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AlUla: a first-timer's guide
What AlUla is, the four sites that matter, when to go and how many days to give it on a first visit.
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What is in each place, and how long it needs.
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Things to do in AlUla
The four ancient sites, Elephant Rock, Maraya and the nature reserve - what each one is and how to get in.
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Riyadh: a first-timer's guide
The capital in two or three days: the founding sites, Diriyah, the escarpment, and how to move around a city built for driving.
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Things to do in Riyadh
The National Museum, Al Masmak, At-Turaif at Diriyah, Wadi Hanifa and the Tuwaiq escarpment - what each takes and where it sits.
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Jeddah: a first-timer's guide
Al-Balad, the corniche and the Red Sea: what Jeddah is for, how long to stay and where the city leads next.
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Things to do in Jeddah
The core of Jeddah is Al-Balad, the coral-stone old town listed by UNESCO in 2014, the Corniche and the reefs offshore.
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Abha: a first-timer's guide
Abha is the main town of the Asir highlands, high enough in the mountains to stay cool, which is why summer is its high season.
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Things to do in Abha
Around Abha: cable cars down the escarpment, Asir National Park trails, Al Habala, Al Soudah and the painted village of Rijal Almaa.
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Taif: a first-timer's guide
Taif is a mountain town in the Sarawat range east of Makkah, known for rose farms and air that stays mild when the lowland is at its worst.
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Things to do in Taif
Taif divides into the roses and the mountains: rose farms, the Al Hada road and cable car, Al Shafa, and the Al Wahbah crater.
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Tabuk: a first-timer's guide
Tabuk is Saudi Arabia's north-west: a 1559 castle and a Hejaz Railway station in the city, sandstone canyon country and Red Sea coast beyond it.
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Things to do in Tabuk
The 1559 castle, the Hejaz Railway station, the old centre at Al-Tawbah Mosque, the parks, and the canyon country outside the city.
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Al Ahsa: a first-timer's guide
Al Ahsa is the largest oasis in the world by palm count and a UNESCO World Heritage cultural landscape in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province.
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Things to do in Al Ahsa
Walk the World Heritage oasis, go into the 28 caverns at Al Qarah, tour Qasr Ibrahim in Hofuf, and see Al Asfar Lake.