Reiseführer Saudi-Arabien

This first and so far only travel guide to Saudi Arabia presents a country that is currently beginning to open up to tourism over nearly 500 pages. It includes extensive country information as well as many background details and practical tips that are essential for visitors to the country. The Trescher travel guide to Saudi Arabia describes not only the top attractions of Al Ula, Mada’in Saleh, and the old town of Jeddah, but also a country undergoing rapid transformation. It follows the trail of the famous Hejaz railway through the mountain range of the same name, showcases routes through the Asir mountains and into the two vast deserts. It outlines the almost utopian plans for the future of tourism along the Red Sea coast and how the capital, Riyadh, presents the cradle of the kingdom in a museum-like fashion. It leads to the rock carvings of ancient high cultures in the northeast, which are now part of the UNESCO World Heritage, and to the coast of the Arabian Gulf, where the large oil fields made the path to modernity possible.