Robert and Carol’s Saudi Arabia Trip

New Exodus route map

Itinerary

Date Itinerary
Wednesday, Dec. 1 Arrive in Tabuk. Drive to Haql. See the Red Sea crossing (Saudi side). Snorkeling. See shipwreck. Overnight in Haql at Hayat motel.
Thursday, Dec. 2 Wadi Tayyib Ism oasis/canyon, Magna oasis/springs of Moses, Al-bad’ (Jethro’s “tomb”/Well of Moses), Split rock of Horeb. Overnight in Haql at Hayat motel.
Friday, Dec. 3 Sites around the base of Mount Sinai (cemetery, golden calf altar site, altar of Moses, encampment plain, red rock area similar to Wadi Rum). Overnight camping at base of Sinai. Either on mountain at plateau or in plain where Israelites camped.
Saturday, Dec. 4 Climb Mount Sinai. Overnight in Tabuk hotel – Holiday Inn or Hilton Garden Inn or Swiss in Tabuk hotel.
Sunday, Dec. 5 New Hejaz train museum in Tabuk. Hisma desert out south of Tabuk. Overnight in Tabuk hotel.
Monday, Dec. 6 Drive to Al-Ula. and possibly visit Disah oasis. Go visit Al Shaq canyon. Drive the way to Al-Ula that I went with Sylvain coming back in April 2016. Arrive in Al-Ula. Overnight in Al-Ula.
Tuesday, Dec. 7 Explore Al-Ula (Madian Saleh Nabatean ruins) and Hejaz rail route. Overnight in camping at spot Robert picked out.
Wednesday, Dec. 8 Drive to Medina (4 hours straight drive). Explore different Hejaz stations and railroad remains. Overnight in Medina. Tour over.
Thursday, Dec. 9 Fly out from Medina.

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