Al Balad Heritage Tour: Explore the Historic Heart of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Discover with us one of the most fun experiences in old Jeddah. Before naming it as the royal seaport for Makkah in 657 AD, the Al-Balad site, \

Duration: 5 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Al-Balad - Starts with walking around the unique buildings and learning about albalad history.
What's Included
  • Air-conditioned transportation
What's Not Included
  • Purchase
  • Dinner
Location
Prince Majid Park
We meet you at the park
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sarah
May 17, 2025
Great tour - Very much enjoyed this very informative tour of the lively and history filled old town. Highly recommend for any visit to Jeddah!
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Tsj
Apr 18, 2025
F1 Race weekend visit to Jeddah - We booked this tour to see the city during our F1 race week. Actually we had visited the old town during midday the day before. But it was so much better taking the tour with an expert. Ibrahim picked us up from the hotel - and was an excellent guide through the old city. He described the history and pointed out key buildings. Even introduced us to camel milk and suggested an excellent seafood restaurant for dinner. Much easier having a local as a guide - and Ibrahim seemed to knew so many of the locals owners and guides in the area. It was a lovely evening and would recommend doing this tour - Al Balad comes alive at night !
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Walterleonhardt
Apr 18, 2025
Abdullah makes this an unforgettable experience ! - We were collected early morning from our hotel by our very friendly and knowledgeable tour guide, Abdullah. He is organised, experienced, kind and knows the area and people very well. Given the early morning start, we had the benefit of a very quiet Al Balad, with most places still closed. Thus easy to focus on the buildings, structures and surroundings. The stops at the Bafarat (coffee & dates), music museum and Noug (camel milk coffee) were high-lights. Thank you Abdullah for making this an unforgettable experience !! 🙏
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H6577nhdiegog
Feb 19, 2025
The most beautiful part of Jeddah - A unique opportunity to learn first hand about the oldest and most charming part of Jeddah, Abdullah was the perfect guide to introduce me to the history, flavors, colors, scents and people of Al Balad. 100% recommended
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Lumielf_m
Feb 13, 2025
Exploring the old city is... - Exploring the old city is very exciting, Abdullah was helping me a lot with all attraction and history between every building we see. We have a good time exploring market around di area. So grateful to have him as a tour guide
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K352ylks
Jan 30, 2025
Fantastic tour of Al Balad by professional and hospitable guide. - Excellent tour with Abdullah, a very knowledgeable and kind guide. He was hospitable and showed us the inside of many interesting buildings. We thoroughly enjoyed hour time with him and learned a lot about the old city. A must-do in Jeddah.
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Darinats
Jan 26, 2025
Enjoyable walk through Al Balad - The manager of the company Dr. AlQahtani was exceptionally professional and caring. He contacted us, providing full pick up details and requesting a feedback. Our guide Abdullah picked us on time, was knowledgeable and showed us many things around. He was adapting to our preferences and made sure we were feeling comfortable at all the time. Al Balad is a nice, absolutely safe and colourful neighbourhood where we learned a lot about the history of the city. Thank you!
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Ltansg
May 17, 2025
Quick glimpse into Jeddah’s rich heritage - The tour’s great! Very informative tour to offer a quick glimpse into Jeddah’s history & heritage - for first time visitors to Saudi. Our guide, Sulaiman, was great with his narratives & very friendly guy. A walking tour so get ready comfortable walking shoes. You wont be disappointed!
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Camper45515342560
Apr 7, 2025
Saudi Travel Visit - Al Balad is one of the most amazing places in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. Historical and beautiful ancient buildings. I love there. There is more than 50 beautiful buildings and very famous mosque and Makkah Gate.
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Ablettn
Feb 18, 2025
Ancient Jeddah - Loved the old city The buildings and history %he old corniche was a delight and King Fahds fountain amazing. The roads would terrify me so.would not drive there. Really enjoyed this historical port city And would definitely go back again.
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From $89
up to 14 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).