Restore, in the cool of the rock
Treatments
Prices are per guest. Book through your host, or add a treatment when you book your stay.
All
Massage
Body
Face
Ritual
Massage
After the canyon
Warm date-seed oil for walkers' legs and shoulders.
1 h
$220
Massage
Frankincense ritual
Frankincense resin, hot stones and a long, slow massage.
1 h 30
$320
Body
The hammam
Steam, black soap, a kessa scrub and rose water.
1 h
$190
Body
Rhassoul clay wrap
Mineral clay, argan oil and a cool linen wrap.
1 h
$200
Face
Desert rose facial
Cleanse, mask and massage with Taif rose.
1 h
$230
Ritual
Two in the canyon
Hammam, scrub and massage side by side.
2 h
$620
Rooms in the rock
The hammam
Warm marble, steam and black soap
Lap pool
Twenty-five metres, towards the cliffs
Cold plunge
Fed from the oasis well
Sunrise yoga
On the dune deck, before the heat
Spa shop
How to book
Treatments run from nine to eight, so they fill the hot middle of the day between the morning hike and the sunset ride.
Tell your host
Your host books everything, the evening before or at breakfast. Couples can be treated side by side in the larger room in the rock.
Or book ahead
Add a ritual when you book your stay, and it will be waiting on the afternoon you arrive.
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
hegra-slowly
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
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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
why-the-desert-flowers-in-february
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
