Al Ula

There are some people that will say if you can only visit one place in Saudi Arabia, then you must make it Madain Saleh. Also known as Al Hijr, Madain Saleh is a series sandstone outcrops of various sizes and heights surrounded by a ring of sand mountains. Located in the Al-Ula sector, within the Al Madinah Region this pre-Islamic archaeological site was mentioned in the Holy Qur’an, as the home of the Thamud people. 
A crossroads of ancient civilisations, pilgrims, explorers, trade caravans and armies Madain Saleh is a remarkable expression of the elaborate stone-carved tombs of the Nabataeans. The tombs might be less spectacular than the better-known and more visited Nabataean city in Petra, but the setting of sweeping sand and remarkable rock formations is truly unique and unsurpassed.