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Saudi Arabia · Medina Province

AlUla & Hegra

📷 Richard Mortel · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

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Nabataean tombs carved into sandstone, a mud-brick old town and desert rocks shaped like elephants.

AlUla is a desert valley of red sandstone in north-western Arabia that opened to visitors only a few years ago. Hegra, Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO site, has more than a hundred monumental Nabataean tombs cut into the rocks, sister to Petra; the mud-brick old town of AlUla has been restored with cafés, and the desert around it has the Elephant Rock, canyon hikes, climbing and stargazing.

Known for

  • History
  • Photography
  • Nature
  • Luxury
Travel guide on Wikivoyage ↗

Best time to visit

The best months for AlUla & Hegra are January, February, March, November and December.

Suggested route

4 nights across 1 stop. Jourimo adjusts it to the length of your trip.

  1. 1AlUla · 4 nights