Blog – Page 9 – Dr. Hans' Saudi Travel Treasures

Al Ula – The Old and the New Town

Let’s start the journey in the south of the valley in the old town district. It may be a good idea to start your exploration ...

What kind of activities in Al Ula?

Of course, there are also “tire-killing” excursions into the unspoilt, and at times very rugged, landscape – but fortunately such mishaps are rather rare. So, ...

Accommodation in Al Ula

The new hotels that have been completed so far are making a decisive contribution to the nimbus that Al Ula is increasingly acquiring. More specifically, ...

Transport – Airport in Al Ula

Don’t worry – you don’t have to ride one of those vintage motorbikes I saw in Al Ula to get from one place to another ...

Climate in Al Ula

Al Ula has an arid climate. Winter temperatures are mild to warm, but drop to as low as 10°C (45F) in the night. During daytime ...

Geography and Geology – Al Ula

The landscape on its own, the colours, hills, ridges, rock formations and valleys, they are all silent witnesses to a geological past that goes back ...

Al Ula – Town and Governorate

Al Ula is not only the name of the district (governorate: romanised: Muḥāfaẓat Al-ʿUlā) one of seven in the province of Madinah (Medina)), but also ...

Jabal Shada – Al Bahah

Be sure to take a trip to the area of Mt. Shada (Jabal Shada) in the Province of Al Bahah and experience one of the ...

Dhee Ain – Al Bahah

The so-called ‘Marble Village’ – a touristic ‘must’. The village itself is a prime example of an architecturally self-contained, historical and typical local townscape, which ...

King Fahd Road – Al Bahah

Already the drive there on the King Fahd Road from Al Bahah City, which is situated at an altitude of around 2,150 m, to the ...