With its stone houses and minarets, high-altitude Tanomah is encircled by juniper trees and craggy peaks, with a cascading waterfall right in the middle of the city. To the west, the area around the Al Sharaf Mountain is a draw for hikers, bird watchers and rock climbers, with its reddish peaks home to the kingdom’s first bolted climbing route and many of its rarest bird species. Refuel at the cozy Al Nakheel Restaurant, serving expertly grilled meats, or sample the buffet at Reef Tanomah.
The northeastern city of Tabuk has long been a resting point for Jordanian and Egyptian pilgrims, with a rich Bedouin culture that can be felt in the bustling Souq Twaheen, which still supplies patterned rugs and goat-hair tent covers for modern nomads.
The port of Yanbu, just a few hours’ drive west of Medina, is really two distinct cities: the new city to the south, with its oil refineries and plants, and the old town to the north, an ancient spice route staging post where T.E. Lawrence lived.
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