Riyadh Full City Tour: Authentic Experience

Discover Riyadh’s culture, history, and cuisine with expert local guides. Perfect for transit visitors or residents seeking an authentic city tour.

Duration: 6 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Al Masmak Fortress - Located in the AlDirah neighborhood of Riyadh, Masmak Fort stands as a symbol of Saudi Arabia’s unification. It was the site of a pivotal battle that shifted control to the House of Saud, leading to the formation of modern Saudi Arabia. The fort is constructed from clay and mudbrick.
  • Souk Al Zal - This is one of Riyadh’s…
What's Included
  • All fees and/or taxes
What's Not Included
  • Purchases
  • Dinner
Additional Information

We are one of the most traditional and authentic guides who will show the real Riyadh with locals from different angles.
If you have Airport Transit in Riyadh or even live here and want a tour in the big city or you don’t want to deal with driving in the crazy traffic or taxis, and you want a fun knowledgeable guide then this tour is absolutely for you….

Location
Al Masmak Fortress
3153 Al Thumairi St
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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(22 Ratings)
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John_j
May 29, 2025
Excellent tour, Best tour guide - This Full day Riyadh City tour was excellent. I had to book this tour in a rush because the original tour I had planned in Riyadh canceled last minute. Thankfully this tour was available and it worked out perfect. I owe it mostly to our tour guide Rakan. He is a young man who knew his stuff about Riyadh and took care of me and my family with the utmost kindness and expertise. The most outstanding part of the trip was he invited us into his family home for lunch (that his mother prepared for us). One couldn't have asked for a more local Saudi Arabian treat. To say the least that along with other excellent places Rakan treated us too was spectacular. I thank the tour comany Abhatrips for coming to our rescue and providing this tour... but I truly thank Rakan for being a wonderful guide. I highly recommend this tour and tour company
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Ramsey
May 10, 2025
Flexible and comprehensive tour - Tour was comprehensive even though there is not mucho to see in Riyadh in terms of history. Guide was courteous and considerate and very flexible with my schedule situation
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Alyssa
Apr 19, 2025
¨̮ - This tour was absolutely amazing. I booked it as a solo very last minute the day of and within a few hours there was an itinerary all planned out for me. They were even so kind to add more places in my tour. Rico was exceptionally knowledgeable and was a very pleasant person to be around. Not only was transport covered, but there was also coffee and snacks provided. as well as gifts from the marketplace. I felt very welcomed and would recommend anybody or any groups to choose this tour! ¨̮
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Andrewsq783nn
Apr 13, 2025
Historical Riyadh - This was an excellent tour of some of the historical highlights of Riyadh. Masmak was closed but our wonderful guide, Maha, made it such a positive experience.
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Monneyj4
Apr 12, 2025
The History of the Country with Good Explanations - A very nice day with Sarah, who knew how to explain everything about the history of the country. The communication was very good and she was very attentive. I really liked it.
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Anonymous925
Apr 8, 2025
Excellent Guide - Excellent tour with Rakan! Sometimes the guides MAKE the tour and this was one of those times. For me, the best tours don't just show me landmarks, but give me an understanding of the culture and the history. Born and raised in Riyadh, Rakan was able to give us an appreciation of the city and showed us true Arabian hospitality. Highly recommended!
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Mark_l
Apr 7, 2025
Excellent tour with Rakan - We had a very short time in Riyadh, however, we were looking for a tour which would help us get around to places not easy on the metro and learn about Saudi culture and heritage. Rakan, our guide, was an absolute gentleman. He was informative, welcoming and proud to show us around his city. He took us to all the places we wanted to see and we enjoyed good conversation throughout. We would highly recommend this tour and Rakan if you are in Riyadh.
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Jeanninem_b
Feb 26, 2025
Nice city overview with a local guide - Great city tour with interesting discussions with our guide. Some things were closed on Sunday which was unfortunate but sites we did see were interesing.
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Tim
Feb 20, 2025
Great tour of Riyadh - Maha was an amazing and thoughtful tour guide. Showed us the best sites of Riyadh. She was very knowledgeable and keen to share the history and culture of Saudi. Would highly recommend her and this tour.
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Siddiquah2025
Apr 29, 2025
Unsatisfactory - Rakan the guide was excellent. But the ternary of the tour was not covered. This was supposed to a day tour to start at 10am, instead started after 4 pm. Could not see the museum because it was late. We regret booking this trip not worth the money we paid. Not happy.
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From $179
up to 14 guests
2 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).