7 Days Discover The Ancient Saudi Arabia

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: Al Masmak museum & Al Murabba Palace

Breakfast. Start your tour visiting 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.

Then proceed to visit Murabba Palace, the former home and court of King Abdul Aziz, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia, and a monument to the city’s captivating past. you can wander the palace’s rolling green gardens, which spread over several hectares.

Day 3 : Old Diriyah 

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.

Visit Al Turaif district, the area’s citadel-marked primary quarter, was the original seat of power for the Kingdom’s Al Saud family.
Once home to religious scholar Mohammed bin Abdul Wahab, its maze of twisting streets lead to low-lying mud huts that have been transformed into sparkling heritage sites, including Dir’iyah Museum, a former palace with exhibits on Saudi history and the restored Al Zawihra Mosque.

Overnight at your hotel.

Day 4 : Fly to Al ula ( Madain Saleh)

Breakfast. Transfer to Riyadh airport to take your flight to Al Ula , Arrival and transfer to start your tour to the Al Hajer site (Mada’in Saleh) and stops at Railway Station, Visitor Center, Girls Tombs, Al Diwan (Ethleeb mountain), Nabatean Water Reservoir, Nabatean Well and Al Farid Palace then stop at Harrat Awared Mountains.

Overnight in your hotel

Day 5 : Al Deerah Heritage Village- Elephant Rock 

Al Deerah Heritage Village, in Al Ula, where the Musa Ibn Nusayr Fort stands proudly overlooking the old city. It 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 1000 houses that were built adjacent to one another thereby forming a wall around the town to defend the population. library. Enjoy the sunset at Elephant rock area (Mammoth Mountain)
with traditional Saudi refreshments.

Overnight in your hotel.

Day 6 : Day Trip to Jeddah

Our tour guide will pick you up from your hotel, Travel to Jeddah by car. On our way we will pass by city of Yandu and you will have drive through yandu.

When arrive at Jeddah 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.

Overnight in your hotel.

Day 7 : Jeddah – Departure 

Breakfast at the hotel our representative will transfer you to the airport and assist you at the airport through final departure formalities.

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