SOLDIER'S HEAD VALLEY, RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - THE SUNSET VALLEY

DON BANARIA
Apr 15, 2024
1 min read

Updated: 1 day ago

Hikers are chatting while enjoying the sunset watch.

The Sunset Valley - Light mountain trekking, which doesn't require additional skills or experience in mountain climbing, will help you form an emotional bond with the desert environment.

Soldier’s Head Valley offers a perfect spot to watch the sunset without interruption as you observe the sun gradually diminishing its light and disappearing beyond the western horizon. It is one of the seven accessible and linked valleys to the Lahay Valley, located south of Riyadh City.

You rest on the escarpment, feeling the gentle desert breezes brushing against your body as you savour the fresh air on the expansive desert plateau.

You can drive approximately 50 km from Riyadh's city centre to Laha Valley, hike the easy mountain trail to the hilltop, and wait for the sunset.

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The quickest route to Soldier’s Head Valley passes through Laha Valley. Unfortunately, this path isn't publicly accessible because of private farms in Laha Valley. To enter Soldier’s Head Valley, you must obtain permission from the farm owners. If they grant it, be grateful; if not, you can do nothing.

The simplest way to reach Soldier’s Head Valley is by contacting the Saudi Hiking Team of Saudi Adventure, a tour and travel agency in the kingdom.

By paying a small fee for their hiking package, you can join them in exploring Soldier’s Head Valley and all the other valleys around the entire Laha Valley region.

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Sunset viewer taking shots to the different angles of the sky.
The moment waited for; the sunset.
Hikers enjoy clicking the camera and lying on the ground.
Sunset viewers amazed by the rhapsody of the blue sky to the golden sunset light.
One of the guides, gesturing OK as the author puts him on the lens.
Serene and calm is the exact description of the place during sunset.
The author in screen-grab shot white speaking on camera.
It's selfie time for the author with the other hikers on the background.
The amazing landscape of the valley.
The main guide, Mr. Dali under the rock canopy.
The group on the way to Soldier's Head Valley
Other co-hikers in a stolen shot while hiking.
resting for few minutes, on the way to the sunset watching location.
Hikers heading to the sunset viewing location.