A week in Saudi Arabia
Seven days across Saudi Arabia: Makkah, Jeddah, Madinah and Riyadh. Each day is a walk through the best-known places in one city, and the cities follow in the order that keeps the travel between them short.
Day 1: Makkah
One day in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Abraj Al BaitSkyscraper · On the map
- Clock Tower MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Abraj Al Bait · On the map
- Al-Masjid Al-HaramMosque · 0.4 km on from Clock Tower Museum · On the map
- Al-Rayah Mosque, MeccaMosque · 1.1 km on from Al-Masjid Al-Haram · On the map
- Mosque of the JinnMosque · 0.2 km on from Al-Rayah Mosque, Mecca · On the map
5 stops, 2.8 km on foot along the streets: about 42 min of walking.
Day 2: Makkah
One day in Makkah, Saudi Arabia
- Bay'ah MosqueMosque · On the map
- Jamaraat BridgeBridge · 0.7 km on from Bay'ah Mosque · On the map
- Al-Khayf MosqueMosque · 0.9 km on from Jamaraat Bridge · On the map
- Humane Heritage MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km on from Al-Khayf Mosque · On the map
4 stops, 8.3 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 47 min of walking.
Day 3: Jeddah
One day in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Tomb of EveArchaeological site · On the map
- The Qishla of JeddahCastle · 0.2 km on from Tomb of Eve · On the map
- Nasseef HouseMuseum · 0.8 km on from The Qishla of Jeddah · On the map
- Ökkeş MescidiMosque · 0.3 km on from Nasseef House · On the map
4 stops, 2 km on foot along the streets: about 26 min of walking.
Day 4: Madinah
One day in Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Al-Ijabah MosqueMosque · On the map
- Prophet's MosqueMosque · 0.9 km on from Al-Ijabah Mosque · On the map
- Mosque of Al-GhamamaMosque · 0.5 km on from Prophet's Mosque · On the map
- Amberiye MosqueMosque · 0.7 km on from Mosque of Al-Ghamama · On the map
- Mosque of Al-SaqiyaMosque · 0.1 km on from Amberiye Mosque · On the map
- Hejaz Railway MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Mosque of Al-Saqiya · On the map
6 stops, 3.6 km on foot along the streets: about 46 min of walking.
Day 5: Madinah
One day in Madinah, Saudi Arabia
- Quba MosqueMosque · On the map
- Al Jum'ah MosqueMosque · 0.7 km on from Quba Mosque · On the map
- Mosque of Atban Bin MalikMosque · 0.1 km on from Al Jum'ah Mosque · On the map
3 stops, 2.6 km on foot along the streets: about 32 min of walking.
Day 6: Riyadh
One day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- King Abdul Aziz Historical CentreMuseum · On the map
- SAMA Money MuseumMuseum · 1.2 km on from King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre · On the map
- Masmak FortMuseum · 1 km on from SAMA Money Museum · On the map
- Deera SquareSquare · 0.2 km on from Masmak Fort · On the map
- Imam Turki bin Abdullah MosqueMosque · 0.1 km on from Deera Square · On the map
- Palace of GovernmentPalace · 0.1 km on from Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque · On the map
6 stops, 3.8 km on foot along the streets: about 49 min of walking.
Day 7: Riyadh
One day in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Riyadh TV TowerTower · On the map
- Murabba PalacePalace · 1.4 km on from Riyadh TV Tower · On the map
- Riyadh Water TowerMonument · 0.3 km on from Murabba Palace · On the map
3 stops, 2.3 km on foot along the streets: about 30 min of walking.
More for Saudi Arabia
- Things to do in Saudi Arabia · 40 places to see, led by Al-Masjid Al-Haram and Prophet's Mosque
Photo credits
- Abraj Al Bait: King Eliot, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Al-Masjid Al-Haram: Khalili Collections, Public domain
- Mosque of the Jinn: Sadrettin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bay'ah Mosque: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Jamaraat Bridge: Al Jazeera English, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Al-Khayf Mosque: الشيخ هيثم الدخين, CC BY 4.0
- Tomb of Eve: Saleh Soubhi, Public domain
- The Qishla of Jeddah: Tahir mq, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Nasseef House: Muna al-Mahdi, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Al-Ijabah Mosque: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Prophet's Mosque: Bluemangoa2z, Public domain
- Mosque of Al-Ghamama: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Amberiye Mosque: Nacizane, CC BY 2.0
- Mosque of Al-Saqiya: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hejaz Railway Museum: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Quba Mosque: Kaliper1, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Al Jum'ah Mosque: Imam Khairul Annas, CC BY-SA 3.0
- King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre: Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0
- Masmak Fort: Baptiste Marcel, Public domain
- Deera Square: BroadArrow, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque: BroadArrow, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Palace of Government: Geektaker, CC0
- Riyadh TV Tower: Ammar shaker, Public domain
- Murabba Palace: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.