3 destinations · 35 things to do
Saudi Arabia
From AlUla to Jeddah to Riyadh: the sights worth booking ahead, and where to stay.
Cities in Saudi Arabia
Day trips in Saudi Arabia
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JeddahTaif Day Trip from Jeddah
A full-day excursion into the cooler Sarawat hills to Taif, with Shubra Palace, the Al Hada and Al Shafa mountains, the old souq and a famous rose heritage.
RiyadhEdge of the World (Jebel Fihrayn)
A dramatic cliff on the Tuwaiq escarpment, a few hours from Riyadh, where the plateau drops away to a flat desert plain, best seen on a guided 4x4 trip at sunset.
Museums & galleries in Saudi Arabia
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JeddahteamLab Borderless Jeddah
A large digital art museum in Culture Square, in the heart of Al-Balad, where more than 80 interactive artworks flow from room to room without borders.
RiyadhMasmak Fortress
The mud-brick fort in old Riyadh where Abdulaziz Ibn Saud retook the city in 1902, now a museum beside the Souq Al Zal quarter.
Wildlife & nature in Saudi Arabia
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AlUlaSharaan Nature Reserve
A protected reserve of canyons and sandstone ridges in the AlUla highlands, part of a wildlife and Arabian leopard conservation programme, visited on a guided safari.
JeddahFakieh Aquarium
Saudi Arabia’s first public aquarium, on the Jeddah Corniche, with more than 200 marine species, a shark tank, a penguin encounter and a touch pool.