General infos Taif

It has been a long time since the scent of incense alone wafted through the streets of early Taif. Around 300 years ago, another beguiling ...

Taif is both a city and a governorate of the same name in the Province of Mecca. The name is often also spelled ‘Ta’if’. The ...

The larger Saudi supermarket chains are also represented in Taif. There are also a number of smaller shops in the neighbourhood that invite you to ...

The traditional cuisine of Taif is quite hearty, which is not surprising considering the agricultural activity in mountainous terrain for many centuries and the life ...

Travelling to and from Taif is not difficult. Given its size, Taif is particularly well connected to other cities in the country. This certainly holds ...

Compared to the rest of Saudi Arabia, the city and region of Taif have favourable climatic conditions, which ensure relatively lush vegetation in the surrounding ...

The range of hotels in Taif is currently still at a somewhat modest level compared to Jeddah. But here, too, there has been a noticeable ...

The fauna includes not only the baboons, which can be found everywhere and which travel in packs. Due to a lack of natural predators, baboon ...

The surrounding mountains that separate Taif from nearby villages, such as Al-Hada and Ash-Shafa, are between 2,000 and 2,550 m high. The city is embedded ...