Saudi Arabia Trip 2025

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Itinerary at a Glance

Saturday, May 10 – Fly to KSA

Start TimeEnd TimeActivity
4:21 PM5:49 PMFly from SF (SFO) to Los Angeles (LAX)
5:49 PM9:00 PM3-hour layover at LAX
9:00 PMFly from LAX to Jeddah, KSA

Sunday, May 11 – Fly to KSA

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10:20 PMLand in Jeddah, KSA
11:00 PM11:30 PMDriver takes us from airport to Luli’s house

Monday, May 12 – Medinah

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7:00 AM8:00 AMBreakfast at … (Shakshouka, Roz Bi-Laban)
8:30 AM9:00 AMUber from Luli’s house to Jeddah airport train station
10:00 AM11:45 AMBullet train from Jeddah airport to Medina ($62)
12:00 PM12:30 PMUber from train station to the Prophet’s mosque
12:30 PM1:00 PMLunch at Al Baik (in front of mosque)
1:00 PM4:30 PMVisit the Prophet’s mosque
4:30 PM5:30 PMDinner at …
5:30 PM6:00 PMUber to train station
7:00 PM8:48 PMBullet train from Medina to Jeddah ($62)
9:00 PM9:30 PMUber to Nawal’s house

Tuesday, May 13 – Mecca

Start TimeEnd TimeActivity
Breakfast at … (Shakshouka, Roz Bi-Laban)
9:00 AMHired driver (Ali) picks us up at Nawal’s house. Bring all bags.
9:00 AM10:00 AMDrive from Nawal’s house in Jeddah to Farida’s house in Mecca
10:00 AM10:30 AMRest / chat with Farida
10:30 AM11:00 AMLeave small bags at Farida’s house. Drive to Miqat of Tan’im (Masjid-e-Aisha) 7.5 KM away from Masjidil Haram.
11:00 AM11:30 AMPray sunnah with intention to do umrah
11:30 AM12:00 PMDrive to Masjid Al-Haram
12:00 PM3:00 PMDo umrah (tawaf and sa’i). Driver drives back to Jeddah and drops off our luggage at Riyadh’s house.
3:00 PM4:00 PMLunch at Al Shorfa (next to mosque)
4:00 PM 4:10 PMUber to Farida’s house
8:00 PM9:00 PMBullet train from Mecca to Jeddah airport ($34)
9:00 PM9:30 PMUber to Riyadh’s house
10 PM11 PMBuy Baklava at Baklavaci بكلافجي

Wednesday, May 14 – Jeddah

Start TimeEnd TimeActivity
8:00 AM9:00 AMBreakfast at Maison De Zaid دار زيد
12:00 PM1:00 PMLunch at Ulfat Mutabbaq
3:00 PM4:00 PMDrive to Arabian Treks Campground
4:00 PM9:00 PMDesert Safari (includes dinner)
9:00 PM10:00 PMDrive back to Jeddah

Thursday, May 15 – Jeddah

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8:00 AM9:00 AMBreakfast at … (Shakshouka, Roz Bi-Laban)
12:00 PM1:00 PMGo to Marina
1:00 PM7:00 PMPrivate boat ride to Bayada Island in the Red Sea
9:00 PM10:00 PMDinner at Al Nakheel Lebanese restaurant

Friday, May 16 – Jeddah

Start TimeEnd TimeActivity
6:00 AM9:00 AM
2:00 PM3:00 PMLunch at Saraya Latif Turkish restaurant
5:30 PM6:00 PMUber to Al-Balad
6:00 PM6:30 PMCoffee at Roshan Cafe
6:30 PM8:30 PMJeddah Old Town Walking Tour (Al-Balad)

The place comes alive at night, so best to go right before sunset, which is at 7 PM.
8:30 PM9:00 PMDinner at Al-Basali Seafood Restaurant in Al-Balad
9:00 PM10:00 PMWalk the Jeddah corniche at night / Jeddah Yacht Club

Saturday, May 17 – Jeddah

Start TimeEnd TimeActivity
9:00 AM10:00 AMBreakfast at Twenty Four Restaurant
12:00 PM1:00 PMBuy Baklava to bring home
1:00 PM2:00 PMLunch at …
3:30 PM8:00 PMOff-Road Dirt Bike Tour in Bahrah
9:00 PM10:00 PMDinner at Al-Romansiah Saudi Restaurant

Sunday, May 18 – Jeddah

Start TimeEnd TimeActivity
Breakfast at … (Shakshouka, Roz Bi-Laban)
8:00 AM11:00 AME-bike along the corniche
12:00 PM1:30 PMLunch at Asli Basha Turkish restaurant
4:00 PM5:00 PMRed Sea Rush Boat Ride
5:00 PM5:30 PMJet skiing in the Red Sea
8:00 PM9:30 PMDinner at Khayal Turkish restaurant

Monday, May 19 – Fly to USA

Start TimeEnd TimeActivity
6:00 AMGo to airport
9:50 AM4:05 PMFly from Jeddah to Los Angeles
4:05 PM6:55 PM3-hour layover in Los Angeles 
6:55 PM8:15 PMFly from Los Angeles to San Francsisco

Saturday, May 10, 2025

Fly from San Francisco to Los Angeles

Fly from Los Angeles to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Sunday, May 11, 2025

Drive from Jeddah airport to Luli’s house

Luli’s house

Monday, May 12, 2025

Uber from Luli’s house to Jeddah airport train station

Bullet train from Jeddah to Medina

Lunch at Al Baik – The KFC of Saudi Arabia

BBQ Baik
4-piece chicken meal
Falafel

Visit the Prophet’s Mosque

Bullet Train from Medina to Jeddah

Drive (Uber) from Jeddah airport train station to Nawal’s House

Tuesday, May 13, 2025

Drive from Nawal’s house in Jeddah to Farida’s house in Mecca

Drive to Miqat Tan’im (Masjid Aisha)

Drive to Masjid Al-Haram

Umrah

  1. Go to the miqaat location (per tradition, not Quran)
  2. Wear 2 white pieces of fabric (men only, per tradition, not Quran)
  3. Make the intention to perform Umrah
  4. Recite the Talbiyah
    Labbayka Allahumma labbayk, labbayka la sharika laka labbayk. Inna al-hamd wa\’l-ni\’mata laka wa\’l-mulk, la sharika lak
  5. Go to Masjid Al-Haram
  6. Pray 2 raka’ats
  7. Perform Tawaf (circumambulate the Kaa’ba counterclockwise ) (7x per tradition, 1+x per Quran)
  8. Perform Sa’i (walk between Safa and Marwa starting at Safa) (7x per tradition, 1+x per Quran)
  9. Done

Lunch in Mecca near Masjid Al-Haram

Al Shorfa

Drive (Uber) from Masjid Al Haram to Farida’s House

Drive (Uber) from Farida’s house to train Station

Bullet train from Mecca to Jeddah airport train station

Drive (Uber) from Jeddah airport train station to Tante Zahra & Rushdi’s House

Riyadh’s House

Buy Baklava at بكلافجي

Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Lunch: Saudi Martabak at Ulfat Mutabbaq

  • Google Map
  • Hours: 2 PM – 2 AM
  • Hira St, An Nahdah, Jeddah 23523, Saudi Arabia

Drive to Arabian Treks Campground

Desert Safari

Dune bashing
Sandboarding

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Private Mini Yacht From Jeddah Marina to Bayada Island

Galeon 340 Fly boat
Top deck (seating at top)
Middle deck (seating at back, seating in middle, seating on front deck)
Bottom deck (3 bedrooms, 1 shower room, 1 toilet room)
Middle deck, showing stairs to go to top deck
Middle deck
Middle deck, showing opening to lower deck
Lower deck, master bedroom
Lower deck, 2nd bedroom
Lower deck, 3rd bedroom
Lower deck, shower room
Lower deck, toilet room
  1. Play music using Bose portable speaker
  2. Lip sync Cest La Vie at various scenes
  3. On boat, change into captain outfit and make video tour of the yacht
  4. Take pic looking out using binoculars
  5. Give everyone plastic champagne glasses and pour apple cider
  6. On boat, change into rastafarian hair and make video eating baklava in master bedroom or on front deck of boat
  7. Upon arriving at Bayada, take a group photo using the 10′ selfie stick with everyone standing on the front deck of the boat. Take both a video and interval photos.
  8. Get on inflatable lounger and float around boat while sipping on apple cider
  9. Have Riyadh jump into the water near me to make me fall off the lounge
  10. Take turns jumping into water from boat
  11. Everyone jump into the water at the same time
  12. Go snorkeling

Lebanese Dinner at Al Nakheel Restaurant

  • Google Map
  • Hours: 5 PM – 1 AM
  • حي, Al Kurnaysh Br Rd, Ash Shati, Jeddah 23413, Saudi Arabia
  • Do this at night because there is outdoor seating.

Friday, May 16, 2025

Turkish Lunch at Saraya Latif

Historic Jeddah – Al Balad Walking Tour

This neighborhood is from the 7th century.

Google Map

Bab Makkah – باب مكة

Google Map

Souq Bab Makkah – سوق باب مكه

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Al-Basali Seafood Restaurant – مطعم البصلي للاسماك والمأكولات البحرية

Google Map
Hours: 1 PM – 11:30 PM

Al-Basali Seafood Restaurant
Al-Basali Seafood Restaurant
Al-Basali Seafood Restaurant
Al-Basali Seafood Restaurant

Souq Al-Badu – سوق البدو

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Al-Matbouli House – بيت المتبولي

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Souq Al-Alawi – سوق العلوي

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Al-Shargi House – البيت الشرقي

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Zawiya 97 – زاوية ٩٧

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Nassif House – بيت نصيف

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Noorwali House – بيت نورولي

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Jumjoom House – بيت الجمجوم

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Shaikh Ibrahim Ahmad Abu Hamaa’il House – بيت الشيخ ابراهيم احمد ابو الحمائل

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Antique Houses

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Fizwan House – بَيت فَرْوان

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Jeddah Historic District

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Roshan Cafe – روشان كافية

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Have Saudi coffee on the rooftop of Roshan Cafe

Take a picture like this

Baeshan’s House – بيت باعشن

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Saloom’s House – بيت سلوم

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Souq Al-Nada – سوق الندى

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Qabel Trail – شارع قابل

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The following houses are a little bit out of the way.

Al-Sharbatly House – بيت الشربتلي

Google Map

Barghoutah House – بيت برغوته

Google Map

Walk the Jeddah corniche at night

King Fahd Fountain (turns on at sunset)
Al-Rahmah Floating Mosque
Jeddah Yacht Club and Marina

Saturday, May 17, 2025

Breakfast Buffet at Twenty Four Restaurant

Off-Road Dirt Bike Tour in Bahrah

Bikes

Morning tour: 6 AM – 9 AM
Afternoon tour: 3:30 PM till sunset (7 PM)

Cost: 500 SAR ($133)
Includes bike, helmet, body protection.
Does not include transportation to and from Bahrah.

Contact

  • Hassan Hawsawi
  • WhatsApp: +966 59 006 6986
Yamaha YZ450F
Honda CRF450R
Kawasaki KX 250F
Kawasaki KX 250F

Saudi Dinner at Al-Romansiah Restaurant الرومانسية -البوادي

  • Google Map
  • Hours: 10:30 AM – 12:30 AM
  • Qouraish, Al Bawadi, Jeddah 23443, Saudi Arabia
  • Menu
Chicken Mandi
Chicken Kabsa
Jareesh

Take a picture like this

Sunday, May 18, 2025

E-bike along the corniche

Turkish Lunch at Asli Basha

  • Google Map
  • Hours: 1 PM – 2 AM
  • 8006 صفيه بنت عبدالمطلب, An Naim District, JENF2777، 2777, Jeddah 23621, Saudi Arabia

Red Sea Rush Boat Ride

Jet Skiing in the Red Sea

Ride jetskis along the coast

Turkish Dinner at Khayal Restaurant

  • Location 1 – Al Zahra
  • Location 2 – Outside Cenomi Mall of Arabia
  • Hours: 12:30 PM – 3 AM
  • Menu
    • Cucumber Yogurt Salad
    • Iskander Kebab (beef)
    • Khayal Grill Mix
    • Layers juice
Khayal Grill Mix, Layered Juice Drink, Iskendar Kebab
1/2 meter or 1 meter kabab
Mixed Grill
Iskendar Kebab
Cucumber Yogurt Salad

Monday, May 19, 2025

6:00 AM – Go to airport

Terminal 1

9:50 AM – Fly from Jeddah to Los Angeles

Other Food and Restaurants

Shakshouka

Roz Bi-Laban

Turkish Dinner at Bursa Iskendar

  • Google Map
  • Hours: 12 PM – 2 AM
  • 3195 Muhyi Ad Din An Nadhir, Al-Hamra’a, Jeddah 23212, Saudi Arabia

Pakistani Lamb Chops at Marhaba Restaurant

Kachumber Salad (tomato, cucumber) – 16 SAR – $4.26
Lamb Chops – 55 SAR = $14.66
Kheer – 16 SAR – $4.26

Maison De Zaid دار زيد

Pistachio Pancake – Large fluffy pancake served with pistachio sauce & halwa tahini – 45 SAR = $12

Manahi Restaurant

Saleeg

Hashi Basha (Camel Meat)

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