The Hejaz is where Saudi Arabia's story meets the sea. For centuries pilgrims, traders and caravans moved along this western corridor, and this road trip follows their footsteps from the sandstone canyons of AlUla all the way down to the Red Sea.
You begin in AlUla with a guided walk through the mud-brick Old Town, an afternoon by the pool at Dar Tantora and dinner at Habitas. Next morning, explore Hegra, Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site, and Elephant Rock before the desert road carries you through the lava fields of Khaybar to Madinah.
From Madinah you head for the coast by way of Yanbu Al Nakhal, where the Al Jabriyah spring feeds a valley of date palms and falconers still practise their age-old craft. Two nights on the Yanbu coast give you time to slow down: a beach day at Kaynuna, tea and dates at the JABA store and an evening walk through Old Yanbu with a local guide. The final stretch follows the coast to Shades beach club at Durrat Alrous and on to Jeddah, where you sleep in Al-Balad and explore its coral-stone houses and carved wooden balconies on a guided morning.
You drive at your own pace with Jaba's route guide in hand and our team on call 24 hours a day. We arrange the guides, tickets and reservations so you can simply enjoy the road. Choose Value if you prefer to book your own nights, or Standard for a fully hosted trip with handpicked stays every night.
