Route To Saudi
Hi Ian,
To get the most out of Saudi I would go through Yemen to the Red Sea coast and cross the border near Najran. Go on to Abha and mount Souda highest mountain in Saudi at 9000 ft, from Abha you then go down the escarpment road cut out of the rock and crossing wadies where old bridges have been washed away by a deluge some years ago. You have a choice when you reach the bottom, you can follow the coast road, dirty villages and a bit boring as you are a fair way from the sea, or you can go through Mahayil and follow the mountain route all the way to Jeddah, much more spectacular. From Jeddah there is a highway that crosses west to east to Riyadh and then on to Dhahran, from Dhahran you go north to Jordan.
You should be able to get maps from Google or in Saudi most book shops sell a map book that is a bit iffy but shows the main roads for the whole of Saudi.
If you get into Saudi you will only be able to transit and leave, you won't get back in unless you have a multi visa. We have multi visas to go back and forth to Bahrain.
I don't know about Yemen visas but some Hubbers have crossed recently.
When you decide what to do I can give you more information about routes etc in Saudi.
Cheers
Ian
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