- Accommodation with breakfast
- Admission for all visits
- Transportation in air-conditioned vehicles
- Guide in ENGLISH
- Water during the trip
- High-speed train ticket: Jeddah – Medina
Arrival at Jeddah airport, after border and customs formalities, transfer to your hotel. Welcome to Saudi Arabia! Jeddah, on the shores of the Red Sea, is the country's second largest city, with four million inhabitants. Overnight at the hotel.
Breakfast. Full day in Jeddah. Today we will get to know this city that will surprise us with its contrasts. At the moment a large part of the city is being rebuilt to make it a great world megalopolis. The construction of the Jeddah Tower stands out, among other things, which will be the tallest building in the world with more than a thousand meters high. We will follow the Corniche, with its beautiful views, its mosques by the sea and its recreational areas. We will contemplate the King Fahd Fountain, the highest of its kind in the world, its water jets reach more than 300 meters high. We will stop at the active and picturesque fish market. We visit the historic center and we will get to know the elegant house of Beit Sallum, today converted into a museum. Free time for lunch in a shopping mall, where you can choose from the various restaurants and types of food on offer. Visit of the House of Islamic Arts which is the first museum of its kind in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, as a museum specializing in Islamic arts. From the far-flung countries of China and India to the farthest countries of the Maghreb and Andalusia of various arts, where the museum contains more than a thousand works of art representing 15 centuries of the history of Islamic art from all the countries of the Islamic world. Afterwards, we visit the Al Rahma mosque, better known as the floating mosque, because it is built on the shores of the Red Sea with pillars over the water. We will also enjoy the lively marina, very close to the tracks where the Formula 1 circuit is held.
Return to the hotel. Accommodation.
After breakfast we leave for the interior of Arabia, large highways crossing deserts and mountains take us to the holy city of MEDINA, "the luminous city". Arrival at noon, we stop at a shopping center for lunch according to your preferences in their "food court". We are in an imposing historical destination, one of the two holiest cities in Islam, a destination reached by millions of pilgrims every year and a city forbidden to non-Muslims until very recently. It is in a holy place, respect for its inhabitants and beliefs and wearing a proper way of dressing is required. We will walk around the immense Prophet's Mosque (Al Masjid an Nabawi), an amazing and luminous mosque of 10 minarets with a capacity for one million visitors, built by the prophet himself and the place where he is buried. We visited the hill of UHUD, where the forces of the prophet faced the troops of Mecca. You can walk along its immense esplanade and climb the hill, but remember to do so in silence and respecting the hundreds of pilgrims who will surround us any given day. In the Mosque of Quba, in the year 622, the prophet and his followers laid the first stone of what would be the first mosque in history, although the current building is more recent. From here, we will walk to the nearby garden and well of Ethiq where the different tribes of the place came out to greet and give water to the Prophet and his companions who had recently arrived in Medina after their persecution in Mecca.
At dusk we will go outside the Al Masjid mosque again to feel emotions when we observe the thousands of people who enter at prayer time and see the illuminations. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
After breakfast we continue our route, traveling to some of the most beautiful desert regions in the world.
Among impressive desert landscapes we continue to one of the most spectacular places in the world, the region and oasis of Al-Ula: an authentic open-air museum surrounded by nature, where you will find rock formations, canyons and ravines that compete with the majestic treasures carved by its ancient inhabitants. Upon arrival, we will go to La Roca del Elefante, "Jabal Al Fil" impressive geomorphological phenomenon, 52 meters high rock in the shape of an Elephant.
Breakfast. In the Al-Ula region we will visit the archaeological site of the Nabataean culture and declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO of HEGRA (Madain Saleh), "the Other Petra" that will amaze us with its tombs carved into the rock in a desert environment full of mystery. Then we visit Dadan.We continue to visit Maraya, an impressive work of art located in the desert gorge, it is visited from the outside. In addition, the experience of visiting the Harra Viewpoint at sunset offers spectacular panoramic views, making it an unforgettable tour.
Afterwards, we will have free time to walk around and enjoy the shopping streets of Antigua Al Ula.Night in hotel
Early in the morning we transfer to the airport to take the flight to Riyadh (Flight not included). Arrival at RIAD, from the airport we directly start our visit (order of activities variable according to time of year). We will get to know the impressive capital of Saudi Arabia. We will visit surrounded by a beautiful park, the National Museum, the largest museum in the country, where we will learn about the history, culture and art of the Kingdom. After that we will visit the Masmak Fortress, the old fortress of the city, whose interior allows us to understand the incredible change that took place in this city during the last century. Next, we will have some time to walk around the neighborhood, with its souks and commercial life. Free time for lunch in a shopping mall, where you can choose from the various restaurants and types of food on offer. At the end of the afternoon we will visit the Al Rajhi mosque, the largest mosque in Riyadh with its Andalusian-style architecture, we will witness a prayer and have an introduction to Islam that will surely make us learn something about this religion.
To end the day we will include transfer and entrance to the Boulevard Ryad, you will be surprised by its life and activity, the attractions, the numerous restaurants with specialties from many countries, its live shows, and -above all- the spectacle of colored fountains. Time to walk, dine (free) and enjoy this place. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Breakfast, we will also visit the Al Turaif district in DIRIYA, an area declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. This place - on the outskirts of Riyadh - was home to the first capital of the Saudi dynasty, which we can discover thanks to the vestiges of its numerous palaces and the urban complex in the confines of the oasis of Ad-Diriya. In the afternoon visit of the "Kingdom Centre", with its beautiful design and its "bridge-shaped" viewpoint that offers spectacular views over the city. Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
Breakfast. At the scheduled time, transfer to the airport to fly to the next destination
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Cities |
Hotels 5***** |
Hotels 4**** |
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Jeddah |
Ritz Carltoon Hotel 5*/similar |
Holiday Inn Hotel 4*/Similar |
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Medina |
Le Meridien Hotel 5*/similar |
Radisson Hotel 4*/similar |
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Al Ula |
Habitas Resort Hotel 5*/Similar |
Shaden Resort Hotel 4*/Similar |
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Ryad |
Hilton Olaya Hotel 4*/similar |
Joudyan Olaya Hotel 4*/Similar |
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2360 USD / 2190 EUR |
1380 USD / 1280 EUR |