Northern Saudi Arabia

Madain Saleh

Northern Saudi Arabia

Often dubbed the 'second Petra', Madain Saleh, for many, is on a par with – if not more impressive than – its famous cousin across the border in Jordan…

Al Balad

Northern Saudi Arabia

The melancholy of Al Wajh's beautiful old Hejazi houses, as they stare wistfully out to sea, is apparent in every corner of the town's near-abandoned Al…

Hejaz Locomotive & Ruins

Northern Saudi Arabia

A lone rusting locomotive sits in the sun on its side, its funnel pointing downwards. Derailed and useless, this relic really evokes the impact TE…

Ottoman Hejaz Railway Bridge

Northern Saudi Arabia

This is one of the only surviving bridges of the Hejaz Railway left in Saudi Arabia. The beautiful 150m long red-and-grey-brick arches, stretching over a…

Jebel Al Lawz

Northern Saudi Arabia

Jebel Al Lawz, rising 2580m above sea level, is one of the only accessible mountains in the Kingdom to experience snowfall in winter. This is what many…

Bir Al Mashy Beach

Northern Saudi Arabia

The haunting wreck of cargo ship Georgios G – ambitiously dubbed the 'Saudi Titanic' – sits half-submerged, rusting in the sun after becoming stranded on…

Al Buwayr Hejaz Railway Station & Fort

Northern Saudi Arabia

Sitting off the old Medina–Al Ula road is this refurbished black Hejaz Railway locomotive, almost complete with wagons in tow. There's also a crumbling…

Elephant Rock

Northern Saudi Arabia

Arabia's only 'elephant' is a huge red rock three storeys in height. The enormous 'body' connects to a slimmer 'trunk' that bulges in just the right areas…