Located in the northwestern corner of Saudi Arabia, AlUla is an oasis in the desert layered in 200,000 years of human history. But until recently, it was closed to outsiders. In this immersive documentary, recorded on location, we’ll take you to the heart of one of the most ancient kingdoms on Earth.
Each episode in the series explores the destination through the lens of a different element: the heritage of Earth, the community of Water, and the Adventure of Air.
Highlights include:
- Exploring the ancient city of Hegra. Built by the same people who built Petra in Jordan, Hegra is every bit as spectacular but only visited by a handful of intrepid travelers.
- Flying over the UNESCO world heritage site of Hegra in a hot air balloon – only a handful of people have ever visited this ancient city. Even less have seen it from the sky.
- Climbing via ferrata to the top of a 250-foot canyon and then screaming all the way down.
- Off-roading on sand dunes through one of the most deserts in the world.
- Stargazing with Bedouins and hearing their legends of the stars, which they used as a map to guide them through one of the most inhospitable places on Earth.
- Visiting Jebel Ikmah, a library of ancient inscriptions carved into stone that reveal life in the desert more than 2,000 years ago.
- Riding Arabian horses to petroglyphs in the desert (and nearly falling off).
- Meeting a herd of overly friendly camels, with a taste for microphones.
- Learning from rawis, local storytellers, about the history of the incense road, a vast trading route, which passed through Alula, and changed the face of Arabia forever.
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