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Grand is a desert resort in Wadi Naseem, AlUla 43544, Saudi Arabia. We are the controller of the personal details you share with us. You can reach us at stay@example.com or on +966 00 000 0000.
Passport details, dates of birth and flight numbers, which Saudi regulations require us to record for every guest.
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We use your details to hold and confirm your booking, arrange transfers and experiences, prepare for your stay and reply to your messages. We share only what is needed with the authorities that register hotel guests in Saudi Arabia, the operators of experiences you book and, if you ask us to, a travel advisor acting for you.
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Deposits and payment
A deposit of 30% confirms your booking. The balance is due 60 days before you arrive. Bookings made within 60 days are paid in full.
Cancellation
Rates
Rates are per suite or villa per night for two guests sharing, and include breakfast and dinner, coffee, tea and soft drinks, a daily guided walk, the hammam and pools, and transfers from AlUla International Airport. The heritage fee of $45 per guest per night is paid to the valley’s heritage and conservation fund and added to every booking. Prices are in US dollars; local taxes are included.
Children
Children of all ages are welcome. Some experiences, such as the balloon flight and the sunset ride, have a minimum age, shown on each one.
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
when-to-come-to-alula
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
what-the-stars-look-like-at-900-metres
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
