-Km-long canyon running through the Jebel Qaraqir, a heaven palm oasis with crystal clear running water. This natural wonder was for a long time a well-kept secret among explorers, before the road leading to the nearby city of Disah was built and satellite images were available to the public, which made it quite difficult to find and reach. Today, this natural wonder has become one of the must-see places in Saudi Arabia.

    The first striking feature of this wadi is its dimensions: at the eastern entrance of the canyon the side cliffs are already higher than 100 meters, but at the western entrance the gap between the bottom of the wadi and the tallest cliffs reaches as high as 500 meters!

    The second - and most unexpected - amazing feature of Wadi Qaraqir is a water stream that runs through the western part of the canyon towards the city of Disah.
    Overnight at AlBade Hotel.

  • Day 6

    Ras Al Sheikh Hameed – Tayib Ism – Magna – Medyan - Haqil Border


    Ras Al Sheikh Hameed – Tayib Ism – Magna – Medyan - Haqil Border The western tip of Mainland Saudi, Ras Al-Sheikh Hameed is a beautiful sandy cape located in Tabuk Province, at the junction between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. The sand banks of the Ras Al-Sheikh Hameed used to be the westernmost point of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia until the cession of Tiran Islands by Egypt to Saudi Arabia in 2017. Thus, it is today only the westernmost point of the Saudi Arabian mainland.

    Tayeb Ism (The valley of Moses) is one of the magical natural wonders of Saudi Arabia that takes visitors by surprise. This incredible natural feature of Tabuk Province is located on the Gulf of Aqaba, just 20 Km north of the coastal town of Maqna.

    Maqna (The wells of Moses) is a charming coastal town located on the Gulf of Aqaba that faces Egypt and the Sinai mountains, clearly visible from it. But the town is famous for its wells that witnessed an important episode in the life of the Prophet Moses.

    Dated back to the end of the 2nd millennium BCE, Medyan is known for being the place where the Prophet Moses sought refuge after fleeing from Egypt. There he met the Prophet Jethro who recognized in Moses a pure soul and gave him one of his daughters. Moses then lived for ten years with his wife and father-in-law in Medyan before returning to Egypt to free its people from the Pharaoh Ramses II.
    Continue to Haqil for Departure.

Activities

  • Adventure
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Following things are included

  •   All transfer and transportation with A/C bus or car.
  •   All nights’ accommodation B/B at selected category hotel.
  •   English speaking tour leader/driver.
  •   All entrance fees in Saudi as listed in itinerary.
  •   All Taxes.


Following things are Excluded

  •   Visa cost to Saudi.
  •   All Lunches.
  •   All Dinners
  •   Drinks during meals.
  •   Domestic Flight.
  •   Tips.
  •   Any personal expenses.
  •   Anything not mentioned in the Include items.



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