13 Days Saudi Arabia Tour Package (Archaeological Lovers)

Day 1: Arrival to Riyadh 

Your SaudiArabiaTours’ guide will be waiting you. They will be holding a sign of SaudiArabiaTours , You do not need to look for them – they will be waiting for you and will find you.
From the moment your tour starts, your guide will give you full attention. Once in the car, your guide will talk to you about all the things on the way as well as other aspects of your tour that will interest you.

You will be transferred by an A/C car to your hotel. Overnight in Riyadh.

Day 2: Diriyah , Al Masmak museum & Dira Souq
 
Breakfast. Start your tour visiting old Dir’aiyah. Birthplace of the first Saudi state, historical crossroads of pilgrims and traders, and home to one of the Kingdom’s most ambitious heritage developments. 
Including the banks of Wadi Hanifa, Ad Dir’iyah’s mud-brick walls once housed a thriving desert city that was a powerhouse of culture and commerce.
 
Then visit the Masmak museum, Enjoy and step back in time and explore Saudi Arabia’s roots. Fascinating exhibitions on display show maps and photographs of Saudi Arabia, alongside a range of historical artefacts, artworks and audiovisual attractions. 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 Beduins Jewelry and dresses. While entering from main access, one always smells sandal wood fragrance. Dira Souq is worth buying antique carpets and other useful Saudi heritage antiques.
 
Afternoon visit Thumama Desert and National Museum followed by visit to Kingdom Tower Bridge for a panoramic view of Riyadh. Thumama Desert is approx. 60 Kms from Riyadh city toward King Khaled Airport. This is the nearest desert where enthusiasts enjoy their evenings and specially weekends on sand.
 
Overnight at the Riyadh hotel.
 
Day 3: Fly to Abha
 
Breakfast. Transfer to Riyadh airport to take your flight to Abha , Arrival and transfer to start your tour to Start your tour to Basket Market of Abha is famous for these heavy duty colorful baskets. Muftaha Village was founded in 1989. It has now become a popular attraction and is frequented by tourists and locals alike. This cultural center offers artists studio and exhibition space.
 
Overnight at the hotel.
 
Day 4 : Abha
 
Breakfast. Start your tour visiting Mountain Souda, Habala Village, Hamsan Village. Asir, with its capital at Abha. It  covers the modern administrative provinces of Jizan, Asir,Bahah, and southern Mecca. Asir enjoys quite a high rainfall; its highest mountain range runs from Taif south to the Yemen border and catches the highest rainfall Saudi Arabia – Riyadh.
 
Then visit Mount Souda offers magnificent views and an unforgettable experience. One of the most interesting aspects of the area is its distinctive local people .
 
 Al Habala, the location of the first cable car in Asir, is named after an old village located on a steep 400 metre cliff made famous by the people of Al Habala. The inhabitants lived in stone dwelling clinging to the cliff-face for the security and safety found in the rock walls.
 Overnight at the hotel.
 
Day 5 : Abha / Travel to Najran
 
Breakfast. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, Travel to Najran by car. On our way we will pass Khamis Mushayt and the Al Hamsan Traditional Village on the outskirts of town consists of a stone tower and buildings, including a museum that is replica of an Asir home two decades ago, an auditorium, a traditional restaurant and a gift shop.
 
Arrive Najran and proceed for visit to Museum, Al Akhdood, Al Aan Palace, Mud Houses, Dam, Emara Palace and Dagger Souq.
 
Overnight in your hotel
 
Day 6: Najran – Bir Hima and Al Fau 
 
Breakfast. Start your Bir Hima and Al Fau archaeological sites.
Bir Hima , its famous wells. The valleys and mountains are the homes of hundreds of petro glyphs, battle scenes with cavalrymen and infantrymen wielding various kinds of weapons.  In Al-Fau there are lot of houses, palaces, and shops.
 
Overnight in your hotel.
 
Day 7: Najran / Travel to Jazan –  Farasan Island
 
Breakfast. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, Travel to Najran by car. Take boat from Jazan to Farasan Island. Arrive Farasan Island and transfer to your hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
 
Overnight in your hotel.
 
Day 8 : Farasan Island
 
Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, Start your tour at the sea cruise using cruise boats for 4 hours (Including snorkeling, fishing and the visit of the Carmel House on Kammah island, which was built by the Germans to supply the ships with coal during World War 1319 and some other tours to Damsk &Zafaf  Islands.
 
Afternoon visit Hissis tourist beach & the location of the Annual Fish Festival, Major knights and some antiquity monuments (Qurayat area) and Visiting AL Zilay museum for marine snails and minarets.
 
Overnight in your hotel.
 
Day 9 : Farasan Island – Jazan – Abha – Tabuk
 
Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to take bout to Jazan. Arrive Jazan and drive to Abha. Arrive Abha and fly to Tabuk. Arrive Tabuk and transfer to the hotel.
 
Overnight in your hotel.
 
Day 10 : Tabuk – Hisme Valley – Tabuk
 
Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, Today proceed for excursion to Hisme Valley using 4×4. Hisma Valley is home hundreds of unique rock formation and ancient rock art and hundreds of Arabic inscriptions dating back to the first decades of Islam.
Overnight in your hotel.
 
Day 11 : Tabuk / Travel to Al Jouf
 
Breakfast. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, Travel to Al Jouf  by car. On our way we will pass Al Jouf and Omar Mosque.
Tours including Dumat al-Jundal is an ancient city of ruins in the Al Jauf Province. Then visit The Omar Mosque is situated in the town of Dumat al-Jandal, a major intersection of ancient trade routes linking Mesopotamia, Syria and the Arabian Peninsula.
 
Overnight in your hotel.
 
Day 12 : Al Jouf – Hail – Fly to Jeddah 
 
Breakfast. Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel start your tour to visit to Zaa’bal Fortresst, Al Rajajil stones.
Situated on high ground overlooking Sakaka from the northwest, it is the centre of many legends. The fortress could only be reached from one directly. It is known as Zaa’bal Fortress and Zaa’bal Palace.
Drive to Hail, En route visit Jubbah rock carvings in Nafud Desert. Jubbah is one of the most interesting places of Saudi Ar abia.
 Arrive Hail and proceed for sightseeing tour in Hail and Qishla.
Evening fly to Jeddah. Arrive Jeddah and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight in your hotel.
 
Day 13 : Jeddah – Departure
 
Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, You will start your tour to visit Jeddah’s historical downtown area (Al-Balad) which is the historical area well known as the “Old Town”, where many of the oldest families used to live and work. It boasts of old buildings a traditional souk and many restaurants, where visitors get to walk amid the old streets and experience the traditional landscape of the old town. 

While visiting Al-Balad, visitors will be taken to see Beit Nassif, one of the prominent renovated structures in the old city, which dates back to the mid 1800’s. The five-story building provides a rare opportunity for the visitors to experience the blend of traditional architecture with modernity. 

After that, visitors will enjoy a ride along the Jeddah Corniche, the shore of the Red Sea, where the corniche features a coastal road, recreation areas, pavilions and large-scale civic sculptures for all to enjoy and take pictures. 

End the tour by visiting The Floating Mosque, this single domed architectural marvel that sits literally on the sea, symbolizes Jeddah’s bold storm into the modern age. Sitting on an enviable location, the mosque’s courtyard offers unencumbered views of the Red Sea, making it a popular tourist site.
 
Transfer to the airport for your departure flight.

What’s included