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Day 1 Haqil Border - Tabuk

You will meet your driver and our representative at the border of Haqil. After a short introduction, will be transferred to Tabuk.  Tabuk Province has some of the richest history of the whole Arabian Peninsula and deserves a museum to highlight its heritage. Since 2019 visitors have been able to admire some fascinating artifacts exhibited in the old Hijaz Railway Station in Tabuk city, that was refurbished for this purpose. The elegant building has the architecture of the early twentieth and twenty-first centuries mixed together, to offer a journey from prehistory to modern times and even into the future. Overnight in Tabuk hotel.

Day 2 Tabuk - Al Jawf

Early morning, you will visit the oasis of Dumat Al-Jandal, It is the largest and best-known oasis at the northern limit of the great al-Nafud desert. Visit Qasr Marid, which means “the rebel” in Arabic, that stands on a natural limestone outcrop overlooking the valley.

The most emblematic monument in the Al Jawf Province is the Umad Bin Al-Khattab Mosque. Pyramidal in shape, the minaret has five storeys rising to a height of about 15 meters. Close by the Mosque lies Rajajil, a mysterious ancient site located on a sandstone terrace. It's called the ‘enigma’ of the standing stones. The site is attracted by popular explanations, including stories of fear and superstition or the understanding that the site had astronomical functions.

Day 3 Al Jawf - Hail / via Jubbah

After breakfast we head to Jubbah, the most famous rock art site in Saudi Arabia and listed on the UNESCO World Heritage list. The carvings on the Jibal Umm Sinman cover a wide range of representations as well as a large period of time, with some carving possibly being 10.000 years old. Jubbah is the host of the two most emblematic carvings in Saudi Arabia. The first one is a character dominating another smaller one. The second one is a chariot pulled by two horses.

After, you will continue to Hail, which has been the gateway to the desert. From the city you can see the Aarif citadel that is located on a mountain top.

Day 4 Hail - Al Ulla

After breakfast you will continue the journey and drive to Al Ulla, the birthplace of two ancient Arabian kingdoms. During the 1st millennium BC, Al-Ulla saw the rise of the ancient city of Dedan, that became the capital of two successive kingdoms: Dedan and Lihyan. These kingdoms ruled over the northwest of the Arabian Peninsula.

A small fort still stands in the middle of the Heritage Village of Al-Ulla and is known as Musa Ibn Nusayr Fort. It was probably a fortified structure built during the Dedanite or Lihyanite times, as some Dedanitic inscriptions were carved on the rock where the fort was built. Al-Ula Heritage Village, also known as Ad-Deerah, is the traditional Arabian village where people of the oasis moved some 8 centuries ago and inhabited until the 20th century. It was built on a higher part of the valley in order to stay safe from floods that can occur during the raining season. At its maximum expansion the town contained over 1000 houses that were built adjacent to one another, thereby forming a wall around the town to defend the population. Overnight in Madaen Saleh Camp.

Day 5 Al Ulla/Madaen Saleh - Tabuk

Madain Saleh is the most iconic historical site of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the first to be listed as a UNESCO Word Heritage, back in 2008. The Nabateans called it Hijra (as it appears in some ancient inscriptions at the site), but the Romans used to call it Hegra. The Nabatean Kingdom and its Nabatean people were mostly wealthy Arab merchants, actively involved in the frankincense trade originating from ancient Yemen. The extensive settlement of the site took place during the 1st century AD, when it came under the rule of the Nabatean king Aretas IV Philopatris (Al-Harith IV) (9 – 40 BC), who made Madain Saleh the Kingdom's first capital (before Petra) located 500 kilometers to the north. In the early 19th century BC the Ottomans built a railway station at Madain Saleh that was along the Hejaz Railway linking Damascus to the holy city. Continue to Tabuk for Overnight.

Day 6 Tabuk - Sharma / via Wadi Deise

The natural jewel of Saudi Arabia, Wadi Qaraqir - also known as Wadi Deise - is a 15-Km-long canyon running through the Jebel Qaraqir, a heaven palm oasis with crystal clear running water. This natural wonder was for a long time a well-kept secret among explorers, before the road leading to the nearby city of Deise was built and satellite images were available to the public. oday, this natural wonder has become one of the must-see places in Saudi Arabia. Visit of Duba city by the Red Sea to visit the fish market and continue to Sharma. Overnight in Sharma hotel.

Day 7 Sharma - Haqil / via Ras Al Sheikh Hameed, Magna, Tayib Ism & Madyan

The western tip of Mainland Saudi, Ras Al-Sheikh Hameed, is a beautiful Sand Cape located in Tabuk Province, at the junction between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba. The sand banks of the Ras Al-Sheikh Hameed used to be the westernmost point of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia until the cession of Tiran Islands by Egypt to Saudi Arabia in 2017. Therefore, by today it is only the westernmost point of the Saudi Arabian mainland. Maqna (The wells of Moses) is a charming coastal town located on the Gulf of Aqaba that faces Egypt and the Sinai mountains, clearly visible from Magna. But the town is famous for its wells that witnessed an important episode in the life of the Prophet Moses. Tayeb Ism (The valley of Moses) is one of the magical natural wonders of Saudi Arabia that takes visitors by surprise. This incredible natural feature of Tabuk Province is located on the Gulf of Aqaba, just 15 Km north of the coastal town of Maqna. 

Futhermore, you will visit Madyan today. Dated back to the end of the 2nd millennium B.C., Madyan is known for being the place where the Prophet Moses sought refuge after fleeing from Egypt. In Madyan he met the Prophet Jethro who recognized Moses as a pure soul, and gave him one of his daughters. For ten years, Moses lived with his wife and father-in-law in Madyan before returning to Egypt to free its people from the Pharaoh Ramses II.With its summit at 2549 meters above sea level, Jabal Al-Lawz, meaning 'The Almond Mountain' in Arabic, is located in the ancient land of Madyan. To this holy place, he brought his people back that fled Egypt. Some consider Jebel Al-Lawz to be the real Mount Sinai where Moses had a mythical experience with God. At the end of the day, you will be transferred to Haqil.