Your detailed program will be as below
DAY 1: ABHA ( Arrival )
Arrival at ABHA airport, ...
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Your detailed program will be as below
DAY 1: ABHA ( Arrival )
Arrival at ABHA airport, after formalities, you will be able to direct yourself to the Car rental area at the BUDGET car rental counter . After the car formalities are done , you will receive the keys , and you will be ready to discover the region. Drive to your hotel . We will provide you with a GPS device and a road book.Check in at hotel . Overnight in ABHA.
DAY 2: RIYADH: Abha and Habala
Breakfast at the hotel. This morning we suggest to start to visit Abha, the capital of Aseer Province and the highest large city in Saudi Arabia. It sits above 2,200 meters on the edge of the Sarawat Mountains. Our first stop is Jebal Akhdar, a green hill in Abha that offers a unique viewpoint over the city. Then we visit local museums to see the richness of Aseer Province’s culture, architecture, and handicraft. Nearby is the old district of Al-Basta where we admire the traditional Aseeri architecture of the elegant stone and mudbrick painted houses. After a traditional lunch in Abha we can head towards Habala, a famous traditional village hanging on a cliff. We can ride by telepheric to this unique place. On the way we show you some of our secret places. Check in at your hotel .Overnight in Abha.
DAY 3: Sunday : Jebal Sawdah and Rijal Al-Ma’ - Riyadh
Breakfast at the hotel. Today we can visit two of the most iconic places of the highlands of Saudi Arabia, Jebel Sawdah and Rijal Al-Ma’. We can start with a short drive into the Moshebah hills that are covered with Mediterranean-like vegetation and at the nearby Sehab park we will enjoy astonishing views from the 2,000 meter high cliffs of the Sarawat Mountains. Our next stop is Jebel Sawdah which is one of the highest points of Saudi Arabia peaking at nearly 3,000 metres. Although “Jebel “means mountain, Sawdah is rather a hill that stands on the edge of the vertiginous cliffs of the Sarawat range where we can enjoy another dramatic perspective. After our lunch we drive down the valley to the traditional village of Rijal Al-Ma’ which is the most impressive testimony of Aseeri traditional architecture with its dozens of impressively tall stonemade buildings, elegantly ornamented with stones of different colors. We can enjoy a walk in the small shaded streets that connect the traditional houses and visit the local museum that displays the history of this marvelous place. At the end of the afternoon you will drive back for your departure.You can return the car in the airport of ABHA ,go to the car rental RETURN parking , handover your car to the BUDGET team , and direct yourself to the departure area.
Your Hotels accommodation planned for this trip will be:
Below are hotels that will be booked for this package :
- BLUE INN 4* or
- ASSALAM PALACE 5*
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