Biblical Land of Arabia, The exodus, Madian & real mount Sinai

Head out after breakfast on a guided tour to the world’s oldest complete stone building complex in Saqqara. Gaze on the step pyramid of Zoser, Also, visit the museum of Imhotep and learn about the “theories” that links Imhotep the builder of Saqqara pyramid to Joseph, the Biblical savior of the Pharaoh and Egypt from famine.

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Meals: Breakfast & Dinner

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Today you will explore the site of the Golden Calf Altar. According to the Bible, when Moses went up to Mount Sinai to receive the Ten Commandments, he left the Israelites for forty days and forty nights. Fearing that he would not return, they demanded that Aaron make them “a god to go before them.” Aaron gathered up the Israelites’ golden earrings and ornaments, fashioned a golden calf, and declared: “This is your god, O Israel, which brought you up out of the land of Egypt.“ This is the site where, according to scholars, these tragic events took place. 

Today we camp at a luxurious Bedouin camp at the foot hills of Jabal Al Lawz.

Meals: Breakfast, lunch & Diner

Is Jabal Maqla in the mountain range of Jabal al Lawz in the Land of Midian the locatiion of the real Mount Sinai? Today we hike this magnificent mountain with its summit at 2,549 meters above sea level. Jebel Al-Lawz is the highest mountain of Tabuk Province and the only place in Saudi Arabia where snow falls nearly every year.

Afterwards we visit the giant split rock sitting high on a hill very lose to Jabal al Lawz mountain. Many believes that this is the Rock of Horeb that Moses struck and rivers of water poured out to quench the thirst of his people. 

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner

Your day starts with a tour to Madain Saleh (AKA Hegra), famous for its 111 monumental tombs, among which 94 were decorated with majestic facades on the sandstone massifs of the area, especially the Jibal Ithlib. The smallest tomb is barely 2,7 meters tall but the biggest reaches an impressive 21,5 meters! Madain Saleh was the second largest city of the Nabatean kingdom whose capital was Petra (in today’s Jordan) where the Nabatean people created more than 600 tombs.

Dine in at a local restaurant then its Tim to explore a hidden gem of AlUla with a visit to an Oasis in the middle of the desert, afterwards head to a steep point for a breathtaking view of AlUla valley

Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Explore the ancient oasis of Dedan, that was once the capital of one the oldest kingdoms of Arabia, along with Tayma. The city benefited from both its strategic location along the ancient frankincense trade road between ancient Yemen and the Levant and the abundant underground water resources.

Explore this archeological site and learn how they developed their own culture including a specific language and alphabet, that resulted in a mix of Arabian traditions and strong influences from the surrounding empires.

Next visit to the old town of AlUla. In the 12th century, AlUla Old town became an essential settlement along the pilgrimage route from Damascus to Makkah and was favorably mentioned by travelers from the 12th to the 20th centuries. Afterwards visit AlJadida town literally mean the new town where its houses were designed to be attached to one another, providing fortification, which hints to defense being a priority for the city’s early inhabitants.

 Meals: Breakfast & Lunch

Today where we say goodbye to your expedition. You will be picked up from your hotel and transferred to the airport according to your flight schedule.