{"id":3085,"date":"2025-06-20T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/2025\/06\/20\/saudi-arabien-reisebericht-rotes-meer-alula-wueste\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T08:29:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T06:29:12","slug":"saudi-arabien-reisebericht-rotes-meer-alula-wueste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/2025\/06\/20\/saudi-arabia-travelogue-red-sea-alula-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia Travel Report \u2014 Red Sea, AlUla & Modern Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Saudi Arabia \u2014 A country that defies all stereotypes<\/h2>\n

Saudi Arabia as a travel destination? Unthinkable just a few years ago. But since the introduction of the tourist visa in 2019, the country has completely opened up\u2014and what I experienced there blew me away. The Red Sea has coral reefs that rival the Great Barrier Reef, Al Ula looks like Mars, and the hospitality is some of the warmest I have ever encountered.<\/p>\n

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The Red Sea \u2014 Pristine Coral Reefs<\/h2>\n

Jeddah was our starting point for exploring the Red Sea coast. The coral reefs here are still almost untouched\u2014no mass tourism, no snorkeling boats every minute. We saw turtles, rays, and reef sharks. The NEOM region in the north is currently being developed into a mega-resort, but as of now, the Red Sea is still a real insider tip.<\/p>\n

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AlUla \u2014 Desert Art and World Heritage<\/h2>\n

AlUla is New Zealand's Queenstown for the Middle East\u2014a place so surreal in its beauty that photos simply can't do it justice. The sandstone cliffs of Hegra (Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site) are reminiscent of Petra in Jordan, but without the crowds. The Maraya Concert Hall\u2014a completely mirrored cube in the desert\u2014is the most photogenic building I've ever seen.<\/p>\n

Practical tips<\/h2>\n

visa<\/h3>\n

E-visa online in 5 minutes for approximately \u20ac120. No waiting time, no embassy required.<\/p>\n

Dress code<\/h3>\n

As a woman, you no longer have to wear an abaya. Covering your shoulders and knees is sufficient. In Jeddah and Riyadh, people dress surprisingly modernly.<\/p>\n

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Flight<\/td>\n400 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hotels<\/td>\n700 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rental car + petrol<\/td>\n350 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Food & Activities<\/td>\n400 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
In total<\/td>\n~1.850 \u20ac<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n
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About the author<\/p>\n

Janet Dannehl \u2014 2.3M+ followers. For collaboration inquiries: janetsworld3.de\/collaboration<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Saudi Arabia as a travel destination? Absolutely! The Red Sea is a dream, Al Ula a wonder of the world, and the hospitality overwhelming.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-asien","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/janet-vfix-saudi-3085.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"builder_content":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3085","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3085"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5468,"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3085\/revisions\/5468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/janetsworld3.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}