Guided Tour in Jeddah by local woman

We had an excellent time with Ferial, it felt more like being shown around by a friend. It was so interesting to get a woman’s perspective on life in Saudi Arabia. The old town is beautiful but currently undergoing a lot of renovations. We particularly enjoyed meeting the Saudi Royal artist in his studio, spending time in a coffee shop & sampling street food & dates!
Don’t hesitate to book.

Ferial, a very pleasant and knowledgeable guide, who not only gave us a good introduction to Jeddah's old town and the work on its restoration, but also gave us an insight into both culture and everyday life. It was also a great advantage to have a woman as a guide, as she could give us a description of changes in women's rights in recent years, and how she experiences these. We also got to visit a coffee shop, a local eatery, a bookstore with older books, a mosque and much more, where we got to meet the owner in several places and were introduced to local customs. After the trip, we also received suggestions for other activities in Jeddah. A strong recommendation from us

We had no idea about Jeddah when we arrived in the morning. We could not imagine how Saudi women live and think nowadays before we met Ferial.
In the evening, after some hours with Ferial we already learnt a lot a about Saudi today, about Jeddah, history, culture, met her friend ( who was very kind to look for one small item we lost and brought to our hotel himself) and tried a typical local snack.
More than that , we found a much open world to Saudi women than one often thought.
Ferial represents the nation’s hospitality which we could enjoy the days afterwards during our trip.
Try to book a tour with her and you won’t regret!

We really really enjoyed our tour with Ferial. There were a few things she did that was outstanding: First, she accommodated our late arrival to Jeddah and met us at the airport to pick us up. She was so kind about making changes to our tour schedule to meet our needs. Second, she is so friendly! She does this job because she loves meeting new people and introducing the Saudi culture. In many of the tour spots, she was so happy to treat us street snacks and Arabic coffees just so we could try the local cuisine! Finally, she’s a pleasant shopping guide, who would try so hard to find you the best deals on anything from dates, to bags, to even street food. We had tremendous fun with Ferial, and we saw so much of Jeddah we wouldn’t have seen otherwise. Cannot recommend this tour enough!

Ferial was fantastic to spend the day with. I only had 1 day in KSA and she showed me round Al Balad in the afternoon. She was very accommodating, friendly and answered all my questions about both the sights we were visiting and Saudi and how it is changing. I was a tour guide for 10 years so appreciate what the job is like. Highly recommended.

Ferial was our guide on our first day, when we hiked up Moon Mountain about an hour outside Jeddah. She isn't mentioning it here, but she is also a licensed hiking guide. Even though my wife was very worried about going up the rocky and often steep path, Ferial helped and assured her the whole way to the top, where we had a breathtaking view of the surrounding desert area, as well as dates and snacks Ferial had brought.

We had already thought to go on a tour of Jeddah the next day and were so impressed by Ferial that we asked if she could be our guide for that too. She had some other plans for the afternoon, but actually changed those to accommodate us. As on the previous day, she arrived on time and drove us in to town, in particular, to the Al-Balad section of Jeddah. Throughout our four hours with her, Ferial did an excellent job explaining not only what we were seeing, but also the history and culture behind it, of which there is a lot. She also listened well to what we were interested in and didn't just rush us along a pre-planned route or into shops to buy souvenirs. For sure, we were tourist customers and she was our guide, but on both days we felt more like we were being shown around town by a knowledgeable local friend rather than by a professional guide who was just doing business.

It really helped that Ferial's English is so good. (She has studied at college in an English-speaking country.) This had a side benefit for me -- I know a little Arabic and am trying to improve and she was able to answer my language questions as well.

We plan to return to Jeddah and when we do we will definitely be contacting Ferial again to have her guide us to learn more about this area.

Our guide Ferial was very kind and extremely nice and knowledgeable. We had a great time with her getting to know Al Balad and the history of Jeddah. She even helped us in the shops. Overall it was a great experience and we would recommend this tour and her as a guide to anyone who wants to have a good time in Jeddah.