Recreational Pursuits

Rock climbing, dune bashing and desert hiking are just a few of the myriad heart-pumping activities for visitors to this historic landscape. For those who want to dig deeper into this extraordinary area’s ancient past, The Chedi Hegra offers expert-led guided tours highlighting most intact Nabataean tombs and exquisite hand–carved inscriptions among the 100-plus sandstone structures at Mada’in Salih, as well as to the stone lion guarded city of Dadan, an ancient capital dating back more than 2,000 years skilfully cut into the red rock cliff faces. World-class spa treatments incorporating Saudi Arabia’s most time-honoured beauty and wellness secrets like olibanum and moringa oils are on offer at The Chedi Hegra where evenings culminate in epic stargazing sessions at our favourite remote desert oases.