Abha

I think that the best place to go to for a vacation in Saudi Arabia is Abha. Abha is not like the rest of Saudi Arabia. Most of Saudi Arabia is humid and hot, but Abha is rainy and cool. Abha is located high up in the mountains, and is the capital of Asir. Abha often has rain and has even seen a few flash floods. Not much of Saudi has snow in the winter, but Abha is an exception. Abha hardly ever sees the temperature go above 35 C.

Every Tuesday, there is a market in the centre of Abha. The market has produce, spices, and clothes. Rijaal Almaa is a 40 minute drive down the mountains to the west of Abha. It has six storey traditional houses 600 years old that are built from local stone and quartz. One of the houses has been made into a museum and it has examples of traditional women's and men's clothes, ornaments, farm implements, and utensils.  It costs 10 Saudi riyals to go inside, which is very inexpensive. There are two ways of getting to Rijaal Almaa, to go straight down the Asir mountains through Sawdah or going around the hills. Going straight down the mountains is very steep, so you should be very careful.