The beauty of the Middle East - Saudi Silk Road

Package Details

The beauty of the Middle East

  • 10D/9N
  • People: Min 2 / Max 18
  • Adventure
  • Holiday Package

Location : Saudi Arabia - Riyadh


Everyone Loves new experiences, and Saudi Arabia is one of the most wonderful experiences out there with its never ending deserts and valleys and its authentic culture.
this tour is a look into the beauty that is Saudi, you'll get to make many captivating memories and pictures of the various gifts this country presents, Saudi Arabia truly has it all.
Riyadh and Jeddah are must see locations which is exactly why this tour will take you there, along with beautiful locations such as Deise valley, holy landmarks such as Tayeb Ism, remains of ancient civilizations in Hisma mounatins and Bajdah, and so much more!

Program ( 10 days )

  • Day 1

    Arrival to Riyadh


    Arrival to Riyadh Today you arrive to Riyadh, the capital of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Depending on your flight schedule you will arrive during the evening or (early) morning. You will be picked up at the airport and taken to the hotel in the city.

  • Day 2

    Riyadh - Tabuk


    Riyadh - Tabuk After breakfast, it's time to explore the country's capital.
    Strat your tour by visiting Murraba palace which is among the most important palaces built by King Abdul-Aziz. this Palace was to accommodate his family. It was built in the local traditional Majid style by using local building material only.
    Then visit the Masmak museum, Enjoy a step back in time and explore Saudi Arabia’s roots. A short documentary also re-enacts the capture of the fortress by King Abdul Aziz, whose spearhead you can still see embedded in its wooden gate.
    Dira Souq is famous for its variety of old copper and brass objects including silver daggers, silver Bedouins Jewelry and dresses. While entering from the main access point, visitors always smell sandal wood fragrance. Dira Souq is a perfect spot to purchase antique carpets and other Saudi heritage antiquities.
    Then visit The National Museum of Saudi Arabia. Established in 1999, It is part of the King Abdul-Aziz Historical Centre in Riyadh.
    Fly to Tabuk.

  • Day 3

    Tabuk city tour


    Tabuk city tour Tabuk Province has some of the richest history of the whole Arabian Peninsula and deserves a museum to highlight its heritage. Since 2019 visitors have been able to admire some fascinating artifacts exhibited in the old Hijaz Railway Station in Tabuk city that was refurbished for this purpose. This elegant building has the architecture of early twentieth and twenty-first centuries mixing together to offer a journey from prehistory to modern times and even into the future, with the city of Neom that will soon rise in Tabuk Province.
    Overnight in Tabuk hotel.

  • Day 4

    Desi Valley – Duba - AlBade


    Desi Valley – Duba - AlBade The natural jewel of Saudi Arabia, Wadi Qaraqir - also known as Wadi Desi - 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 Desi 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.
    Visit of Duba city by the Red Sea to visit the fish market and continue to AlBade.
    Overnight in AlBade hotel.

  • Day 5

    Bajdah, Hisma Mountains


    Bajdah, Hisma Mountains Jordan is famous for its Wadi Rum desert, but it is less known that its iconic sandstone formations spread across the border with Saudi Arabia as far as 200 Km to the south until the grandiose Wadi Qaraqir. The main part of Jibal Hisma is located between the majestic Jebel Al-Lawz in the west and the plain surrounding the city of Tabuk in the east. The name "Jibal" which means "The Mountains" designates the fact that Hisma is not about one mountain but thousands of rocky formations spreading over hundreds of kilometers, each one unique in size, shape and out-of-this-world landscapes.
    Jibal Hisma is home to ancient rock art and thousands of Kufic Arabic, Thamudic and Nabatian inscriptions.
    Overnight in Bajdah camp.

  • Day 6

    Ras Al-Sheikh Hameed – Magna - Tayeb Ism - Medyan - Tabuk


    Ras Al-Sheikh Hameed – Magna - Tayeb Ism - Medyan - Tabuk 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.
    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.
    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 15 Km north of the coastal town of Maqna.
    Dated back to the end of the 2nd millennium BCE, Medyan is known for being the place where Prophet Moses sought refuge after fleeing Egypt. There he met the Prophet Jethro who recognized in Moses a pure soul and gave him one of his daughters. Moses then lived in Medyan with his wife and father-in-law for ten years before returning to Egypt to free its people from the Pharaoh Ramses II.
    Overnight in Tabuk hotel.

  • Day 7

    Hegra - Al Ulla


    Hegra - Al Ulla 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).
    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 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.
    The birthplace of two ancient Arabian kingdoms. During the 1st millennium BCE, Al-Ulla saw the rise of the ancient city of Dadan that became the capital of two successive kingdoms, Dadan and Lihyan, that ruled over the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula.
    Al-Ula Heritage Village (ghost town), is the traditional Arabian village where people of the oasis moved approximately 8 centuries ago and inhabited until the 20th century.
    Overnight in Hegra camp.

  • Day 8

    Al Ula - Jeddah


    Al Ula - Jeddah After breakfast we will fly to Jeddah, which means grandmother, a name that owes the city to the belief that Eve would be buried there. Jeddah is the commercial heart of Saudi Arabia and traditionally the port where pilgrims from all over the Islamic world arrive on their way to Mecca and Medina.
    Enjoy the Red Sea corniche, along the boulevard are various statues of famous artists such as Miró, Baldaccini and Moore.

  • Day 9

    Jeddah


    Jeddah Visit to some of Jeddah’s most captivating old Ottoman houses. The old quarter is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and is known for its coral-built houses. The Nasif house is one of the few historic buildings that have been restored and now serve as a museum. You walk further through the old town and visit the Al Alawi Souq, the market that winds through the old neighborhoods and where products such as incense, jewelry, coffee and clothing are sold. The art collection of collectors Abdulraouf Khalil is exhibited in the Al Tayebat museum. The museum includes items from the pre-Islamic period, furniture and traditional clothing from different regions of the country.

  • Day 10

    Departure Jeddah


    Departure Jeddah Today you fly back home.

Activities

  • Adventure
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Following things are included

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


Following things are Excluded

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



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