AlUla Guided Tour: Hegra, Old Town, Elephant Rock with Saudi Meal

Explore Hegra, AlUla Old Town, and Elephant Rock in a guided small-group or private tour with a traditional Saudi meal.

Getting started

Begin by joining your small-group tour at the designated meeting point or meeting your driver for private hotel transfers, depending on the option you select. After a brief introduction, you travel in air-conditioned transport toward Hegra for your first guided visit. Bottled water is provided, so you can settle in and focus on the experience ahead during this approximately 6–7 hour itinerary.

What to expect

Hegra

Hegra is Saudi Arabia’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site and the centerpiece of your day. Here you explore Nabataean tombs carved directly into sandstone cliffs with your professional Arabic or English-speaking guide.

Features

• Walk through Hegra with an official guided Hegra experience, using your Hegra entry and reservation to access key areas of the site.
• Take time to view the Nabataean tombs carved into the sandstone cliffs and observe the rock-cut facades that define this ancient desert landscape.
• Hear your expert Arabic or English-speaking guide, subject to availability, connect the tombs to the wider story of trade routes, pilgrims, and the region’s changing communities.

AlUla Old Town

After Hegra, your air-conditioned transport brings you to AlUla Old Town. This historic settlement is where you explore narrow streets and traditional buildings that once served traders and local residents.

Features

• Join a guided visit to AlUla Old Town and walk through its historic streets while your guide explains how traders, pilgrims, and local communities shaped life here.
• Learn how the town’s layout reflects its role as a crossroads, with your small-group tour or private experience giving space to pause and ask questions.
• Stay hydrated with included bottled water as you move between Old Town and the rest of the itinerary in air-conditioned transport between listed attractions.

Elephant Rock

Next, you continue by road to the iconic Elephant Rock for a dedicated photo stop. This natural rock formation rises from the desert and is shaped like an elephant, giving you a clear visual highlight of the AlUla landscape.

Features

• Use the Elephant Rock photo stop to capture views of this famous rock formation and the surrounding desert, with time to frame your own shots.
• Travel comfortably to and from Elephant Rock in air-conditioned transport between listed attractions, included in your tour format.
• Follow your guide’s suggestions on the best vantage points and angles, making the most of this brief stop before moving on to your meal.

Traditional Saudi meal

Your final main stop is a traditional Saudi meal at a local restaurant. This shared meal serves as a relaxed end to the guided portions of the experience.

Features

• Sit down to a traditional Saudi meal at a local restaurant, included in all options, and use the time to discuss the day’s sights with your guide and fellow guests.
• Note that additional food and beverages beyond the included meal are excluded, so you can choose any extras according to your preferences.
• Enjoy knowing that, aside from the meal, bottled water throughout the day is already included, keeping the logistics simple.

Wrapping up

Once you finish your traditional Saudi meal, your day concludes with a return drive using the same air-conditioned transport. If you selected the option with private hotel transfers, your driver takes you back to your accommodation, while the small-group tour with meeting point ends at the designated drop-off location so you can continue your time in AlUla independently.