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Old Mar 30, 2012 | 10:41 am
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Originally Posted by chgoeditor
Saudi Arabia has actually loosened up the rules re. tourist visas, though you'll almost certainly have to go on an organized tour. For example, I Googled Saudi Arabia cultural tour and this was one of the first search results. You might also look to museums and universities, as well a professional trade groups, all of which sometimes organize tours to KSA.
I went to Saudi Arabia on a trade mission in 2009, and I got the visa easily. However, a girl travelling with us had to pretend she was the wife of another member of the group (in Spain married women don't take their husband's surname, so it was credible), but no way, it got rejected.

I managed to do a bit of sightseeing in Jeddah and Riyadh, and here's my message to all of you eager to get there: you're not missing much. At all.
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