Al-Ula has been part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 initiative, a plan to diversify the country’s economy and promote tourism. Significant efforts have been made to develop and preserve Al-Ula’s cultural heritage while making it more accessible to tourists. There are still a lot of things to improve. They are working hard on that and somethings can be already different since my last visit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is a list of things to see and to do in AlUla which I made during my stay there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Hegra<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
I think most travelers already have been or at least have Petra on their lists. But not so many of them knows about Hegra (also known as Mada\u2019in Saleh, but locals prefer to call it Hegra), which was second major city of Nabataeans Kingdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hegra is build on a large plain surrounded by mountains. The sanstone formations on the plain are the weathered remains of stone layers which formed between 510 and 475 million years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Over 100 monumental tombs are carved into the outcrops surrounding the ancient city of Hegra. <\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"Hegra](\"https:\/\/www.shorttraveltips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hegra-tombs-1024x683.jpg\")