Camping Destinations in Saudi Arabia

Camping on the coasts of the Red Sea as well as diving in its warm waters all year is one of the piece de resistances if you are visiting or live on the west shore. Unlike the Egyptian side of the Red Sea, where the reefs are literally dived out, the Saudi side has pristine virgin coral reefs due to the small number of people who dive there. Rabigh and Shuwaiba beaches are 2 terrific areas to visit for the weekend break in your turn up camper or simply pitch a camping tent or far better still, sleep under the celebrities. Reef sharks, manta rays, moray eels, lion fish, black carol and also a large array of other fish, including the humpback wrasse are seen on a regular basis when you are diving or snorkelling in the warm waters of the Red Sea. As it is a significant shipping channel and also many war ships were destroyed there in the wars you ‘ll locate numerous shipwrecks to dive on. If you are not a scuba diver, snorkelling is equally as enjoyable and the large variety of various corals and fish life will keep you in the water for hrs. When you think of Saudi Arabia you think desert as well as much of it is, with the high moving sanddunes or the flat rough landscapes however every now and then, as you are driving a car across the substantial desert landscape you will certainly discover something quite unforeseen. Among these is the Wahba Crater, east of Jeddah, a large volcanic crater created hundreds of years back, as well as currently supplying wonderful camping areas around the rim of the crater. You can climb down into the crater where a huge salt pan covers the majority of the bottom- it ‘s a little bit of a shuffle yet worth it. As you travel across the large area of Saudi Arabia the sun sparkles off the desert flooring and mirages begin to appear before your eyes as the warm arabian sun beats down on you. Then suddenly a sanctuary will show up providing a little bit of reprieve under the palm trees as well as among the reeds as well as bullrushes in the pools of water. Wadi Mur and also Wadi Dribble are two such instances. Medain Saleh, to the north of Medina, was constructed by the Nabetaeans, who developed Petra in Jordan. Tombs cut out of the weather-beaten sandstone high cliffs are seen all over and also there are some intriguing sculptures that have been formed by the erosion of the wind and also sand over several years. A few of the tombs contain many separate chambers (which you could climb right into) to provide for all the family members.