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Riyadh: Historical City Full-Day Guided Tour with Transport

By Ramses tours
Free cancellation available
Price is HK$3,846 per adult* *Get lower prices by selecting more than 2 adults
Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
  • Multiple languages
Overview
  • You will have chance to see an example of Madaian Salah Rock-cut tombs
  • Explore both Murraba Palace & Al Masmak
  • Explore Dira Souq traditional Saudi market

Activity location

    • Riyadh
    • Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

Meeting/Redemption Point

    • Riyadh
    • Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh: Historical City Full-Day Guided Tour with Transport
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h
    6h
  • English
Starting time: 10:00
Price details
HK$3,846.40 x 1 AdultHK$3,846.40

Total
Price is HK$3,846.40
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What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedFlexibility to customise your itinerary to your own preferences
  • What's includedWhat's included All transfers by modern air-conditioned van from your hotel in Riyadh
  • What's includedWhat's included English speaking tour leader/driver.
  • What's includedWhat's included Entrance fees
  • What's includedWhat's included All Service charges and taxes
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

What you can expect

From the moment your tour starts, your tour leader will give you full attention. Once in the car, your tour leader will talk to you about all the things on the way as well as other aspects of your tour that will interest you.

Start your tour visiting the National Museum of Saudi Arabia which has been established in 1419 as a significant part of the king Abdulaziz historical centre in Riyadh. Very impressive and important museum about the entire Saudi history, Saudi royal family, the kingdom formation, and everything regarding the political context. you will be led to numerous antiques, manuscripts, and documents that are all chronologically organised. It includes eight main halls: Hall of Man and the Universe, Arab Kingdoms, Pre-Islamic Era, Prophet’s Mission, First Saudi State, Unification of the Kingdom Hall & Hall of Hajj and Two Holy Mosques.

The museum includes interesting examples of Arabian and Islamic art as well as architecture. The masterpieces include Prehistoric Elephant Skeleton, huge meteor found in the Empty Quarter in Saudi Arabia desert, Rock Grafitti from Hejaz region backdate to pre Islamic era, Copy of rosetta stone, an example of Madaian Salah Rock-cut tombs.

Then enjoy the National museum park walks through the outdoor gardens one of the best gardens you will visit in Saudi Arabia. King Abdulaziz’s historical park is an open area that you can enjoy with your family. Then proceed to the Hall of King Abdulaziz where there is a showroom of old cars that were used by the king.

Then we will move to the next visit to Murraba palace is among the most important palace built by King Abdulaziz. This Palace was to accommodate his family. It was built on the local traditional Najid style by using local building material only. enjoy amazing photos here inside Murraba palace.
Then you will visit the Dira Souq traditional Saudi market which is famous for its variety of old copper and brass objects including silver daggers, silver Beduin’s Jewellery and dresses. While entering from main access, one always smells sandalwood fragrance. Dira Souq is worth buying antique carpets and other useful Saudi heritage antiques.

Then visit the Al Masmak, Enjoy and step back in time and explore Saudi Arabia’s roots. Fascinating exhibitions on display show maps and photographs of Saudi Arabia, alongside a range of historical artefacts, artworks and audiovisual attractions. A short documentary also re-enacts the capture of the fortress by King Abdul Aziz, whose spearhead you can still see embedded in its wooden gate.
At the end photo stop at Al–Rajhi Mosque is one of the most famous and largest mosques in the city of Riyadh.

Travel in comfort back to your hotel, Riyadh has so much to see, feel, eat and buy so if you have time and want to add more to your itinerary – just let us know what you are interested in and we will arrange it for you.

Location

Activity location

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    • Riyadh
    • Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia

Meeting/Redemption Point

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    • Riyadh
    • Riyadh, Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia
This activity is not accompanied by a Hong Kong licensed tour escort.