Guide

A professional Guide is available from Arrival to Departure and during the Tours.

Transport

Private chauffeur-driven transfer from the airport to the hotel and vice versa. Tours are done on vans or buses depending on group size. Experience hail, al-ula, madinah, and jeddah, tours with shared transportation for a group.

Others

What is included and excluded in our Saudi Arabia the complete -guided tour INCLUDED -08 nights’ Accommodation, meal plan as per description. -Full-time guide Assistance. - Airport arrival and departure transfer. - Riyadh full-day tour. -Visit the traditional village “Sadous of the Najd”. -Train from Riyadh to Hail. - Visit of Medina - the holy city. - Experiences of Al Ula : DEDAN & the OLD town. - Visit famous Hegra (Madain Saleh – Southern Petra) – UNESCO HERITAGE SITE. - Visit Jebel Al-Fil (Elephant mountain). -Visit old Market in Jeddah. NOT INCLUDED -Flights -Optional excursions -Porterage -Personal expenses -Visa fees if needed

Meals

Daily buffet breakfast and dinner at the hotel restaurant. - hot dishes from the open cooking stations,. - freshly baked bread, cheeses, cold meats, cereals and fruit. - It’s all accompanied by barista coffee and an array of freshly squeezed juices. Buffet Dinner Starters -Caesar Salad By Ben’s Famous Subs -Grilled Chicken CaesarTexmex Salad By Unbeleafable -Salad By Ben’s Famous -Avocado Caesar Salad etc... - Pasta -Spaghetti Bolognese -Fusilli Pollo -Gnocchi Pesto -Mushroom Risotto -Pappardelle Alfredo etc... - Burgers -Pizza - Main Course

Accommodation

Riyadh: Grand Plaza Hotel 4* or similar Grand Plaza Riyadh is located in Riyadh and offers 4-star accommodation with a large outdoor swimming pool and a gym facility. A comfortable stay at this Riyadh hotel awaits you with a hot tub and sauna facilities. The property is based just 1.2 km from Awal Plaza and within a 10-minute ride from the National Museum. You can easily find Crown Prince Park 25 minutes by foot from the hotel. Grand Plaza Riyadh are furnished with a sofa and a writing desk, and appointed with a mini fridge bar. They are outfitted with comfortable decor. Offering amenities like a hairdryer and slippers, the bathrooms also include a separate toilet and a shower. A wellness area will surely make for an excellent stay. Al Ula: Sahary Resort Hotel 4* or similar Set among majestic desert landscape, the Sahary AlUla Resort’s village-like layout comprises a series of traditional mudbrick-style buildings and two long avenues lined with individual bungalows. Each is air conditioned, decorated in colorful Arabic styling, and features its own furnished terrace, where you can sit, relax and soak up the scenic surrounds. An oasis-like pool is lined with palm trees, although if you fancy a swim you can do laps in the hotel’s indoor pool. As well as strolling around the resort’s extensive grounds, you’ll find lots of places to relax including a Bedouin-style tent, well-equipped desert-view fitness room, and games room with pool tables and board games. Medina: Delights Inn 3* or similar Delights Inn Medina is set within a 10-minute ride from Al Masjid a Nabawi Mosque and within 10 minutes’ drive from The Beautiful Names of Allah Exhibition. It offers WiFi in the rooms.The accommodation features 26 air-conditioned rooms, some of which comprise a kitchen and a seating area. They are appointed with tiled flooring, soundproof windows. Bathrooms include a bidet and a separate toilet along with comforts like a hairdryer and towels.Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International airport is 15 km from the 4-star Delights Inn, which lies in Al Harra Al-Sharqiah district. This hotel is at 3.6 km distance from the coloured Green Dome. Al Hail: Golden Tulip Hotel 4* or similar The Golden Tulip Hail is a 4-star hotel located in Hail City on Madina Road next to STC main office building and just a minute’s drive from the city centre and airport. Recently refurbished to provide an even higher standard of comfort and luxury, the 81 rooms in the hotel provide a range of amenities to enjoy. Rooms come equipped with technology including a direct dial telephone, satellite televisions, and internet access. Choose from Single and Double Standard Rooms as well as Junior, Executive, or Royal Suites. Jeddah: Ramada Continental 3* or similar With more than 850 hotels across 60+ countries, there’s bound to be a Ramada nearby. Each hotel is equipped with everything you need to enjoy your stay—whether you’re exploring the local sights or staying for a meeting or convention.Ramada Worldwide offers a warm and friendly stay no matter where you travel around the world. Our guests enjoy high-speed wireless Internet access, cozy beds for a relaxed and restful stay, and a variety of hotel choices to match every trip; from a family vacation or weekend getaway, to a full-scale conference or wedding. We are committed to creating caring experiences for every person, every time, and strive to make our guests feel truly refreshed and restored during their visit. Note: If the event hotel is on a sold-out basis. Grayline will guarantee a similar hotel of the same category. Contact us. Hotel Standard Check-In: 12:00 hrs Hotel Standard Check-Out: 15:00 hrs Early check-in and late check-out are not guaranteed.

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Flights

Please note that the international flight is not included in the tour package. You will need to make your own arrangements for your international flights to Riyadh and from Jeddah

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Day 1 Friday: Riyadh (Arrival)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Friday: Riyadh (Arrival)

Arrival at Riyadh International Airport, after visa and immigration formalities our representative will meet and escort the guests to their air-conditioned vehicle for their transfer to the hotel.

Overnight in Riyadh.
Day 2 Saturday: Riyadh (50Km)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saturday: Riyadh (50Km)

Breakfast at the hotel. We will start with a briefing meeting at 8-8:30am to introduce the group. We will start our tour of mystic Riyadh by visiting the National Museum which is the primary custodian of the Saudi national heritage and culture. The Museum is a place of learning and discovery, it offers an overview of the history of Arabian civilization from Prehistory to our modern era. We continue thereafter to the nearby Murabba Palace (outside visit as in renovation) which is one of the historic buildings of the city. The palace was named after its square with the form of 400 by 400 meters. We will stop then for lunch in a typical local Saudi restaurant. Afternoon we will continue our tour of mystic Riyadh by visiting the Masmak Fort and its museum that depicts the history of the conquest of Arabia by the Al-Saud family. The palace was built during the reign of Abdullah bin Rashid in the year 1895 A.D. to serve as military garrison for the Abdullah bin Rashid army. His Majesty King Abdulaziz, the father of the nation today, captured the fort in 1902 making of this fort the birthplace of the 3rd Saudi Kingdom, the modern one we live in. At the end of the afternoon, we will pass the kingdom tower & the Faisaliah, back to your hotel.

Dinner and overnight in Riyadh.
Day 3 Sunday: Riyadh To Ha’Il By Train (642Km)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Sunday: Riyadh To Ha’Il By Train (642Km)

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning we depart for Riyadh’s railway station and board the fast-new train for Ha’il. The railway link was constructed very recently and allows us to reach Ha’il in just under 5 hours. The city of Ha’il lies at the foot of the imposing Shammar mountain range whose is name also the one of a large northern Arabian tribe. Renowned for its hospitable people, Ha’il is traditionally the home of Saudi Arabia’s poets and writers. An interesting fact about Ha’il is that most of the early European explorers passed by this city during the 19th century (Charles Doughty, Lady Blunt, Charles Huber, Julius Euting…). Lunch at leisure. Upon arrival, we will transfer to our hotel. As it will be early in Ha’il in the early afternoon, we will visit the A’Arif Fort and the nearby heritage museum. Then we will have a walk at the traditional market where we will find the local delicacies. We will pass also by the Ha’il Regional Museum, and if it is open, we will drop there to admire its collections.

Dinner and Overnight in Ha’il.
Day 4 Monday: Ha’Il – Jubbah – Al Ula (580Km)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Monday: Ha’Il – Jubbah – Al Ula (580Km)

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning we will start our journey to Jubbah which lies on an ancient lake. Several archaeological sites of human settlement from the Middle Paleolithic period were found around the margin of the paleolake. Jubbah is surrounded by large sandstone outcrops that are filled with ancient petroglyphs and inscriptions. Jubbah benefited from past humid phases that turned the arid Arabian Peninsula into a savannah similar to what is found today in Africa. During the last humid period that took place from the 10th to the 6th millennium BCE the African monsoon rains filled rivers and lakes where wildlife thrived. If the animals that used to live there became distinct because of the desertification that started during the 6th millennium BCE, some men fixed forever their presence in Jubbah thanks to carvings of aurochs, cheetahs, lions…Those drawings are still visible today on several sandstone outcrops like the Jebel Umm Sanman. Jubbah and Shuwaymis, the other major carving site of Hail Province, where listed as UNESCO World Heritage in 2015 for their numerous petroglyph panels and rich inscriptions. The region between Ha’il and Al-Ula offers some of the best desert experience in the world …On our way , we will pass through the famous desert of Nefud Al Kabir which literally means the “great extent of sand dunes”. It is 290 kilometers long and 225 kilometers wide, with an area of 103,600 square kilometer. Lunch at leisure. We continue our route to the famous Al Ula area. Early evening, we arrive and check-in at our beautifully located hotel , our base for the night.

Dinner and overnight in Al-Ula.
Day 5 Tuesday: Al Ula
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Tuesday: Al Ula

Breakfast at the hotel. Al-Ula is an ancient oasis that is inhabited for the last 7000 years as testify ancient carvings in and around the oasis. During the 1st millennium BCE the city of Dedan develops thanks to its strategic location on the frankincense trade road to become one of the oldest Arabian kingdoms that ruled over most of what is today Tabuk and Madinah provinces. During the 1st century BCE the Nabatean people coming from Petra settled 30 kilometers north of Dedan in Al-Hijr where they built 94 monumental tombs similar to the ones they dug in Petra. We will start our exciting day with the visit of two ancient carving sites in Al-Ula, then will pass by the ancient city of Dedan that was an important oasis on the frankincense trade route between Southern Arabia and the Mediterranean World.. then visit the ancient sites of Ekma where the people of the oasis wrote texts in ancient scripts that we will decipher for you , Our visit will be followed by a lunch at leisure. we continue to visit Jebel Al-Fil for a relaxing time next to the “Elephant rock”. In the afternoon Dinner & accommodation in Al-Ula.
Day 6 Wednesday: Al Ula – Mada’In Saleh – Madinah (330Km)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Wednesday: Al Ula – Mada’In Saleh – Madinah (330Km)

Breakfast at the hotel. Today we will start our journey with a visit of the famous Hegra (Madain Saleh) which is the first site in Saudi Arabia that was listed as UNESCO World Heritage site. Madain Saleh, whose original name was Al-Hijr or Hegra in Greek, is the southernmost important city of the Nabatean Kingdom that flourished thanks to the caravan trade between the 2nd century BCE and the Roman conquest in 106 CE. It is the second richest Nabatean city in terms of monumental tombs with 94 decorated funeral monuments including some of the most vibrant and well-conserved architectural prowess of the Nabateans builders. We will lead you through this fascinating site and reveal to you the secrets of its tombs, ancient inscriptions, stone structures, and many others., Our visit will be followed by a lunch at leisure, then we continue then to the Old city of Al-Ula that became at the beginning of the Islamic era an important staging post along the pilgrimage route to Mecca. we will drive towards the city of MEDINA passing the old HIJAZ route railway. On arrival check in.

Dinner & Overnight in Dedina.
Day 7 Thursday: Madinah – Jeddah (415Km)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Thursday: Madinah – Jeddah (415Km)

Breakfast at the hotel. This morning we will visit the holy city of Medina. In the city centre, the vast Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) is a major Islamic pilgrimage site. Its striking Green Dome rises above the tombs of the Prophet Muhammad and early Islamic leaders Abu Bakr and Umar. The Masjid al-Qiblatain (Qiblatain Mosque) is known as the site where the Prophet Muhammad received the command to change the direction of prayer to Mecca. We will visit the outskirts of the city only, except the holy pilgrimage areas and we conclude the day with a short walk near Mount Uhud. We will also visit the DAR AL MADINA museum which will relate the story of Islam and the prophet’s biography.Then we depart towards Jeddah that we will reach after a 5 hours ride. After arrive to Jeddah will visit Abdul Raouf Khalil Museum that presents the local and Arabian heritage, A unique site, Check in hotel .

Dinner & Overnight in Jeddah
Day 8 Friday: Jeddah
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Friday: Jeddah

Breakfast at your hotel. We will hit old Jeddah. We will enjoy a wonderful walk in Al-Balad, the old part of the city. This walking tour of the old Town will take you along all the less-known must-see local spots: Old Market hidden gems, Old Jeddah hidden galleries, local Jeddah food only for locals… While visiting Al-Balad, visitors will be taken to see Beit Nassif (from outside), one of the prominent renovated structures in the old city, which dates back to the mid-1800s. The five-story building provides a rare opportunity for visitors to experience the blend of traditional architecture with modernity. Lunch at leisure. We will pass by the Al Rahmah Mosque also known as (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. Our tour will end with the Jeddah Corniche which is the 30km coastal resort area of the city of Jeddah. Located along the Red Sea, the corniche features a coastal road, recreation areas, pavilions and large-scale civic sculptures as well as King Fahd’s Fountain, the highest fountain in the world. We will then head to a traditional Saudi restaurant to enjoy our Dinner and overnight in Jeddah .
Day 9 Saturday: Jeddah (Departure)
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Saturday: Jeddah (Departure)

Breakfast at your hotel, and Transfer to Jeddah International Airport for your Departure Flight

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Saudi Arabia: The Complete - Escorted Tour In 3 Or 4* Hotels

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Itinerary of your trip Saudi Arabia: The Complete - Escorted Tour In 3 Or 4* Hotels

Friday: Riyadh (Arrival)

Saturday: Riyadh (50Km)

Sunday: Riyadh To Ha’Il By Train (642Km)

Monday: Ha’Il – Jubbah – Al Ula (580Km)

Tuesday: Al Ula

Wednesday: Al Ula – Mada’In Saleh – Madinah (330Km)

Thursday: Madinah – Jeddah (415Km)

Friday: Jeddah

Saturday: Jeddah (Departure)

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