Answers to common questions regarding visas, safety, transport, accommodation, and cultural expectations for first-time visitors to Saudi Arabia

Tour Dates: February 15 - 28, 2025 Participants: Jonathan Angliss, John Bjorkman, Jeff Hopkins, Wayne Kidder, Cuneyt Ozdal, Bob Tallyn, Robert Tizard Leader: Gregory Askew Co-guides: James Conder and Ibrahim Al Shwamin Southwest Highlights: Harlequin Quail Arabian Partridge Philby's Partridge Rameron Pigeon Dusky Turtle-Dove White-browed Coucal Nubian Nightjar Red-knobbed Coot Small Buttonquail Crab-Plover White-eyed Gull Saunders's Tern Lesser Flamingo Black Stork Abdim's St

According to the Birds of the Middle East (3rd ed.), the native range of White-eared Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis) is from Iraq, Iran, to...

December 2020 broke the spell. After three years of trying, I finally tracked down the Arabian Lark Eremalauda eremodites, and not once...

My family and I spent a fantastic week and half exploring the Tabuk region and the Al Ula Governate in Saudi’s northwest from December 23...