Al-Ula

We were lucky to have the opportunity to fly to Tabuk in Northern Saudi, from there we drove 3 hours south to Al-Ula.  Expecting 3 hours of 'are we there yet?" we were all amazed by the spectacular scenery on the way.  At times we felt like we were on another planet, bizarre rock formations everywhere. We were lucky to have the chance to visit Mada'in Saleh in Northern KSA. We flew up to Tabuk and then drove about 3 hours south, the journey was just amazing and we found ourselves stopping to look at the scenery. Sometimes you thought you were on another planet with strange rock formations. We stayed in a town called Al-Ula which still had the remains of the old mud village, I believe people may have lived there until the 1970s. We did not dare let the children run off in it, or play hide and seek as they desperately wanted to, for fear of never finding them again. A real rabbit warren. Late afternoon we drove to the local view point. Once we reached the top of the mountain it was a plateau of dark volcanic like rock, nothing like we expected. The views were amazing. Romantic Abaya  shot.