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Getting here
Most guests fly into AlUla International Airport from Riyadh, Jeddah or Dubai, where a driver waits with cold towels and Saudi coffee. We arrange every transfer for you.
25 min by car
Riyadh
1 h 25 by air to AlUla
Jeddah
1 h 10 by air to AlUla
Dubai
2 h 20, seasonal direct flights
Before you come
The questions we hear most often. Anything else, just ask.
Breakfast and dinner, Saudi coffee, tea, dates and soft drinks all day, a guided walk each morning or evening, the hammam and pools at the Oasis Spa, and transfers from AlUla International Airport. Balloon flights, Hegra tours, spa treatments, private cars and the valley's heritage fee are extra.
Visitors from more than sixty countries can apply online for a tourist eVisa, which usually arrives within a day. Your passport needs six months of validity. We are happy to check the rules for your nationality.
Yes. Children of all ages are welcome. The Family Pool Villa has a fenced pool and a room of twin beds, and children love the falconer, the farm and the night sky. Some hikes and rides have a minimum age, shown on each experience.
There is Wi-Fi in every suite and villa and across the resort, and mobile signal almost everywhere in the valley. Many guests choose to leave their phones in the safe, and we will not mind if you do too.
Where the heritage fee goes
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Heritage
Faisal Al-Rashid
Every night you stay, forty-five dollars a guest goes to the people who protect the valley. Here is exactly how it is spent, and what it has achieved so far.
heritage, conservation, community
Hegra, slowly: a morning among the tombs
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Heritage
Khalid Al-Harbi
How to see Saudi Arabia's first World Heritage Site without the rush: when to go, what to look for in the carvings, and why the quiet tombs are the best ones.
hegra, nabataeans, heritage
The falconer's morning
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Stories
Saad Al-Mutairi
Before dawn in the mews with the birds, the hood, the glove and the quiet patience of an Arabian tradition that is older than the tombs of Hegra.
falconry, heritage, stories
When to come to AlUla: a month-by-month guide
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Planning
Reem Al-Zahrani
Cool clear winters, golden springs and quiet summers. An honest guide to the weather, the light, the crowds and what each month in the valley is best for.
planning, seasons, weather
What the stars look like at 900 metres
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Desert
Khalid Al-Harbi
No lights for thirty kilometres, dry air and a sky that fills from edge to edge. A guide to stargazing in the valley, and what to look for in each season.
stars, night sky, astronomy
Dates: a primer from the oasis farm
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Kitchen
Omar Haddad
Medjool, Barhi, Ajwa and the dozens in between. Our chef on how dates are grown in the valley, how to tell them apart and how we cook with them.
dates, farm, kitchen
Why the desert flowers in February
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Desert
Khalid Al-Harbi
After the winter rains, the valley turns briefly green and gold. What blooms, where to find it, and why it lasts only a few weeks.
wildflowers, seasons, nature
