![]() ![]() Famous as one of the most dramatic landscapes for stargazing, the one hour experience, also run by Husaak, includes a traditional Bedouin set-up with an expert guide to provide insights about the importance of the stars and constellations in AlUla’s culture and history.Īnother trail available from mid-November is the leisurely two-hour Cycling Trail which runs through palm groves and citrus trees. Run by experienced tour operator Husaak, the trail offers a half-day hike led by an experienced guide through the AlMadakeel landscapes with stops for stunning views of the desert and oasis.įrom mid-November, visitors will be able to appreciate the landscapes, rock art, dunes, and peaks of the desert while zipping around in these fun three-person dune buggy vehicles or book an evening Stargazing tour at AlGharameel rocks. ![]() Keen hikers can book a space on the Adventure Hiking Trail. Outside of the heritage sites, there will be plenty of other activities to keep visitors entertained.Ī new Adventure Canyon area will offer a suite of experiences for those looking for high-energy thrills. Once the restoration and site security work has been completed, the visitor experience will include Rawi tours of Tantora Plaza and sundial and views from AlUla castle the opportunity to experience a busy Souq as it was in its heyday handicraft pavilions and souvenirs to shop for, as well as new dining options. In what will be a world-first, from late December, AlUla Old Town will be open to the public. Other experiences announced for later in the year include camel tours of key tombs and night-time experiences including light shows and night-time markets. Visitors will also have the opportunity to tour the extensive site in a vintage jeep. From December, a family-friendly 40-minute ‘Archaeology for Everyone’ workshop will have kids digging for artifacts to get in on the action. visitors will be able to get their name beautifully reproduced in the Nabataean script to take home as a framed memento.Īt the ancient city of Dadan, the capital city of the Dadanite and Liyhanite Kingdoms and one of the most developed cities in the 1st millennia BCE, visitors will get the chance to become an archaeologist for the day.Īrchaeologists are currently undergoing extensive excavations at Dadan to explore this relatively unknown period in AlUa’s 7000 years of human settlement.a sensory glimpse into Bedouin life at The Alfegeer Mudhouses with handicraft workshops, live performances, and cooking.a fun and interactive spotlight the Nabataean society and ways of life with the live theatre performance, the Tomb of Malkiyun the Diviner (Qasr AlSania). ![]() visitors can try their hand at making a necklace made of date stones, a replica of a necklace that archaeologists discovered in Hegra in 2015.Visitors can download the Experience AlUla app for an immersive location-specific digital guide, or have a Rawi (Arabic storyteller) provide a more personal tour of the sites.īy the end of December, a handicraft pavilion at Hegra will also host a series of interactive activations designed to provide an entertaining appreciation for the Nabataean Kingdom and ways of life. Hop-on, hop-off transportation stops at seven areas of significance for visitors to explore at their leisure. The Hegra experience includes full immersion into the Nabataean ways of life at sites including the most iconic, Tomb of Lihyan son of Kuza, plus Jabal Ithlib, The Diwan, Jabal Alhamar, and the well. Heritage sites, Hegra, Jabal Ikmah, and Dadan are the first to reopen for bookings. New experiences announced for winter months.AlUla, the historical crossroad of ancient civilizations, has officially reopened for visitors this weekend and The Royal Commission for AlUla (RCU) has unveiled the full suite of experiences that are being phased in over the coming months. ![]()
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