Amongst the most significant discoveries in all of Al-Ula is the city of Dadan, the capital of the Dadan and Lihyan kingdoms. The town built meticulously from stone and astride the valley’s oasis, dates back between the late 9th and early 8th century BC (Kingdom of Dadan) and 5th–2nd...
Less than 22 km from Al-Ula is Hegra (also known as Madain Saleh or Mada’in Salih), built amid rugged desert canyons and mountainous terrain. It lies in the most stunning setting that bears testimony to the Nabataean civilization. The ticket costs 95 SAR, and the tour runs at 08:00...
We spent a few busy days at the kingdom’s most famous destination. Al-Ula is a living museum of preserved tombs of ancient cultures, historic dwellings, dramatic rock formations, sand-swept dunes, and natural wonders. For thousands of years, northwest Saudi Arabia attracted people...
We made a short visit on our Honda scooter to Kuklica Stone Dolls – a natural phenomenon located 8 km from Kratovo. Erosion and its varying effects on the area’s volcanic rocks are behind the formation of these bizarre “rock dolls”, which are estimated to be nearly 30 million...
After 3 hours drive from Sidi Bou Said we have arrived at the tip of the Cap Bon Peninsula. A few kilometers behind the El Haouaria town is located its main attraction, the Roman quarry caves (entrance 10 TND). They are dramatically set at the ocean´s edge. The caves were first quarried...