Al Balad Heritage Tour: Explore the Historic Heart of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Discover with us one of the most fun experiences in old Jeddah. Before naming it as the royal seaport for Makkah in 657 AD, the Al-Balad site, \

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Al-Balad - Starts with walking around the unique buildings and learning about albalad history.
What's Included
  • Air-conditioned transportation
What's Not Included
  • Purchase
  • Dinner
Location
Prince Majid Park
We meet you at the park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(41 Ratings)
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Trevorandsandyw
Nov 3, 2024
Great tour of the old city - Had a great time touring the old city of Jeddah. Lots to see and interesting people to talk to. Really enjoyed my time would recommend it to others.
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Rachnachhatwani
Oct 30, 2024
Great experience - A colleague and I had half a day in Jeddah city and we decided to visit the Old Town. I found a listing by Abha Trips and booked a slot. For some reason, even though I had booked it for morning, the app gave me a confirmation for evening. I contacted Dr. Osama regarding the same and he immediately sorted it out and gave us a morning tour. Muhammad was our guide for the day and he was extremely gracious, forthcoming and knowledagle about the city and it's history. We walked around the town at leisure while he explained the history and significance of the structures and the current restoration work. He also told us about the other places that we could visit in the city. We were looking to buy some perfumes and dates and he was extremely accomodating and took us to 3-4 different shops with a variety of products available. I highly recommend Abha Trips and Muhammad for your next trip to Jeddah if you wish to explore the city and understand it's history and culture. We had a great experience and are extremely happy with the service.
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Mark_r
Sep 27, 2024
Fascinating tour! - This was a fascinating tour of Jeddah’s old town, covering the key sights and lots of hidden gems too. From old buildings with staircases for camels, to spice markets and winding stone streets, it was a great introduction to the culture of the city and country. Osama was a fantastic guide and a great ambassador for Jeddah and Saudi Arabia. His deep knowledge and amusing stories really brought the history alive. He also kindly scheduled regular stops for refreshments and aircon, as welcome breaks from the heat. Don’t miss the camel milk gelato and sugarcane juice! I’d highly recommend the tour and hope to return some day. Thank you!
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Trip41558079665
Sep 26, 2024
Outstanding introduction to Jeddah - Dr Osama is knowledgeable, articulate, kind natured and an absolute pleasure to spend time with. I cannot recommend him highly enough
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175samanthaw
Sep 7, 2024
Incredible Al-Balad - Incredible private tour guided by Sulaiman - a warm, welcoming and knowledgeable guide whose company we very much enjoyed. Beautiful historic part of Jeddah that’s alive with culture, history and warm people. An unforgettable experience and one we would both highly recommend. Osama who organised the trip is super helpful and friendly - highly recommend booking with him and his agency.
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J3398mzmatthewb
Aug 1, 2024
Excellent service and tour of Jeddah area - We had a great tour of Jeddah, including the seashore and the old town. Adil was a very knowledgeable tour guide and attentive to our needs. He helped us make the most of our time, especially as we needed to adjust our tour given it fell on the second night of Ramadan.
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Begood89
Jul 24, 2024
Great experience in Al Balad - It was amazing trip to Al Balad with the family, we enjoy lot to see the old buildings and food was great. Lot of thing to buy for the family and friend's, it is great historical place.
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Judith
Jun 29, 2024
Excellent trip and tour guide in Jeddah - Mr.Abdulghafor did an excellent job guiding and showing us Jeddah. We really really enjoyed our time here in Jeddah. He tailored the trip to destinations and things to do based on our interests. He is diligent in asking us what we would like to do and knows what things would fulfill our interests. You can just tell he knows Jeddah and its surroundings in and out. He went above and beyond to make us happy and accommodate us. Thank you very much for providing us with an excellent tour guide 🙏🙏🙏
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D2007svjoser
Mar 10, 2024
Amazing Tour - Me and my wife came to the F1 grand prix and took the tour. I would highly recommend this tour. Our tour guy Adil was a amazing person, really knowledgeable attention to all details of the tour and extremely personable. Came to Jeddah knowing nothing about Saudi and left with a friend and like I been here multiple times. Totally impressed with the town and hospitality.
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Darrenjones125
Mar 9, 2024
Visit to Al-Balad - An unforgettable tour with Sol our tour guide at Al-Balad. Highly recommend. So much to see and learn about the history of Saudi. We will be back!
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