DUTY-FREE SHOPPING Overview The following articles can be imported into Saudi Arabia duty-free (no age limit): 600 cigarettes or 100 cigars or 500 grams of tobacco; a small amount of perfume for personal use; a small amount of cultured pearls for personal use. All goods, except personal items and clothing for the trip, must be […]
ON THE GO Traveling by plane There are many commercial airports and airplanes are by far the best mode of transport for traveling within the country. Saudi Arabian Airlines (SV) connects the larger cities with each other. There are numerous special flights to and from Jeddah during the Hajj. On the way by car / […]
GENERAL Official name of the state Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Capital Riyadh (Riyadh). Geography Saudi Arabia covers 80% of the Arabian Peninsula and is bordered by Jordan in the northwest, Iraq and Kuwait in the north, the Persian Gulf, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Oman in the east, and Yemen in the south. To […]