Small group adventure tour Kingdom of Saudi Arabia German tour guide

Day 1: Frankfurt - Riyadh

1. Pass by
   Arrivals
2. Tahlia Street
   1h
   Boulevard in Riyadh
   evening walk

Day 2: Riyadh sightseeing

1. 1h · Admission ticket included
   Origin and history of Saudi Arabia - Visit to the Musmak Fort, National Museum in the Murrab Palace, visit to Diriyyah, origin of the Al - Saud family
2. 1h
   Afterwards we get to know the history of Saudi Arabia and drive to the National Museum of Saudi Arabia, as part of King Abdulaziz's Murraba Palace, which illustrates the history of Arabia from its beginnings to the present day.
3. Kingdom Centre Tower
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Dinner awaits you at Najd Village, an authentic Arabic restaurant with a touch of 1001 nights. After dinner we drive to the Kingdom Tower, the tallest building in the city, with a panoramic view of the nightly Riyadh.
4. Bujairi Terrace
   30m
   Very traditional place where you will find the unique old souk including modern and Arabic coffee shops and restaurants some of them serve special Saudi foods.
5. National Museum
   30m · Admission ticket included
   nine galleries on two floors, the predominantly Arabic and Islamic history
6. King Abdullah Park
   30m
   very nice park
7. Granada Center
   30m
   one of the most beautiful shopping malls in Riyadh
8. Al Faisaliyah Centre
   Pass by
   Riyadh flag
9. Al Masmak Fortress
   30m · Admission ticket included
   Sightseeing

Day 3: Ushaiquer - Historically 1500 year old town, old village in the Najd region.Buraidah, visit to the Almoukaf date market

1. Ushaiqer Heritage Village
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Adventure trip with Ushaiquer - Historically 1500 year old city, one of the oldest villages in the Najd region. Continue to Buraidah and visit the Almoukaf date market
2. Buraidah
   2h
   Continuation to Buraidah (190km / 2 hours) the center of the province of Qassim with traditional oasis products such as lemons and oranges and with countless date farms. We visit a date farm and a local oasis builder leads you through the terrace fields with huge plantations of date palms. Then visit the Almoukaf date market.

Day 4: Buraidah - Uyun - Fayd - Tabah - Hail

1. Ha'il
   3h
   Departure to Hail with a stop at the rock in Uyun, on to Faid one of the oldest historical Arab cities with a drive to Tabah to the volcano Crater. Hotel in Hail, dinner in Hail
   
   Historical City Faid
   Historical City Faid
   Recognition of this important site increased during the Islamic era when it became the path for Islamic armies on their way to Mesopotamia.
   
   We continue to Tabah to the volcano craters. Sightseeing with photo stop and opportunity for lunch. Subsequent Aja Rosy Mountain
   Aja Rosy Mountain
   Continue to Heil to the Aja Rosy Mountain. Stop in a bizarre mountain range that, depending on the light, let the stone formations shine in an enchanting pink light.
2. 3h
   We continue to Tabah to the volcano craters. Sightseeing with photo stop and opportunity for lunch. Subsequent Aja Rosy Mountain
   Aja Rosy Mountain
   Continue to Heil to the Aja Rosy Mountain. Stop in a bizarre mountain range that, depending on the light, let the stone formations shine in an enchanting pink light.

Day 5: Hail - Jubbah - Rafaji - Sakaka

1. Al-Rajajil
   8h · Admission ticket included
   Morning visit to the Aja Mountains, through the Al Nafud desert to Jubbah to the 4500 year old petroglyphs and the 6000 year old stone hedge Rajaji to our Hotel Ruom in Sakaka
   
   Rajajil natural wonder
   Rajajil natural wonder
   Today drive to the 4000 year old petroglyphs in the Nafud Desert to Jubbah. Discover the rock carvings from prehistoric times, which are in exceptionally good condition. Lean back and enjoy a fascinating ride through the desert landscape with wild rock formations and exciting landscape scenarios to the 6000 year old stone hedge Ar Rajajil on the edge of the Nafud Desert. The excavations unearthed tools such as fan scratches, pin bearings, insulation material from the well / water complex, all of which date 4. b. The day ends in Sakaka with an overnight stay at the Hotel Raoum Inn and dinner

Day 6: Sakaka - Al Jawf Dumat- Al Khanafah Bedouin Camp

1. Za'abal Castle
   3h · Admission ticket included
   After breakfast, a short transfer to Za'abal Castle. This fortress is located at Madrid Castle
   Madrid Castle
   a centuries-old fountain system. The current building - consisting of a wall with four watchtowers and a water reservoir - is said to have been built 200 years ago. However, archaeological evidence shows that several structures have existed here since the first century AD. Its prominent position at the highest point in the region offers an impressive view of the city, but it serves more than one purpose. The inner courtyard of the fortress is also designed as a catchment basin for water, which is then fed into a fountain system running underneath the city. The fountain system is large enough for people to walk through. Afterwards we visit the Bir Saisara from the 1st century B.C.
2. Qasr Marid
   3h · Admission ticket included
   On the way we stop in Doumat Al Jandal and walk through the historic city center with the Marid Castle of Dumat Al-Jandal in the north of Saudi Arabia, which was built before 272. Its walls are 0.80 m - 1 m thick. The castle commanded the old town of Adumatochloss and the cistern.
   
    Passing huge date farms, we now head to the Al Khanafah nature reserve in the Al Jawf district, which borders the Nefud desert, which is known from the film "Lawrence of Arabia": This legendary hero crossed it together with Bedouins in the First World War still live here today and with whom we will spend the night today - if desired also under the stars. They are surrounded by huge dunes shining in the sun. Limitlessness, an infinite silence and timelessness can be physically experienced here. Feel the warm desert sand while walking through the dunes.

Day 7: Al Khanafah - Tayma

1. Tayma
   8h
   After an extraordinary night with a spectacular sunrise in the desert, an oriental breakfast awaits you and the journey continues through the nature reserve Al Khanafah to the large oasis Tayma with a long settlement history, for example at the point where the old frankincense route was the trade route between Yathrib and Dumah Crosses Nefud desert.
   
   rock paintings
   rock paintings
   the Arabian Peninsula.
   
   This collaborative project has led to many other significant discoveries of animal and mammal fossils in the Saudi deserts, including a giant 300,000 year old elephant tusk that belonged to an extinct species of elephant from the Nafud desert and a greener, wetter Arabian desert in the Past indicates. The carpal bone of an elephant was also discovered from the same layer of sand in the excavation site.
   
   You will visit the famous Haddaj Fountain, which, after almost 8,000 years of desertification, provides water today. Tayma still benefits from natural wells that have been preserved for millennia.

Day 8: In the morning visit the Al Naslaa rock and continue to the elephant rock and to Al Ula

1. Jabal AlFil (Elephant Rock)
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Morning visit to Al Nalaa Rock near Tama. Analyzes have shown that the soil moved millions of years ago, which led to splitting and the rock has been able to hold in this position until today. The whole thing is due to a volcanic, mineral-rich hill that gave the stone its shape before it came to the surface.
   
   German archaeologists also conduct research in this oasis, and the first ancient hieroglyphic inscription was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 2010 during new excavations. It bears the cartridges of Pharaoh Ramses III, who lived until 1156 BC. BC ruled and is probably evidence of an old trade route to the Nile Delta.
   
   Then drive to the monumental elephant rock, which rises steeply pink in front of the dunes.
   During a break, on one of the highest dunes, you have the opportunity to take pictures in lonely silence.
2. AlUla
   4h
   al Ula
3. Old Town of AlUla
   4h · Admission ticket included
   Morning visit to Al Nalaa Rock near Tama. Analyzes have shown that the soil moved millions of years ago, which led to splitting and the rock has been able to hold in this position until today. The whole thing is due to a volcanic, mineral-rich hill that gave the stone its shape before it came to the surface.
   
   German archaeologists also conduct research in this oasis, and the first ancient hieroglyphic inscription was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 2010 during new excavations. It bears the cartridges of Pharaoh Ramses III, who lived until 1156 BC. BC ruled and is probably evidence of an old trade route to the Nile Delta.
   
   Then drive to the monumental elephant rock, which rises steeply pink in front of the dunes.
   During a break, on one of the highest dunes, you have the opportunity to take pictures in lonely silence.
4. Hegra
   2h · Admission ticket included
   Morning visit to Al Nalaa Rock near Tama. Analyzes have shown that the soil moved millions of years ago, which led to splitting and the rock has been able to hold in this position until today. The whole thing is due to a volcanic, mineral-rich hill that gave the stone its shape before it came to the surface.
   
   German archaeologists also conduct research in this oasis, and the first ancient hieroglyphic inscription was discovered in Saudi Arabia in 2010 during new excavations. It bears the cartridges of Pharaoh Ramses III, who lived until 1156 BC. BC ruled and is probably evidence of an old trade route to the Nile Delta.
   
   Then drive to the monumental elephant rock, which rises steeply pink in front of the dunes.
   During a break, on one of the highest dunes, you have the opportunity to take pictures in lonely silence.

Day 9: Al Ula - Chaibar - Harrat Khaibar White Volcanoes

1. 3h
   ears along the incense road to Chaibar, an oasis area that played an important role in the early history of Islam. It lies on a high-lying lava plateau, the so-called Harrat Chaibar.
   
   During the time of the Prophet Mohammed, the oasis was predominantly populated by Jews who cultivated dates, vegetables, grain and wine here, farmed cattle, manufactured textiles and were involved in the caravan trade between Arabia, Syria and Iraq. In the oasis there were several fortresses called hisn. They were partly owned by the Jewish Banu Nadir of Medina. After Mohammed banished the Banu Nadir from Medina in 625, they moved to their fortresses in Chaibar and prepared to go to war against Mohammed, working with the Arab tribes of the neighborhood.
2. 3h
   After lunch, drive to the unique and scenic white volcanoes
   White volcanoes
   Lava fields and volcanoes from Harrat Khaybar. There is no place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia that is unparalleled. While it is not generally known that there are volcanoes in Saudi Arabia, there are even surprisingly many, including active ones. The volcanic activity is related to the activity of the focal points on the Arabic plate that was raised on the east side of the Red Sea. The basaltic lava fields in the west of the country are called Harrat. They cover around 180,000 km² and extend from Turkey to Yemen in the south.

Day 10: White volcanoes - medina

1. Medina
   6h
   After a night in a tent in the area of the White Volcanoes, you can continue to enjoy the silence and have the opportunity to take a short hike / walk on this unusual rock with your guide. In the early afternoon you drive to Medina, the city of the Prophet, next to Mecca one of the 3 most important sites of Islam, the "guardian of the holy places" whose inner city is closed to non-Muslims according to Islamic law (Harram). During a photo stop, you can enjoy breathtaking panoramic views of the city of Medina and the mausoleum of the Prophet Mohammed.
   
   Afterwards drive to Medina airport and flight to Jeddah, check in at Hotel Raddison Blu

Day 11: Sightseeing Jeddah

1. Jeddah
   Pass by
   Jeddah
2. Jeddah City Tour By Local Guide.
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Sightseeing
3. Nassif House Museum
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Jeddah is famous for the beautiful coral red wooden balconies that make traditional houses stand out. The walk leads past what is probably the most beautiful and best-known of these houses, the Nasif House. A subsequent stroll through the famous Alawi Souk invites you to shop. The tour continues to the floating mosque on stilts in the Red Sea with a fantastic view. To relax, a walk on the boulevard Corniche, right on the Red Sea, awaits us with a stop at a beach bar on the promenade
4. Jeddah Waterfront Park
   1h · Admission ticket included
   Sightseeing
5. Jeddah International Market
   10m · Admission ticket included
   sightseeing
6. Al-Balad
   1h
   walk
7. Red Sea Mall
   30m
   very nice mall
8. King Fahd's Fountain
   Pass by
   high water fountain
9. Nassif House Museum
   30m
   the symbol of Jeddah
10. Al Rahma Mosque
    Pass by
    beautiful view

• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Not recommended for travelers with spinal injuries
• Not recommended for pregnant travelers
• Not recommended for travelers with poor cardiovascular health
• Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness