{"id":24190,"date":"2023-08-12T10:00:10","date_gmt":"2023-08-12T03:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/en\/?p=24190"},"modified":"2023-11-02T13:49:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T06:49:29","slug":"surprising-saudi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/surprising-saudi\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprising Saudi"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"24190\" class=\"elementor elementor-24190\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8a4882 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8a4882\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1807049\" data-id=\"1807049\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9119cd3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9119cd3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>EXO Travel\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/saudi-arabia\/surprising-saudi\/\"> <b>Surprising Saudi<\/b><\/a> tour encompasses the <b>rich mix of culture, landscapes, history and modernity<\/b> that make the Kingdom so special. Following a recent tour inspection by the entire EXO Saudi Arabia team, we asked our <strong>GM, Sandor Leinwand recte Rein<\/strong>, to share his impressions of this epic journey.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8569c9b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8569c9b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-97ed28a\" data-id=\"97ed28a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46c7f40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46c7f40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #024f42;\"><em><b>\u2018You expect Saudi Arabia to be all desert but it\u2019s not. The mix of scenery is the reason why we call this tour \u2018surprising\u2019.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/h3><div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #80b157;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\"><b>Sandor Leinwand recte Rein<\/b><b>,\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/div><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"background-color: transparent; color: #80b157;\"><b>General Manager &#8211; Saudi Arabia<\/b><\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3414e78\" data-id=\"3414e78\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9dfee9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c9dfee9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-3.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24196\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-3.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-3-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-43ce1cf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"43ce1cf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0a4cc7d\" data-id=\"0a4cc7d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd4abfc elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-28691 elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cd4abfc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/6a101313-3902-445d-919e-96c1706b4a7c.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22839\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-efdaebd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"efdaebd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b437347\" data-id=\"b437347\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fead3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6fead3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2018You expect Saudi Arabia to be all desert but it\u2019s not. The <b>mix of scenery<\/b> is the reason why we call this tour \u2018surprising\u2019,\u2019 Sandor explained.<\/p><p>\u2018Every day of this tour the <strong>colors are different:<\/strong> red sand and rock,\u00a0 brown earth, black lava fields mixed with green oasis and blue skies &#8211; I\u2019m sure you can understand why I love doing inspections like this!\u2019\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"background-color: transparent;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/saudi-arabia\/surprising-saudi\/\"><b>ten-day trip<\/b><\/a> travels from <b>Jeddah to Alula and Riyadh<\/b>, stopping along the way in the sacred city of Medina and the stunning Wadi Disah valley. Guests will explore UNESCO heritage sites, camp under star-filled skies,\u00a0 journey to the \u2018Edge of the World\u2019 and experience authentic Saudi Arabian hospitality.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee6ef93\" data-id=\"ee6ef93\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61c478d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"61c478d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-2.png\" title=\"Square Images (2)\" alt=\"Square Images (2)\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-044e548 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"044e548\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48e6a89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"48e6a89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71293ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-28691 elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"71293ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/6a101313-3902-445d-919e-96c1706b4a7c.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22839\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd8b2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dcd8b2b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>&#8216;Sleeping in a bedouin tent, in a real bed, under a million stars- it is a night to remember!\u2019<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8faefc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8faefc\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-8.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-8-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-210d970\" data-id=\"210d970\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5da15 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d5da15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2018The highlight is the <b>desert camping in Wadi Disah<\/b>, an exclusive experience developed by EXO\u2019, Sandor remarks. \u2018It\u2019s a stunning canyon that is mostly visited during lunchtime hours but nobody stays overnight.<\/p><p>\u00a0As a result, our guests get the place mostly to themselves at the time when the light is at its best. Sleeping in a<b> bedouin tent<\/b>, in a real bed, <b>under a million stars<\/b>&#8211; it is a night to remember!\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20b339c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20b339c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f51d1f\" data-id=\"1f51d1f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db3303b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db3303b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/tours\/saudi-arabia\/surprising-saudi\/\">Surprising Saudi<\/a> <\/strong>itinerary is a perfect example of <b>EXO\u2019s pioneering spirit<\/b>. More than just seeing the sites, this tour showcases the country\u2019s <b>diversity and rich culture<\/b> in a way that is truly connective and memorable.<\/p><p>As Sandor sums up, \u2018I took our team on this trip to show them their country through the EXO lens. Seeing their reactions- surprised and proud- has been <strong>one of my best moments in the journey<\/strong> of setting up this new EXO destination.\u2019<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-409abf5\" data-id=\"409abf5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-077920e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"077920e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-7.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-24200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-7.png 500w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-7-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Square-Images-7-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-edfe890 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"edfe890\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8d525f3\" data-id=\"8d525f3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4948632 elementor-widget elementor-widget-global elementor-global-28691 elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4948632\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.exotravel.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/6a101313-3902-445d-919e-96c1706b4a7c.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22839\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a17450 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a17450\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c337173\" data-id=\"c337173\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbaffe elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3cbaffe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"color: #024f42;\"><b>WHY EXO LOVES IT?<\/b><\/span><\/h3><p><em>&#8216;The highlight is the desert camping in Wadi Disah, an exclusive experience developed by EXO. 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