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Morning canyon hike

Into the side canyons at first light with a naturalist, past rock art and ibex tracks, back in time for breakfast at the oasis.

Into the side canyons at first light with a naturalist, past rock art and ibex tracks, back in time for breakfast at the oasis.

2 h 30

Included in your stay

Up to 10 guests

All ages

Daily

at 07:00

All year

The side canyons are at their best in the first hour of light, when the walls glow and the air is still cool. Your naturalist reads the ground as you go: ibex and fox tracks in the sand, desert plants and the rock art left by travellers thousands of years ago.

Good to know

Easy to moderate walking, about six kilometres on sand and rock.
Bring a hat and closed shoes. Water and dates are carried for you.
Back at the oasis in time for breakfast.

Pair it with

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

In the air

Balloon flight at dawn

An hour drifting over the sandstone towers as the sun comes up, landing in the dunes for breakfast wherever the wind sets you down.

Daily

at 05:45

· 3 h

· $480 a guest

· Up to 12

· From 8

balloon-flight

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Wellness

Sunrise yoga on the dune

An hour of slow flow on the dune deck as the sun lifts over the mountains, followed by a swim and breakfast at the oasis.

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

at 06:30

· 1 h

· Included

· Up to 14

sunrise-yoga

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Desert

Morning canyon hike

Into the side canyons at first light with a naturalist, past rock art and ibex tracks, back in time for breakfast at the oasis.

Daily

at 07:00

· 2 h 30

· Included

· Up to 10

canyon-hike

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Heritage

Morning with the falconer

Meet the falcons and the falconer who trains them, learn the old Arabian way of hunting and fly a falcon from your own glove.

Fri, Sun

at 08:00

· 1 h 30

· $150 a guest

· Up to 8

· From 6

falconry

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Heritage

Hegra with an archaeologist

A morning among the Nabataean tombs of Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first World Heritage Site, with one of the archaeologists who works there.

Mon, Wed, Sat

at 08:30

· 4 h

· $320 a guest

· Up to 8

hegra

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Food

Lunch at the oasis farm

A walk through the date groves and citrus orchards with our farmer, then lunch at a long table under the palms with what was picked that morning.

Tue, Sat

at 11:00

· 3 h

· $120 a guest

· Up to 12

oasis-farm

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Desert

Sunset ride in the dunes

An hour on horseback or camel along the dune crests as the cliffs turn red, ending with tea by a fire.

Daily

at 16:30

· 2 h

· $180 a guest

· Up to 6

· From 10

sunset-ride

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

After dark

Stars over the valley

No lights for thirty kilometres. An astronomer, a telescope, blankets and hot drinks on the dune above the resort.

Tue, Thu, Sat

at 20:30

· 1 h 30

· Included

· Up to 14

stargazing

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

In the air

Balloon flight at dawn

An hour drifting over the sandstone towers as the sun comes up, landing in the dunes for breakfast wherever the wind sets you down.

Daily

at 05:45

· 3 h

· $480 a guest

· Up to 12

· From 8

balloon-flight

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Wellness

Sunrise yoga on the dune

An hour of slow flow on the dune deck as the sun lifts over the mountains, followed by a swim and breakfast at the oasis.

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

at 06:30

· 1 h

· Included

· Up to 14

sunrise-yoga

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Desert

Morning canyon hike

Into the side canyons at first light with a naturalist, past rock art and ibex tracks, back in time for breakfast at the oasis.

Daily

at 07:00

· 2 h 30

· Included

· Up to 10

canyon-hike

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Heritage

Morning with the falconer

Meet the falcons and the falconer who trains them, learn the old Arabian way of hunting and fly a falcon from your own glove.

Fri, Sun

at 08:00

· 1 h 30

· $150 a guest

· Up to 8

· From 6

falconry

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Heritage

Hegra with an archaeologist

A morning among the Nabataean tombs of Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first World Heritage Site, with one of the archaeologists who works there.

Mon, Wed, Sat

at 08:30

· 4 h

· $320 a guest

· Up to 8

hegra

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Food

Lunch at the oasis farm

A walk through the date groves and citrus orchards with our farmer, then lunch at a long table under the palms with what was picked that morning.

Tue, Sat

at 11:00

· 3 h

· $120 a guest

· Up to 12

oasis-farm

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Desert

Sunset ride in the dunes

An hour on horseback or camel along the dune crests as the cliffs turn red, ending with tea by a fire.

Daily

at 16:30

· 2 h

· $180 a guest

· Up to 6

· From 10

sunset-ride

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

After dark

Stars over the valley

No lights for thirty kilometres. An astronomer, a telescope, blankets and hot drinks on the dune above the resort.

Tue, Thu, Sat

at 20:30

· 1 h 30

· Included

· Up to 14

stargazing

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

In the air

Balloon flight at dawn

An hour drifting over the sandstone towers as the sun comes up, landing in the dunes for breakfast wherever the wind sets you down.

Daily

at 05:45

· 3 h

· $480 a guest

· Up to 12

· From 8

balloon-flight

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Wellness

Sunrise yoga on the dune

An hour of slow flow on the dune deck as the sun lifts over the mountains, followed by a swim and breakfast at the oasis.

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

at 06:30

· 1 h

· Included

· Up to 14

sunrise-yoga

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Desert

Morning canyon hike

Into the side canyons at first light with a naturalist, past rock art and ibex tracks, back in time for breakfast at the oasis.

Daily

at 07:00

· 2 h 30

· Included

· Up to 10

canyon-hike

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Heritage

Morning with the falconer

Meet the falcons and the falconer who trains them, learn the old Arabian way of hunting and fly a falcon from your own glove.

Fri, Sun

at 08:00

· 1 h 30

· $150 a guest

· Up to 8

· From 6

falconry

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Heritage

Hegra with an archaeologist

A morning among the Nabataean tombs of Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first World Heritage Site, with one of the archaeologists who works there.

Mon, Wed, Sat

at 08:30

· 4 h

· $320 a guest

· Up to 8

hegra

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Food

Lunch at the oasis farm

A walk through the date groves and citrus orchards with our farmer, then lunch at a long table under the palms with what was picked that morning.

Tue, Sat

at 11:00

· 3 h

· $120 a guest

· Up to 12

oasis-farm

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Desert

Sunset ride in the dunes

An hour on horseback or camel along the dune crests as the cliffs turn red, ending with tea by a fire.

Daily

at 16:30

· 2 h

· $180 a guest

· Up to 6

· From 10

sunset-ride

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

After dark

Stars over the valley

No lights for thirty kilometres. An astronomer, a telescope, blankets and hot drinks on the dune above the resort.

Tue, Thu, Sat

at 20:30

· 1 h 30

· Included

· Up to 14

stargazing

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

In the air

Balloon flight at dawn

An hour drifting over the sandstone towers as the sun comes up, landing in the dunes for breakfast wherever the wind sets you down.

Daily

at 05:45

· 3 h

· $480 a guest

· Up to 12

· From 8

balloon-flight

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Wellness

Sunrise yoga on the dune

An hour of slow flow on the dune deck as the sun lifts over the mountains, followed by a swim and breakfast at the oasis.

Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun

at 06:30

· 1 h

· Included

· Up to 14

sunrise-yoga

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Desert

Morning canyon hike

Into the side canyons at first light with a naturalist, past rock art and ibex tracks, back in time for breakfast at the oasis.

Daily

at 07:00

· 2 h 30

· Included

· Up to 10

canyon-hike

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Heritage

Morning with the falconer

Meet the falcons and the falconer who trains them, learn the old Arabian way of hunting and fly a falcon from your own glove.

Fri, Sun

at 08:00

· 1 h 30

· $150 a guest

· Up to 8

· From 6

falconry

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Heritage

Hegra with an archaeologist

A morning among the Nabataean tombs of Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first World Heritage Site, with one of the archaeologists who works there.

Mon, Wed, Sat

at 08:30

· 4 h

· $320 a guest

· Up to 8

hegra

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Food

Lunch at the oasis farm

A walk through the date groves and citrus orchards with our farmer, then lunch at a long table under the palms with what was picked that morning.

Tue, Sat

at 11:00

· 3 h

· $120 a guest

· Up to 12

oasis-farm

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

Desert

Sunset ride in the dunes

An hour on horseback or camel along the dune crests as the cliffs turn red, ending with tea by a fire.

Daily

at 16:30

· 2 h

· $180 a guest

· Up to 6

· From 10

sunset-ride

Nabataean rock-cut tomb carved into a sandstone outcrop at Hegra, with a lone figure at its base

After dark

Stars over the valley

No lights for thirty kilometres. An astronomer, a telescope, blankets and hot drinks on the dune above the resort.

Tue, Thu, Sat

at 20:30

· 1 h 30

· Included

· Up to 14

stargazing

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