We Traveled to Saudi Arabia (Our Shocking Experience)

today we are going to Saudi Arabia this is the destination like none other on this planet from the cultural Hub of Jeddah to the Undiscovered mountain ranges of alula and by the end of this video you'll know if it's the right one for you and let me tell you Saudi Arabia is not what you thought [Music] a trip started by embarking on a Saudi Airlines flight with some of the world's best dates and Saudi coffee the flight was amazing but the thing that stood out most was the service from these awesome people today's flight is just short of 10 hours got some lay flat seats we got our headphones we're just gonna watch a couple movies until we fall asleep thank you for a wonderful play guys we have touched down in Saudi Arabia from the airport we drove about 20 minutes and we have just arrived at our hotel you can probably see in my eyes I need some sleep the cool thing is tonight's hotel is actually free when you book a Saudia flight it actually comes with a free four-day Visa if you book in economy you get a four-star hotel for one night you book in business you get a five-star hotel for free [Music] looks so good right now a beautiful sleep later and it was time to explore the kingdom good morning today we are starting off with a tour from Jeddah we're doing kind of like a historical tour today this is actually one of the original six Gates that used to encircle and protect the historic Jetta City all of it is made from Coral Stone from the ocean Ruby is dressed in beautiful Saudi attire looking lovely today babe oh [Music] so here we are in the middle of el ballad we're stopping for some zatar which is a delicious breakfast but what is actually very unique is these balcony ways that you see on the apartment buildings of the old days basically these used to be the statement pieces where people would show off their family's wealth but this entire area is actually going under restoration right now to try and renew yet keep that ancient look how old is this whole history I wouldn't say the historics the houses are between 100 years old and 500 but the oldest thing is the mosque that we're gonna see which is 1 400 years old almost as old as Islam as a Canadian where things are generally only measured in hundreds it's always mad to hear things that go that far back and if you know anything about Islam you'll know that there's two holy cities there's Medina and Mecca and Jeddah is actually kind of dead smack Center in the middle so all of the pilgrims that would come out to Mecca would actually start off by coming here to Jeddah which is one of the things that made the city so famous and brought it so much of its wealth so this right here technically is not Saudi but it is from the region this is Lebanese food this is my advice and inside of it I have to say [Music] I want you guys to see this because for me this is something I've always found very surprising when I come to Saudi in just this little area you've got three epic coffee shops so we're gonna go enjoy what the Saudis do best let's get a coffee [Music] I'm not joking these are some of the better desserts we've ever had I love this place look so we are actually all the way back where the trip started we are right now headed inside to what is a massive Art Exhibit oh [Music] exhibit is exceptionally imaginative there are so many of these beautiful and creative demonstrations of the Islamic history the Islamic faith and as a complete Outsider to the faith it's certainly an interesting way to learn more about it good morning guys it's another day and another beautiful restaurant coffee shop we don't have that much time left here in Jeddah we're actually going to be getting on a flight tonight to go to uh clearly I could brush up on my Arabic bit of comfort of Western food mixed with those little Soddy touches so good [Music] scenery we are flying with sodia and one thing that really stands out is the terminal right now we're actually on the domestic side so we're gonna check in and then from there make our way to the lounge this is the executive Lounge we grabbed a quick coffee and the next thing we knew it was time to begin The Adventurous leg of our travels so we meet again it's never happened by the way so I'm just meeting this gentleman here my name is you just told me something that I have a hard time believing you said you got into YouTube because of the channel yes mad respect thank you that took me by surprise and that was really cool as you'd expect the flight was incredible from the world class service the luck seats the wildly delicious date smoothie and the amazing views just outside my window [Music] yeah this is my kind of airport experience this looks like a theater more than an airport a single belt for suitcases and just like that everything has made it it's time to take you to a hotel like you've never seen before because simply put there's only one like it on this planet [Music] Beyond excited to go [Music] is this uh Saudi Arabia or Is this Burning Man after a day of travel we had arrived at habitas but let me show you this place tomorrow morning oh my gosh the sun it's the start of a brand new day I love being in the desert wow respect the drip this came with the room and I am looking fresh this is what gets me hyped about Saudi Arabia to be here in alula truly a gift part one of the strip was Jeddah and this was like the cultural part of the trip to really see how the average Saudi lives but now we're on to chapter two the adventures and The beautiful landscape that's gonna be good [Music] so right now we're on our way to the gym thank you very much wow this is a gym [Music] what a perfect way to start the day I was just sipping some tea looking out over this beautiful mountain range and truly I got hit with this moment of realization that there's very few landscapes in the world that make me happier than this one right here foreign [Music] workout a golf cart ride through the middle of the desert and a hot water shower in my private Villa gotta say kind of enjoy the traditional Bedouin lifestyle all right all aboard [Music] all right we're riding in style like presidential motorcade Style with a big GMC all right so ala is not just a beautiful desert it's also a lot of rich and incredible history and right now we're inside the old town this whole area has been turned into this incredible trendy little place to get some food to meet people on this trip we are joined by some creators from around the world these guys are from Spain from Italia from Lebanon channeling my Lawrence of Arabia Vibes here we're having ourselves one of the finest breakfasts that you'll find in all of the Middle East so it's the finest breakfast comes the finest View guys look at the style of this place it's like this Fusion of traditional meets the modern coffee shop hello boss how are you what did you guys baby one cappuccino do and the sparkling water please fairly typical pricing about four and a half U.S for a cappuccino all right so we just got dropped back off at the hotel and what do you do when you're in the middle of the Desert Ice Cream solves everything date vanilla combination made in heaven so we've come back here for a quick lunch because we're just about to head out but I have to say so far my favorite part of habitas is this area right here it's so expansive and just like the entire Resort you're surrounded by natural beauty after a quick lunch a quick swim it's time to take you somewhere very special we're here in a 4x4 vehicle and we're about to go where very few go take it away [Music] this is what Saudi Arabia is all about Thorn bushes too [Music] we have arrived at this is your own private Oasis [Music] this is pretty curvy now where else in the world can you get an experience like this wow so sick Ruby if ever there was a time to forget your shoes and go on a hike I feel like this was one of the better ones the canyon really chokes off here gets really tight and you just feel that like Amphitheater of intimacy I should be a freaking poet whatever I just said it sounded really good maybe I guess I'm a poet and I didn't even know it oh my God I did it again subscribe subscribe oh [Music] we are an incredible end to the day just out front of this Arch and it reminds me so much of Arches National Park where I went with my mom and around sunset time you'd be fighting with maybe 100 other people for that same view but you come to Saudi Arabia and this is the kind of thing you have pretty much all to yourself and I'm sure there will come a day where spots like this have a bit of a crowd today traveling Saudi Arabia really feels like being one of the first discoverers one of The Adventurous few and I love that feeling I didn't know this was happening [Music] thank you [Music] good morning [Music] so today I'm getting a haircut [Music] now if there was one way to see alula this was it [Music] [Music] foreign so we're right now on our way to our first stop travels are about so much more than just beautiful landscapes and one of the highlights of alula was FJ FJ because that's my rap name what's your street credit out here well it's not that much I honestly no that's me too I'm pretty lacking on the streets he showed us his freestyle rap skills he explained to us the rich history of the region and he taught us how the Bedouins used the very little water they had to grow the world's most delicious dates what are we looking at all of these are their houses and if you look over there one of the tombs is over there you see yeah we have more than 700 tombs if you got money you'll get buried in the mountains the rest maybe they don't care maybe they bear it in the ground close to the mountain yeah so we try to discover more and more about those civilizations there's a body we found in the navigating kingdoms there was a necklace around the body for a young lady you would think it's a necklace of gold maybe no necklace of dates dates exactly so you can see from that information that date is valuable when you try a Saudi date you truly understand why there's so much love attention and energy being put into it it is like the sweetest most incredible nectar of Earth [Music] I'll see you on Saudi Idol okay so right now we are here with Amal and Amal means hope in Arabic and she's our guide today so now we are in Japanese the Obi Library the local call of this name because we have the subscription here it's smaller than 300 subscriptions how far does that date back to kind of want to be inscriptions okay yeah I mean that's why you're here you know some people are clueless this Canyon is so extremely beautiful I feel like I'm looking at like the Matterhorn I'm out you're not gonna believe this but I found some more of course so first I was a little disappointed the guy told me that I couldn't put my own inscriptions on the Rock but we compromised and she gave me a new rock so here we are in our own little shop we've got some tools a hammer a tiny little pencil-like chisel and it's time for the Lost LeBlanc channel to live on forever my name is Ruby you have to change your name with the ancient alphabet she can't do her name my name is that means I can't do subscribe either okay at least you can I learned something new today now alula is full of beautiful mountains but by far the most iconic of them awaited us we eped into a vintage 4x4 and drove deep into the desert to find ourselves at the foot of one of the most beautiful tombstones of our planet this is hegra so this is the ultimate Saudi day no better way to end it we are currently here in front of hegra and this morning we were actually flying all over this Valley and for us to have sunset here with a few horses just a few people around it doesn't really get any better than that does it so this tomb is actually one of many in this area and what makes it so unique is the fact that it's actually the only one to occupy its own mountain and this is a single tomb for a single person back in the day anybody could have one of these so you didn't have to have a certain bloodline you just needed a little bit of kachingling then from there you need the handyman that would actually go and painstakingly carve out a freaking mountain and because this is the largest one in the area people flock to come see its beauty [Music] trip just keeps getting [Music] this is insane we are right now surrounded by tomb we're having welcome drinks here am I going to be on YouTube as well you are going to be on YouTube say hi to Dimitri when you come here welcome to Alma [Music] it's one like I've never had before we're having nabatian food which is the same people that made these tombs and it's a nine course meal so the chef here is gonna definitely put on a bit of a show and with that I've never eaten in a restaurant that's even come close to this in terms of the aesthetic the style I just love the fact that we are surrounded by this beautiful glowing lighting and most of all surrounded by this history experienced a bunch of new food and it's [Music] we're starting our day here in the back of habitas they have this awesome trampoline park and just like you I've been really shocked at how many options and cool things there are to do here in arula from the dining the tours and even the hotels starting off at habitas but we're actually checking in for one night to Banyan treat foreign [Music] after a quick check-in it was time to visit the desert mirror known as Mariah [Music] for all my fair skin friends out there this is a dangerous place to be in the desert I'm standing in front of one of the biggest mirrors on this planet and it's reflecting the hot Saudi sun right back at me but purely based on the exterior I can't think of a more brilliant move by an architect no matter what you do with architecture nothing will be as beautiful as the surrounding Beauty and this building gives homage to the surrounding mountains the beautiful sun and the blue skies we are now entering inside of this massive glass structure so this space is always being used for different events that are happening on here in alola but today it's a very special occasion because it's actually an Andy Warhol pop-up so we're gonna go see what that's all about thank you okay [Music] after Mariah we headed straight back to our car and rushed to our Sunset spot but what I didn't realize was we were literally going to chase sunset by getting on top of one of these massive mountains this trip is all about being shocked there's so much going on right now first of all we have an incredible Saudi biker gang hey what's up man what's up welcome welcome oops Guys these are sick thank you well I gotta go check out what this is all about go ahead enjoy it hey man nice to meet you pleasure safe riding guys this kind of has a view like Santorini but without the water and with a lot more incredible mountains we are on top of a mountain having amazing drinks thank you the energy here is so good but with the sunset it's time to head back down the mountain and take you guys for another unbelievable dinner [Music] all right because we haven't shown you enough food around we have just come to somewhere that may be super high up on the must-do list it is a gourmet organic style Market full of fresh food here we got some Citrus which are the size of like a football of course you've got your Saudi coffee making some flat bread right there and check this out right next to the market is basically a restaurant version of the market [Music] There's the Man working the magic [Music] so today is day five in Saudi Arabia and with that I definitely have some thoughts I have to say this might just be one of my favorite travel destinations this is one of those few destinations in the world that is developing so quickly but is doing it the right way the best businesses have been here from day one and they're just growing and growing there's more and more happening here every day and the thing that makes all of these businesses that much more interesting it's the landscape and I'll even say it it's the people the people have been so sweet I would have no concerns renting a car and just touring around the country and with that it's uh almost time for us to say goodbye to alula it's been a stunning stay this is definitely a destination that is worth your visit we are going to be flying back to Jeddah now one of my observations of traveling Saudi while you may be one of the incredible explorative feeling it's going to be very much mid to high pricing I will say that even though it's not going to fall under a cheap destination it is so far worth it in my opinion foreign best fish and they're coming from the Red Sea and so even in the desert you still get some quality seafood and we're at this restaurant called twina Mohammed is gonna pick the best fish so it's in your hands let's go yes I think you chose well Muhammad this is my favorite Seafood meal I've ever had it's incredible [Applause] thank you happy birthday so right now we're driving down the Cornish it kind of has the Santa Monica style vibe to it where you just see people out enjoying life Saudi continues to surprise so this right here is a little bit of a look into Jeddah when the sun sets you see men and women children everyone's just out hanging out together you see coffee shop after coffee shop back to basically what makes Jeddah come alive is these little social pockets and they all happen over a caffeinated drink so this trip has been full of incredible highlights and moments but this has been the most perfect way to end it off we are right now in Muhammad's living room invited into your everyday Arabic life but these are the final moments before we all go to our separate ends of the Earth couldn't think of a better way to wrap up a dream trip and if you're watching this you're wondering what it's really like to travel Saudi Arabia this is a small preview of what it would be like for you I think that ultimately you're gonna to have a little bit of money set aside it's not going to be the cheapest destination in the world but it's worth it the next morning it was time to go back to my end of the Earth so I headed to the airport enjoyed my last moments in the beautiful alforsan lounge with a quick breakfast and literally the best airport cappuccino of my life I boarded my Saudi Airlines flight and enjoyed the final moments of that world-class Saudi Hospitality in total comfort as I headed home to Bali and that is how you do an epic trip to Saudi Arabia Let's Get Lost again in the next one

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Length: 22min 11sec (1331 seconds)

Published: Sat Apr 08 2023