Saudi Arabia's city AlUla sees hot-air balloons, a sky-high obstacle course and eco-farming activities grow
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Saudi Arabia's city AlUla sees hot-air balloons, a sky-high obstacle course and eco-farming activities grow

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12-31-2022
 
In a series of events planned during the Winter at Tantora festival, ongoing in the ancient city of Saudi Arabia until January 21, visitors have the chance to learn more about the vast kingdom through a host of action-packed adventures. Last March AlUla secured the Guinness World Record for the World’s Largest Hot-Air Balloon Glow Show during the AlUla Skies Festival.

A  variety of crops and foodstuffs are grown and cultivated in AlUla, from aromatic herbs and perfumed oils to citrus fruits and tomatoes. It is also home to more than two million date palms producing more than 90,000 tonnes yearly. The region has 200,000 citrus trees with 29 varieties of fruit, including a hybrid of lemon and pomelo called torounge, which the Nabataeans first cultivated.

Visitors from around the world can learn about eco-farming in the heart of the AlUla Oasis from local experts during a hands-on two-hour workshop, as the city reclaims organic farming techniques and tools for a better future.

Enjoy panoramic views of the canyon suspended in a hammock over AlUla. Not for the faint-hearted, the via ferrata suspended obstacle course promises to send hearts racing. A team of experts guides participants on a thrilling hour-long journey around the spectacular mountains of AlUla. Participants are suspended in a harness and manoeuvre through a mountain trail, via a 200-metre cliff to access the hammock.
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