Expedition in Saudi Arabia with Calypso Ukraine

Expedition in Saudi Arabia with Calypso Ukraine

Duration: 8 days / 7 nights

Route: Al-Asha - Yellow Lake - Mountain Alqarah - Dougat AlCrush Pottery House - Caesarea Caesarea Market - Javat Mosque - Heritage House Museum - Dates Factory - Ibrahim Palace - Al Aker Port - Riyadh - Masmak fortress - Diriyah Historic Center - Riyadh

Tour dates: 23.03.2021-30.03.2021

Cost: 1659 USD

Tour program

The day before. Arrival to Manama. Overnight at the hotel

Day 1. 03/23/2021 Manama - Al-Ahsa (Saudi Arabia)

Breakfast in the hotel. Transfer from the hotel to Al-Ahsa (Saudi Arabia), the largest oasis in Asia. Al-Ahsa is located in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia, 60 km from the coast of the Persian Gulf, and is the largest agricultural region in the country. Last June, UNESCO added the desert oasis - with millions of date palms - to its World Heritage List. Al-Ahsa has long been at the center of ancient trade routes, archaeological evidence shows that products from southern Arabia and Persia, as well as from all over the Arabian Peninsula, were exchanged here.

Registration at the hotel. Short tour of Al Ahsa. Dinner. Return to the hotel. Overnight at the hotel. 

Day 2. 24/03/2021 Yellow Lake, Al-Asha (Saudi Arabia)

Breakfast in the hotel. Jeep ride to The Yellow Lake. It is a lake located in Al Omran, east of Al Ahs in Saudi Arabia. The lake, formerly known as Hajar Lake, is today of great importance to the people of the area in Saudi Arabia, as it absorbs excess water from heavy rains and protects the area from swamps. We enjoy the beautiful views and nature of this wild and untouched region, make unforgettable photos!

Further moving to Mountain Alqarah. It is one of the most famous natural tourist attractions of Al-Asha and the whole Saidovskaya Arvia, famous with ancient history. The base area of this attraction is about 14 km2, and the complex itself consists of sedimentary rocks with a reddish color. 

Next visit pottery house Dougat AlCrushwhich is over 600 years old. This is a factory where clay pots are handmade from clay, and is one of the famous old tourist attractions that tourists from all over the world come to see.

Dinner. Return to the hotel, overnight at the hotel.

Day 3. 03/25/2021 Jawatha Mosque, Saudi Arabia.

Breakfast in the hotel. Market visit Caesarea Caesarea Market, the largest market in the Persian Gulf, with a history of almost six centuries! After visiting the house of allegiance (The House of Allegiance), built in 1218 by Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Mulla in Kut in the city of Al-Khufuf in Al-Ash.

Dinner. visit Jawatha Mosques. This mosque was built by the Banu Abd al-Qays tribe in the village of Al-Kilabiya. This mosque was the second Juma mosque after the Prophet's Mosque in Medina. According to legend, after the Black Stone (Hajar al-Aswad) was stolen by the Qarmat sect from Mecca, it was kept in this mosque for 22 years. It is also known for the fact that it was within its walls that the second Friday prayer in the history of Islam was read. Another feature of it is that it was completely buried under the sand several times as a result of a sandstorm, after which it was dug out and restored almost from scratch. Included in the TOP-4 of the oldest mosques in the world.

Dinner, return to the hotel.

Day 4. 26/03/2021

Breakfast in the hotel. Today we are watching:

• Historical Museum Heritage House Museum
• Visit to the Date Factory Date Factory
• Dinner
• visiting amazing Ibrahim Palace
• Dinner
• Return to the hotel.

Day 5. 27/03/2021 Al Aker Port

• Breakfast in the hotel.
• Check out from the hotel. 
• Trip to Al Aker Port, located in Al-Ahsa, which is one of the main ports of the country.  

• Dinner.
• Free time.
• Dinner.

Day 6. 28/03/2021 Riyadh

• Breakfast in the hotel.
• Check out from the hotel.
• Departure to the side Riyadh.  

Welcome to Riyadh, the birthplace of modern Saudi Arabia, a place where the old meets the new. Riyadh began to receive tourists relatively recently, but quickly gained their trust and respect. We will be one of the first tourists in Ukraine who will visit this amazing city. Literally, the name of the city can be translated as "garden", and why exactly such a name was chosen will become clear after the first walk. There are really a lot of parks and flowers here, old buildings and new buildings are literally buried in dense greenery.

• Dinner.
• Registration at the hotel.
• Evening city tour.
• Dinner.
• Return to the hotel.

• government square
• Dinner
• Diriyah Historic Center
• shopping 
• Dinner 
• Return to the hotel

• 4 nights at the Garden plaza hotel 4 * in Alhasa;
• 1 night at Holiday inn resort 4 * in Half Mon;
• 2 nights at the Centro Olaya hotel By Rotana 4 * in Riyadh;
• breakfasts in hotels;
• excursions with English-speaking guides;
• tourist tax;
• accompaniment by a tour leader from Kyiv;
• entrance tickets according to the program. 

The price does NOT include:

• international air travel;
• insurance;
• lunches and dinners;
• personal expenses; 
• tips.

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