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Technical Visits - KSA

Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaThis tour will operate on Thursday, March 6th, 2008 only

8:00am
: Meet at the Four Season Lounge at Kingdom Center, Olaya  district. A brief introduction and  orientation session will be given by Me Murad  Amer the FM manager. We shall tour the tower Mall, and visit the Four Season Hotel and take the lift to the upper most floor on the sky bridge (level 298M) and see the panoramic view of the capital City of Riyadh .

10:00am: Drive to Alfaysaliya Tower. We will tour the Al Khozama Hotel and then take the fast lifts to the GLOBE restaurant. From there we will see the 360° view of Riyadh and beyond.

11.00am: The tour will move south to the NCCI twin office towers. There we shall see the first high-rise buildings constructed along king Fahd Road back in 1997. This visit will conclude the morning session.

12:00pm: Lunch Break

2:00pm: Meet at the Four Season Hotel Lobby and take the bus to visit the King Abdul Aziz Historical Center in Down Town Riyadh. There we shall visit the Museum and Murabba palace the ruling palace of late King Abdulaziz the founder of the kingdom. This will be a cultural and historical visit to the old part of Riyadh restored villages and buildings.

Other Information
The following Hotels are good places for overnight stays in Riyadh

Five Star
  • The Four Season Hotel
  • Al Faysaliya Hotel
  • Khozama
  • Intercontinental Hotel
  • Sheraton
  • Marriot
Four Star
  • Holiday Inn
  • Andalusia
  • Riyadh Palace
  • Al Fahad Crown Plaza

Many airlines operate to and out of Riyadh.

Riyadh is +3hrs from GMT

Your contact is Mr. Ibrahim Al Saudi on +966 50 329 0857