Saudi Arabia travel guide

Before you go to Saudi Arabia

Makkah The holiest city in Islam — birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) and home to Masjid Al-Haram and the Kaaba, the direction of prayer…
Riyadh The capital of Saudi Arabia and the country's political, financial and cultural heart — a rapidly modernising megacity of 7 million at the…
Madinah The second holiest city in Islam — home to Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (the Prophet's Mosque), one of the largest mosques in the world and burial…
Jeddah Saudi Arabia's vibrant Red Sea port city and commercial capital — a 4,000-year-old trading hub where ancient Al-Balad (UNESCO heritage)…
AlUla An ancient Nabataean and Lihyanite kingdom in northwestern Saudi Arabia — home to Hegra (Mada'in Salih), Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World…
Abha The highland capital of Saudi Arabia's Asir region — a green, mist-shrouded mountain city at 2,200 m in the Sarawat Mountains near the…
Dammam Capital of the Eastern Province and the hub of Saudi Arabia's oil industry. Dammam offers a waterfront Corniche, proximity to Bahrain via…
Taif A cool mountain city at 1,800 m in the Hejaz Mountains, 75 km southeast of Makkah — Saudi Arabia's most pleasant year-round climate…
Al Khobar The most affluent and cosmopolitan city of the Eastern Province, facing the Arabian Gulf. Al Khobar is known for its vibrant Corniche…