Failed Trial to the Edge of the World

After reading some articles and watching some videos about the Edge of the World, I've been tempted to visit the place, almost immediately!

So we rented a car to go for a 2D1N weekend road trip, with Edge of the World being the 1st destination.

I was thinking to have it as my 1st "dream come true" in Saudi Arabia...

We did our best, somehow it failed. Regarding the reasons, they are basically about:
1) our lack of experience with desert driving
2) the car rented was not powerful enough

Despite the failure, we were still lucky enough to meet with some camels.

You may get a better understanding after watching the following video:

No matter how I'm not getting defeated by the first failure. I will definitely find other ways to get to the Edge of the World!

Visit to the Ushaiger Heritage Village

We arrived in Saudi Arabia on 30 Nov 2019. After 2 weeks of staying in a hotel, we finally found a place to move to. After moving, we spent some time, mostly during weekends, to slowly find and get all the necessities.

Finally, on our 5th weekend in Saudi Arabia, we managed to rent a car and explore somewhere out of Riyadh, for the first time.

Based on the original plan, day 1 is to go to the Edge of the World. Somehow, it failed. So left the place earlier and headed to Ushaiger Heritage Village. When we arrived, it was almost sunset time. So we just briefly walked around, then spent a night at a hotel in Shaqra.

The next morning, we visited the Ushaiger Village again, spent a few hours strolling around. The visit became much more interesting when we met friendly locals who speak English, and gained a lot of useful knowledge from them.

Afterward, we started our journey back to Riyadh while making a few stops along the way, as shown below.


Map link here

This is the video about our visit to the Ushaiger Heritage Village:

If you would like to check out the full album, click here.

Here is a summary of the expenses:

The total amount is equivalent to MYR 917.58 or AUD 319.31.

Our original vs. actual itinerary is as shown: 

1. Edge of the World (car could not support)
2. Shaqra - Hotel Asfar
3. Ushaiqer Heritage Village
4. Overlooking Ushaiqer
5. Pass by red sand dunes, saw camels
6. Rughabah (not found)
7. Khaled Ibn Ali Al-Jeraisy Historical Mosque
8. Ad Diriyah (failed - could not find where to visit)
9. Uwais Market

The first trial has not been smooth, which means, there are a lot more for us to learn! :)