Secret Traveller by Jamal Shaikh: Saudi Arabia’s secret garden

In AlUla, an oasis in Saudi Arabia, new age coffee franchises rub shoulders with 4,000-year-old monuments

If I were to tell you that I attended a Mariah Carey concert in Saudi Arabia, would you believe me?

Rainbow Rock or The Arch is a sandstone, arch that is 90 minutes away from the centre of AlUla town

Jabal Al-Fil or Elephant Rock is another iconic natural rock formation; it resembles an elephant with its trunk touching the ground (Omar Al Nahdi)

The rooms at Banyan Tree AlUla look like tents, but are luxurious with living rooms, plunge pools and modern luxuries.

The swimming pool set amongst unique rock formations at AlUla’s new luxury resort, Banyan Tree

AlUla Old Town, a maze of buildings that date back to the 10th century and now houses a market, too

The Maraya concert hall holds the Guinness World Record for largest mirrored building on earth

Mariah Carey performed at Maraya to celebrate the opening of the Banyan Tree hotel