The Kingdom Centre at night, its arch lit at the top, above palms on Olaya Street

Itinerary · Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Forty-eight hours in Riyadh

The souqs and the museum, KAFD by metro, Diriyah at dusk and a night in the north.

Two days

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  1. Day 1, 9:30

    1The old centre: the Masmak to the National Museum

    Al Dirah·Walk

    The fort, the souqs and the museum gardens.

  2. Day 1, 13:30

    2Fi Glbak

    Al Mohammadiyyah·Saudi

    Saudi cooking with a Bib Gourmand.

  3. Day 1, 18:00

    3At-Turaif and Bujairi Terrace at dusk

    Diriyah·Walk

    Diriyah as the lights come on.

  4. Day 2, 10:00

    4KAFD on foot

    KAFD·Walk

    By metro to Zaha Hadid’s station, then the skywalks.

  5. Day 2, 13:00

    5Il Baretto

    KAFD·Italian

    Lunch and an award-winning mocktail.

  6. Day 2, 20:30

    6Mirzam

    Al Nakheel·Saudi

    A Saudi dinner in the north.

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