Activities & Attractions in Al Ula

Jabal Al Banat, also known as Qasr al Bint, is perhaps the most extensive contiguous burial site in Hegra. Its 30 or so tombs are ...

Al Ula and Mada’in Saleh, the former Hegra, were connected via two smaller railway stations to the historic Hejaz Railway Line, which ran between Damascus ...

This is one of the most magnificent and mysterious monumental tombs in Hegra, also called Qasr Al Farid. It is the largest (single) tomb of ...

The elongated rock formation Jabal Al Ahmar has a number of burial chambers, some of which are arranged on two levels. Three of these chambers ...

In Hegra, you will encounter a unique piece of history and  truly impressive ancient monuments. Hegra is part of the spectacular desert area of the ...

Equally impressive, though perhaps less well-known, is Vessel Hole Rock, situated not far from Elephant Rock. The elongated sandstone rock has a mesa-shaped top, which ...

Never miss some of the most magnificent rock formations and relief landscapes that Al Ula and the surrounding area have to offer. This is the ...

They are sculptures, in fact – not created by human hands but artfully modelled by nature. I have listed them in a map in my ...

Al Ula’s scenic “Gesamtkunstwerk” is not limited to the per se impressive reliefs of the sandstone formations. These are embedded – sometimes quite literally – ...

The only way to visit Jabal Ikmah is on an organised tour, either in a private vintage Land Rover or on a bus tour. Ikmah ...