Sit with locals, sip on Arabic coffee or fresh orange juice and take your time to enjoy the slow pace of what makes the AlUla Oasis so special. Meander through remnants of mudbrick houses, local farms and ancient city walls. Natural beauty: Take a stroll under towering date palms and smell the cool freshness of the earth on the Heritage Oasis Trail, which is a part of the AlUla old town. Tayma is also an impressive location where tourists can explore sites such as Bir Haddaj, a well which dates back to the 6th century, The Ancient Temple of Salm an ancient temple, Souq AlNajm an oasis trail and marketplace and lastly, a palace known as Qasr Ibn Rumman. Along the Old Town is an oasis which provides the town with water for daily life and farming. This amazing place consists of around 900 mud brick houses, which also gives you a glimpse of how life was in Saudi Arabia centuries ago.
While in Dadan, there are immersive tours where you can explore ancient tombs, inscriptions and sculptures up close! Among these historical wonders, is the old town of AlUla. One can also explore Dadan, which was once a well-thriving centre that showcases the history and culture of the region.
Hegra is best known for its more than 110 monumental tombs carved from rock formations in which the Nabataean elite were laid to rest. Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site. Situated in the heart of the Arabian Peninsula in Saudi Arabia, lies AlUla which boasts its natural beauty, cultural heritage, and tons of historic significance combined with exhilarating adventures making AlUla the ideal destination for tourists seeking an enriching experience.Ĭheck out these top attractions while planning for your next trip to AlUla!Ĭultural heritage and historic wonder: With its rich cultural heritage and history that dates back thousands of years, tourists can explore the wonders of the ancient land and explore the magnificence of Hegra, also known as Madā ͐ in Ṣāliḥ. These new tours will start in July, operate twice a day during July and August, and increase from September.Mumbai (Maharashtra), July 12:, a leading online travel company in India, has partnered with the Royal Commission for AlUla to promote one of Saudi Arabia's hidden gems in the Indian market. Sit back and relax while your pilot guides you over the land to identify the old and the new developments. Fly over the UNESCO World Heritage Site, Hegra, and take photos of the famous sandstone tombs. Be awed by the bird’s eye view of iconic landmarks such as Elephant Rock, Maraya, and AlUla Old Town. Now open as a year-round visitor destination, visitors have a great opportunity to explore this old land and embark on a new journey through the vast desert and cool oasis, to discover mysteries and uncover ancient truths of ancient societies and cultures.Įxperience the breathtaking views of AlUla’s stunning desert vistas and landscapes from the sky. The cultural exchanges are still visible via the earliest form of graffiti or social media etched into the rock faces and sculpted into the sandstone mountains. While the people are long gone, the conversations remain. They not only brought goods to trade but also ideas about art, architecture, agriculture, religion. The tourists came from near and far, India, Ceylon, South East-Asia, Mesopotamia, Greece, Egypt, Italy. In the heat of summer, AlUla’s oasis offered a cool respite from the arid desert, plentiful water, food, and also trade for those bringing incense, textiles, jewels, aromatics, and spices. For several kingdoms and peoples over many thousands of years, AlUla, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia offered much appeal as a place to foster a prosperous, culturally enriched life.Īs attractive as the region was for homemakers, AlUla was just as popular for tourists.
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