About Riyadh Escape

Riyadh Escape is an independent travel resource dedicated to helping you plan excursions from Riyadh, from Diriyah and At-Turaif to Edge of the World, the Red Sand Dunes and the day trips around the region that make sense from a hotel base.

What we do

We create in-depth, regularly updated travel guides covering Riyadh and Diriyah and their surrounding regions — Al Dirah and Al Murabba, Edge of the World and the Red Sand Dunes, Shaqra and Ushaiger, Al-Qassim — the excursions worth booking, realistic transfer times, ticketing and reservation systems, and practical planning advice for getting around greater Riyadh. Every article is researched thoroughly and written to give you genuine, useful advice — not generic filler content.

How we earn

Riyadh Escape is funded through affiliate partnerships, primarily with GetYourGuide and Viator. When you book a tour or activity through one of our links, we earn a small commission at absolutely no extra cost to you. This income allows us to keep the site running, create new content, and maintain existing guides.

Our affiliate partnerships never influence our recommendations. We suggest activities and tours that we genuinely believe provide good value, regardless of commission rates.

Editorial independence

We are not sponsored by any tourism board, hotel chain, or tour operator. Our recommendations are entirely independent. If something is overpriced, overhyped, or not worth the trip, we will say so.

Contact

Riyadh Escape is published by Agence Xen.

For questions, corrections, or partnership inquiries: agencexen@gmail.com