Go together -Medina Trip! 🇸🇦

🛫 Flights:
• No direct flights to Medina from Bangkok
• Common route:
• Bangkok (BKK) → Jeddah (JED) → Medina (MED)
• Or via Riyadh or Doha (Qatar Airways, Saudia, Emirates)

🚄 From Jeddah to Medina:
• 🚄 Haramain High-Speed Train
• ~2 hrs from Jeddah to Medina
• Fast, clean, scenic
• 🚕 Taxi or Careem/Uber from station to hotel (~15–30 SAR)

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🗓️ Day 1 – Spiritual & Historical Medina 🕌🕋

🕋 Morning:
• 🛬 Arrive in Medina and check in to a hotel near Al-Masjid an-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque)
• ☕ Light breakfast at Lavena Café or hotel
• 🕌 Perform prayers and visit Rawdah (inside the mosque)
• 🌟 One of the holiest sites in Islam
• Women and men have separate times (check schedule)

🕌 Afternoon:
• 🕌 Visit Al-Baqi Cemetery – resting place of many Sahaba
• 🍽️ Lunch at Hardee’s, Al Baik, or local Middle Eastern buffet
• 🛍️ Explore Al Noor Mall – light shopping & AC break

🌙 Evening:
• 🌅 Return to Prophet’s Mosque for Maghrib & Isha
• 🍲 Dinner at Shing Yang (Chinese/Asian) or Swiss House Restaurant
• 🌃 Optional walk around King Fahd Street – shops & cafés

🚗 Transport: Walk if near mosque, or use Careem/Uber for short trips

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🗓️ Day 2 – Sacred Landmarks Tour ⛰️🕌

🌄 Morning:
• ☀️ Breakfast at Herfy or local bakery
• 🚗 Half-day tour of historical Islamic sites (book via hotel or local guide):
• ⛰️ Mount Uhud – site of the famous battle
• 🕌 Masjid Quba – the first mosque in Islam
• 🕌 Masjid Qiblatain – where Qiblah direction changed
• 📷 Take photos and reflect at each location

🍛 Afternoon:
• 🍛 Lunch at Arabesque or Kudu
• 🛍️ Visit Medina Dates Market (Souq al-Tamr)
• 🍬 Buy Ajwa dates, sweets, local products

🌃 Evening:
• 🕌 Maghrib at the Prophet’s Mosque
• 🎁 Shop for prayer rugs, abayas, perfumes near the mosque
• 🍽️ Dinner at The Roof (rooftop restaurant with mosque view)

🚗 Transport: Private driver or Uber for site visits (~3–4 hrs)

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🗓️ Day 3 – Relaxation & Local Life 🌴🧘♂️

🌅 Morning:
• 🥐 Breakfast at Starbucks (near Hilton) or hotel
• 🧘♀️ Relax at Al Hadiyah Park or King Fahd Garden – peaceful, shaded parks
• 🕌 Light visit to Masjid Ghamamah (next to Prophet’s Mosque)

🍽️ Afternoon:
• 🍽️ Traditional lunch at At-tabaq Restaurant – authentic Hijazi cuisine
• ☕ Afternoon tea or coffee at Brew92 – trendy local coffee spot
• 📿 Last-minute shopping at Al Rashid Mega Mall

🌇 Evening:
• 🕌 Final prayers at the Prophet’s Mosque
• 🍲 Light dinner or takeaway from Shawarmer or Al Tazaj

🚗 Transport: Mostly Uber, or walk if staying central
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