Socotra · Saudi Arabia

Brian & Michela • Dec 22 – Jan 9

Jeddah InterContinental Dar Tantora Best of Socotra Tour

Itinerary & Notes

Dec 22
Boston → Abu Dhabi
Etihad EY 611 · Plane
Wheels up from Logan…

Depart BOS 15:40 — Boeing 787-9, Terminal C. Nonstop 12h 15m to Zayed International (AUH), arrive Wed 12:55.

Booking 9BLXFV · Brian & Michela
Dec 23
Abu Dhabi → Jeddah
Etihad EY 602 · Plane
Red Sea inbound.

AUH 14:15 → JED 16:20 · Airbus A321 · 3h 05m. Clariton Hotel Airport overnight before the island leap.

Orbitz · Clariton Hotel Airport
Dec 24 – 31
Socotra Expedition
IY525 / IY526 · Plane
Dragon's blood island.

IY525 JED→SCT Dec 24 11:00–14:00. Best of Socotra tour with Traveling Socotra — dragon trees, Arher dunes, Homhil, White Canyon, Fermhin forest, and private camps under the stars. Return IY526 SCT→JED Dec 31 15:00–19:00.

travelingsocotra.com · Best of Socotra
Dec 31 – Jan 1
Jeddah · New Year
Hotel · InterContinental
Recompression begins…

Two nights at Jeddah InterContinental (31st & 1st). Al-Balad coral houses, Corniche walks, and rest after the island.

IHG · Jeddah InterContinental
Jan 2 · 08:52
Bullet Train to Medina
Haramain · High-speed train
300 km/h northbound.

Jeddah → Medina, Sat 2 Jan 2027, 08:52–10:40. Booked via highspeedtrains.com (PDF in folder).

Haramain High Speed Railway
Jan 2 – 4
Medina
Hotel · Rasia Madinah
Plazas & Mount Uhud.

Prophet's Mosque plazas, museums, and Mount Uhud. Rasia Hotel Madinah — nights of the 2nd, 3rd & 4th.

Jan 5 – 7
AlUla · Dar Tantora
Ground transit · Heritage hotel
Where the past illuminates…

Hegra tombs, Dadan, Jabal Ikmah, the Oasis Trail, and stargazing. Three nights in mudbrick Dars lit by candlelight.

Booking 1790350590773 · Arrive Tue 5 Jan 15:00 · Depart Fri 8 Jan 12:00
TODO: Hegra tour — try Oct 1
Jan 8 · 16:40
AlUla → Jeddah
Saudia · Plane
Direct from the desert.

ULH 16:40 → JED 18:05 · Guest Saver nonstop · 1h 25m. Clariton Hotel Airport one night.

Saudia ref 9EVOXM · 091431243322
Jan 9
Jeddah → Boston
Etihad EY 7 / EY · Plane
Homeward via Abu Dhabi.

JED 03:15 → AUH 06:50 (EY 7), then AUH 09:00 → BOS 14:10. Booking 9BLXFV.

Visa Brian: 260925210256897 · Pass B / Pass M on file

Open TODOs

Hegra tour — try booking Oct 1
Finish Michela visa app — payment pending
Confirm Socotra flights (IY525 / IY526)
Bullet train JED→MED — booked (PDF)
Dar Tantora — booking 1790350590773
Saudia ULH→JED — 9EVOXM
Etihad international — 9BLXFV
Brian visa submitted — 260925210256897
HARAMAIN
BOS