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Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends , to make you fall in love with the beauty and adventure of every journey. It's a bliss to travel around , to sneak around from your daily routines.
I have recently been to this beautiful hill station in Abha, KSA (Saudi Arabia)
The city of Abha, located in the Asir Province, is a very popular holiday destination during the summer months due its beautiful scenery, the famous misty mountain tops and cooling breezes. Tourists from all over the GCC flock here to escape the sweltering summer heat.
Traveling is a brutality. It forces you to trust strangers and to lose sight of all that familiar comfort of home and friends , to make you fall in love with the beauty and adventure of every journey. It's a bliss to travel around , to sneak around from your daily routines.
I have recently been to this beautiful hill station in Abha, KSA (Saudi Arabia)
The city of Abha, located in the Asir Province, is a very popular holiday destination during the summer months due its beautiful scenery, the famous misty mountain tops and cooling breezes. Tourists from all over the GCC flock here to escape the sweltering summer heat.
HIGHWAY SNEAK'S : You will come across beautiful mountains on both the sides of the highway.
I still got time to catch out beach side lunch with moderate breezing temperature of about 18 degree Celsius.
Abha's South region, is becoming very attractive for visitors / tourists during summer's, Pleasant weather with rain & hail that probably the reason why Abha is known as the Summer Capital of KSA . Al-Habla is where historical village is present , you can explore it by enjoying a cable car trip or by site viewing or even by hiking.
Al Souda Peak
It's the highest peak in Saudi Arabia,it is located near Abha on the mountains of Aseer,
it is 10.000 Ft high. Many people believe that it is called Souda(which means black) because of the dark trees and cloudy skies. To reach your destination Al Souda you will have to travel around the mountains by car for about 1.5 hour to reach it's highest point.
I did get chance to capture few soothing views on my way up to the highest point.
And when I finally reached to my final destination , trust me it was all worth the efforts and long wait.
Hamadryas Baboon
The Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas is common in the Abha / Tanoumah area of the Aseer Mountains with large groups seen all along the escarpments mostly in mountain parks of Abha. It is the northernmost of all the baboons and is distinguished from other baboons by the male’s long, silver-grey shoulder cape (mane and mantle), and the pink or red rather than black face and rump. They are large monkeys with a dog-like face, pronounced brow ridges, relatively long limbs with short digits, rather coarse fur, and a relatively short tail. The male is considerably larger than the female, often twice as large, and has a heavy silvery-grey coat, bushy cheeks, and large canine teeth whilst the juvenile and females are brown, with dark brown skin on the face and rump. Males may have a body measurement of up to 80 cm and weigh 20–30 kg; females weigh 10–15 kg and have a body length of 40–45 cm.
The Hamadryas Baboon Papio hamadryas is common in the Abha / Tanoumah area of the Aseer Mountains with large groups seen all along the escarpments mostly in mountain parks of Abha. It is the northernmost of all the baboons and is distinguished from other baboons by the male’s long, silver-grey shoulder cape (mane and mantle), and the pink or red rather than black face and rump. They are large monkeys with a dog-like face, pronounced brow ridges, relatively long limbs with short digits, rather coarse fur, and a relatively short tail. The male is considerably larger than the female, often twice as large, and has a heavy silvery-grey coat, bushy cheeks, and large canine teeth whilst the juvenile and females are brown, with dark brown skin on the face and rump. Males may have a body measurement of up to 80 cm and weigh 20–30 kg; females weigh 10–15 kg and have a body length of 40–45 cm.
Rijal Alma
This village is the lowest area of Mintaqat Aseer. It's 1:30 hour away from Abha. There're two ways to reach this tiny village, by car or cable car.
Cable car takes 25-min from top to bottom. Be prepared you're moving down from the coolest area-Sooda town, to the hottest area-Rijaal Almaa Village.
This village is the lowest area of Mintaqat Aseer. It's 1:30 hour away from Abha. There're two ways to reach this tiny village, by car or cable car.
Cable car takes 25-min from top to bottom. Be prepared you're moving down from the coolest area-Sooda town, to the hottest area-Rijaal Almaa Village.
hope you enjoy your visit too.