“But how will you get a visa for Saudi Arabia?
There is no tourist visa,” they said when we announced we would visit every country in the world.
Welcome to Saudi Arabia!
Mecca. Few Tourists. Unique.
It used to be one of the most difficult countries in the world to visit just a few years ago, but it is now open for tourism. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is also the spiritual home and birthplace of Islam. For Muslim travellers, Mecca and Medina represent the most sacred destinations there is. The city holds the holiest site in all Islam, the Masjid al-Haram (‘Sacred Mosque’), and was declared a site of pilgrimage by the Prophet Muhammad in 630.
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My Visit to Saudi Arabia – It’s NOT What I Expected!
A visit to Saudi Arabia was almost impossible for any tourists prior to the Saudi E-visa in September 2019 launch.
In fact, as two women travelling together, we were told a visit to Saudi Arabia was impossible.