“Kandahar” (2023), with Gerard Butler, was shot in the canyons of AlUla; Saudi cinemas only reopened in 2018, after 35 years of closure.
Hegra, Petra's Nabataean cousin with 111 monumental tombs, became in 2008 the first Saudi site on the UNESCO list.
Apply for the tourist eVisa online before you leave. Distances are huge: domestic flights are frequent. An eSIM helps: Careem/Uber in the cities, Google Maps and AlUla bookings online.