Ancient Kingdoms Festival is back in AlUla with a program focused on heritage.

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RIYADH: AlUla, the iconic center of the Incense Road, has announced that tickets for this year's Ancient Kingdoms Festival, which kicks off on November 7, are now available for purchase. The festival offers a range of unique experiences situated among historical landmarks.

According to an official statement, the festival, which is presented by AlUla Moments, is back this year with an incredible lineup of daytime discoveries, action-packed exploration, and theatrical after-dark journeys that are inspired by the ancient stories of AlUla and are performed by some of the best immersive experience creators in the world.

Among the participating heritage sites are the mudbrick maze of AlUla's Old Town, which is regarded as one of the best tourist villages in the world; Wadi Al-Naam, a breathtaking valley filled with famous rock art; and the Nabataean city of Hegra, which was named Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage Site.

One of the events is the "Incense Road Experience" in AlUla's Old Town, an immersive journey that allows guests to walk through an ancient maze of evocative mudbrick structures while engaging in interactive storytelling and archaeological treasure explorations with live performances and technology.

The world's largest mirrored skyscraper, Maraya, is hosting a major exhibition called "Masterpieces of the National Archaeological Museum of Naples," which promises to be intriguing for anyone seeking mystery.

Exhibiting for the first time in Saudi Arabia, visitors will see renowned pieces featuring timeless icons like as Marcus Aurelius, Alexander the Great, and Roman Emperor Trajan paired with remarkable art history from Pompeii and Herculaneum.

Another return by popular demand is the fan favorite "Hegra After Dark," which offers an even greater and bolder taste of the ancient world than before. Travelers and media alike laud this industry-first immersive nighttime summit, which makes its triumphant return to Saudi Arabia's first UNESCO World Heritage site with a mystical "theater of life" journey through the breathtaking scenery and Nabataean era.

The Ancient Kingdoms Festival calendar also has two more highlights: "Hegra Candlelit Classics," returning with three immersive, one-of-a-kind musical experiences, and "Stories from the Sky," an incredible audio-visual production that illuminates ancient landmarks.

Epic parades, treasure hunts in former hunting areas, yoga in Jabal Ikmah, a UNESCO Memory of the World site, sky tours over Nabataean tombs, and family-friendly events are all part of this year's Ancient Kingdoms Festival lineup.

Source arabnews.com


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